So 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.’
Parallel translations
- WEB “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;’
- KJV Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that they shall no more say, The LORD liveth, which brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;
- NKJV “Therefore, behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “that they shall no longer say, ‘As the Lord lives who brought up the children of Israel from the land of Egypt,’
- NASB “Therefore behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when they will no longer say, ‘As the Lord lives, who brought the sons of Israel up from the land of Egypt,’
- NLT “In that day,” says the Lord, “when people are taking an oath, they 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 says the day is coming when people will no longer swear by the exodus from Egypt as the supreme act of deliverance. A greater rescue is on the horizon.
Overview
The exodus was Israel's defining salvation event, the standard reference point for God's redeeming power. Here God foretells a deliverance so great it will eclipse even the exodus in the people's memory. This points to the coming regathering from exile and, in fuller measure, to the greater redemption accomplished in Christ, whose saving work surpasses every prior act of deliverance.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Jer 16:14–15Yet 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.’
- Jer 23:3Then I Myself will gather the remnant of My flock from all the lands to which I have banished them, and I will return them to their pasture, where they will be fruitful and multiply.
- Isa 43:18–19“Do not call to mind the former things; pay no attention to the things of old.
- Jer 31:31–34Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.
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