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Jeremiah 4:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

shalt swear: Jeremiah 5:2; Deuteronomy 10:20; Isaiah 45:23, Isaiah 48:1-2, Isaiah 65:16

in truth: Jeremiah 9:24; 1 Kings 3:6; Psalms 99:4; Hosea 2:19; Zechariah 8:8

and the nations: Genesis 22:18; Psalms 72:17; Isaiah 65:16; Galatians 3:8

and in him: Jeremiah 9:24; Isaiah 45:25; 1 Corinthians 1:31; 2 Corinthians 10:17; Philippians 3:3 *Gr.

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