“Therefore behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “that it shall no more be said, ‘The Lord lives who brought up the children of Israel from the land of Egypt,’
Parallel translations
- WEB “Therefore behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that it shall no more be said, ‘As Yahweh lives, who brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;’
- KJV Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that it shall no more be said, The LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;
- BSB Yet behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when they will no longer say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives, who brought the Israelites up out of the land of Egypt.’
- NASB “Therefore behold, days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when it will no longer be said, ‘As the Lord lives, who brought up the sons of Israel out of the land of Egypt,’
- NLT “But the time is coming,” says the Lord, “when people who are taking an oath will no longer say, ‘As surely as the Lord lives, who rescued the people of Israel from the land of Egypt.’
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Quick answer
God promises that days are coming when people will no longer swear chiefly by the LORD who brought Israel out of Egypt. A new and greater act of deliverance will become the touchstone of their praise.
Overview
Amid words of judgment, God inserts a striking promise of future restoration that will eclipse even the exodus in the people's memory. This shows that judgment is not God's last word for His covenant people. The pattern of a greater deliverance points forward to the ultimate redemption accomplished by Christ, who leads His people out of slavery to sin into freedom.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Jer 23:7–8“Therefore behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that they shall no more say, ‘As Yahweh lives, who brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;’
- Exod 20:2“I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
- Deut 15:15You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and Yahweh your God redeemed you. Therefore I command you this thing today.
- Mic 6:4For I brought you up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage. I sent before you Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.
- Hos 3:4–5For the children of Israel shall live many days without king, and without prince, and without sacrifice, and without sacred stone, and without ephod or idols.
- Isa 43:18–19“Don’t remember the former things, and don’t consider the things of old.
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