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And thou shalt swear, The LORD liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory. (KJV)

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וְנִשְׁבַּ֙עְתָּ֙ve.nish.Ba'.taand you will swear

Lemma: שָׁבַע (sha.va) · Strong's: H7650

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVNq2ms)

Meaning: to swear

Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 21:23, Genesis 21:24, Genesis 21:31, Genesis 22:16, Genesis 24:3, Genesis 24:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7650; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:2 word 1

חַי\־chai-[by] [the] life

Lemma: חַי (chay) · Strong's: H2416A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: alive

Used 242 times. Also: Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2416A; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:2 word 2

יְהוָ֔הYah.wehof Yahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:2 word 3

בֶּאֱמֶ֖תbe.'e.Metin faithfulness

Lemma: אֱמֶת (e.met) · Strong's: H0571H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: truth: true

Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 24:48, Genesis 42:16, Deuteronomy 13:14, Deuteronomy 17:4, Deuteronomy 22:20, 1 Kings 10:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0571H; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:2 word 4

בְּמִשְׁפָּ֣טbe.mish.Patin justice

Lemma: מִשְׁפָּט (mish.pat) · Strong's: H4941H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: justice

Used 165 times. Also: Genesis 18:19, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 21:9, Exodus 23:6, Numbers 27:5, Deuteronomy 10:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4941H; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:2 word 5

וּבִצְדָקָ֑הu.vitz.da.Kahand in righteousness

Lemma: צְדָקָה (tse.da.qah) · Strong's: H6666

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: righteousness

Used 154 times. Also: Genesis 15:6, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 30:33, Deuteronomy 6:25, Deuteronomy 9:4, Deuteronomy 9:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6666; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:2 word 6

וְהִתְבָּ֥רְכוּve.hit.Ba.re.khuand they will bless themselves

Lemma: בָּרַךְ (ba.rakh) · Strong's: H1288

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVtq3cp)

Meaning: to bless

Used 330 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 9:1, Genesis 9:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1288; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:2 word 7

גּוֹיִ֖םgo.Yimnations

Lemma: גּוֹי (goy) · Strong's: H1471A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: nation

Used 548 times. Also: Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Genesis 10:32, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1471A; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:2 word 8

יִתְהַלָּֽלוּ\׃\ \סyit.ha.La.luthey will boast

Lemma: הָלַל (ha.lal) · Strong's: H1984H

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVti3mp)

Meaning: to boast: boast

Used 24 times. Also: 1 Kings 20:11, 1 Chronicles 16:10, Psalms 10:3, Psalms 34:2, Psalms 44:8, Psalms 49:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1984H; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:2 word 9

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

and if you can swear	→	שָׁבַע H7650 to swear
As surely as the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
lives	→	חַי H2416A alive
in truth	→	אֱמֶת H0571H truth: true
in justice	→	מִשְׁפָּט H4941H justice
and in righteousness	→	צְדָקָה H6666 righteousness
then the nations	→	גּוֹי H1471A nation
will be blessed	→	בָּרַךְ H1288 to bless
by Him	→
and in Him	→
they will glory	→	הָלַל H1984H to boast: boast

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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