But they must make sure you learn to follow the religious practices of my people. Once they taught my people to swear their oaths using the name of the god Baal. But then, they must swear oaths using my name, saying,“ As surely as the LORD lives, I swear.” If they do these things, then they will be included among the people I call my own.

他们若殷勤学习我百姓的道，指着我的名起誓说：‘我指着永生的耶和华起誓’，正如他们从前教我百姓指着巴力起誓，他们就必建立在我百姓中间。

他们若殷勤学习我百姓的道，指着我的名起誓：‘我指着永生的耶和华起誓’，正如他们从前教我百姓指着巴力起誓，他们必在我百姓中得以建立。

他们若殷勤学习我百姓的道，指着我的名起誓：‘我指着永生的耶和华起誓’，正如他们从前教我百姓指着巴力起誓，他们必在我百姓中得以建立。

如果他们真心接受我子民的信仰，凭永活的耶和华之名起誓，正如他们教导我子民向巴力起誓一样，他们便能成为我的子民。

如果那些邻近的国家真的学习我子民的道路，指着我的名起誓，说：‘我指着永活的耶和华起誓！’正如他们从前教导我的子民指着巴力起誓一样，他们就必在我的子民中间被建立起来。

他們若殷勤學習我百姓的道，指着我的名起誓說：『我指着永生的耶和華起誓』，正如他們從前教我百姓指着巴力起誓，他們就必建立在我百姓中間。

他們若殷勤學習我百姓的道，指着我的名起誓：『我指着永生的耶和華起誓』，正如他們從前教我百姓指着巴力起誓，他們必在我百姓中得以建立。

他們若殷勤學習我百姓的道，指着我的名起誓：『我指着永生的耶和華起誓』，正如他們從前教我百姓指着巴力起誓，他們必在我百姓中得以建立。

如果他們真心接受我子民的信仰，憑永活的耶和華之名起誓，正如他們教導我子民向巴力起誓一樣，他們便能成為我的子民。

如果那些鄰近的國家真的學習我子民的道路，指著我的名起誓，說：‘我指著永活的耶和華起誓！’正如他們從前教導我的子民指著巴力起誓一樣，他們就必在我的子民中間被建立起來。

將來他們若殷殷勤勤學習我子民的道路，指着我的名來起誓，說：「永恆主永活着以為證」，正如他們教了我子民指着巴力來起誓一樣，那麼他們就必得建立於我子民中間。

如彼勤學我民之道、以我名而誓曰、我指維生之耶和華而誓、若昔誨我民指巴力而誓、則必建立於我民中、

如鄰邦之人、效我民所為、指我而誓、不復教人指巴力而誓、則可恆居於我民間、

若彼勤學我民之道、以我名而誓云、我指永生主發誓、如昔彼教我民指巴力而誓然、則必得建立於我民中、

And if they learn well the ways of my people and swear by my name, saying,‘ As surely as the Lord lives’— even as they once taught my people to swear by Baal— then they will be established among my people..

Suppose those nations learn to follow the practices of my people. And they make their promises in my name. When they promise, they say,‘ You can be sure that the Lord is alive.’ They do this just as they once taught my people to make promises in Baal’s name. Then I will give them a place among my people.

And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name,‘ As the Lord lives,’ even as they taught my people to swear by Baal, then they shall be built up in the midst of my people.

And if these nations truly learn the ways of my people, and if they learn to swear by my name, saying,‘ As surely as the Lord lives’( just as they taught my people to swear by the name of Baal), then they will be given a place among my people.

If they will diligently learn the ways of my people— to swear by my name,‘ As the LORD lives,’ just as they taught my people to swear by Baal— they will be built up among my people.

Then, if they will really learn the ways of My people, to swear by My name,‘ As the Lord lives,’ just as they taught My people to swear by Baal, they will be built up in the midst of My people.

And it shall be, if they will learn carefully the ways of My people, to swear by My name,‘ As the Lord lives,’ as they taught My people to swear by Baal, then they shall be established in the midst of My people.

And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, As Jehovah liveth; even as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built up in the midst of my people.

If they will diligently learn the ways of My people— to swear by My name,‘ As Yahweh lives,’ just as they taught My people to swear by Baal— they will be built up among My people.

And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, The LORD liveth; as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built in the midst of my people.

It will happen, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name,‘ As Yahweh lives;’ even as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then they will be built up in the middle of my people.

You must be truthful, honest and upright when you take an oath saying,‘ As surely as the LORD lives!’ If you do, the nations will pray to be as blessed by him as you are and will make him the object of their boasting.”

I will remove those who worship the stars in the sky from their rooftops, those who swear allegiance to the LORD while taking oaths in the name of their‘ king,’

or associate with these nations that remain near you. You must not invoke or make solemn declarations by the names of their gods! You must not worship or bow down to them!

So then you are no longer foreigners and noncitizens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household,because you have been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone.In him the whole building, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord,in whom you also are being built together into a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.

I will set up within my temple and my walls a monument that will be better than sons and daughters. I will set up a permanent monument for them that will remain.As for foreigners who become followers of the LORD and serve him, who love the name of the LORD and want to be his servants– all who observe the Sabbath and do not defile it, and who are faithful to my covenant–

he says,“ Is it too insignificant a task for you to be my servant, to reestablish the tribes of Jacob, and restore the remnant of Israel? I will make you a light to the nations, so you can bring my deliverance to the remote regions of the earth.”

We are coworkers belonging to God. You are God’s field, God’s building.

I solemnly make this oath– what I say is true and reliable:‘ Surely every knee will bow to me, every tongue will solemnly affirm;

At that time the city of Jerusalem will be called the LORD’s throne. All nations will gather there in Jerusalem to honor the LORD’s name. They will no longer follow the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts.

For evil burned like a fire, it consumed thorns and briers; it burned up the thickets of the forest, and they went up in smoke.Because of the anger of the LORD who commands armies, the land was scorched, and the people became fuel for the fire. People had no compassion on one another.They devoured on the right, but were still hungry, they ate on the left, but were not satisfied. People even ate the flesh of their own arm!Manasseh fought against Ephraim, and Ephraim against Manasseh; together they fought against Judah. Despite all this, his anger does not subside, and his hand is ready to strike again.

They mixed in with the nations and learned their ways.They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them.

“ Many nations will join themselves to the LORD on the day of salvation, and they will also be my people. Indeed, I will settle in the midst of you all.” Then you will know that the LORD who rules over all has sent me to you.

Now if some of the branches were broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, were grafted in among them and participated in the richness of the olive root,

Revere the LORD your God, serve him, be loyal to him and take oaths only in his name.He is the one you should praise; he is your God, the one who has done these great and awesome things for you that you have seen.

At that time there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will visit Egypt, and the Egyptians will visit Assyria. The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship together.At that time Israel will be the third member of the group, along with Egypt and Assyria, and will be a recipient of blessing in the earth.The LORD who commands armies will pronounce a blessing over the earth, saying,“ Blessed be my people, Egypt, and the work of my hands, Assyria, and my special possession, Israel!”

If you do not know, O most beautiful of women, simply follow the tracks of my flock, and pasture your little lambs beside the tents of the shepherds.

For it is written,“ As I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow to me, and every tongue will give praise to God.”

So as you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but chosen and priceless in God’s sight,you yourselves, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood and to offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.For it says in scripture,“ Look, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and priceless cornerstone, and whoever believes in him will never be put to shame.”

These people make promises in the name of the LORD. But the fact is, what they swear to is really a lie.”

Whoever pronounces a blessing in the earth will do so in the name of the faithful God; whoever makes an oath in the earth will do so in the name of the faithful God. For past problems will be forgotten; I will no longer think about them.