שָׁבַע

sha.va

Hebrew H7650 Verb 186 occurrences in 175 verses
שָׁבַע to swear

1. to swear, adjure

a. (Qal) sworn (participle)

b. (Niphal)

1. to swear, take an oath

2. to swear (of Jehovah by Himself)

3. to curse

c. (Hiphil)

1. to cause to take an oath

2. to adjure

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Concordance 175 verses

  1. Jeremiah 5:2 יִשָּׁבֵֽעוּ׃

    Although they say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ they are swearing falsely.”

  2. Jeremiah 5:7 וַיִּשָּׁבְע֖וּ

    “Why should I forgive you? Your children have forsaken Me and sworn by gods that are not gods. I satisfied their needs, yet they committed adultery and assembled at the houses of prostitutes.

  3. Jeremiah 7:9 וְהִשָּׁבֵ֥עַ

    Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known,

  4. Jeremiah 11:5 נִשְׁבַּ֣עְתִּי

    This was in order to establish the oath I swore to your forefathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is to this day.” “Amen, LORD,” I answered.

  5. Jeremiah 12:16 לְהִשָּׁבֵ֤עַלְהִשָּׁבֵ֖עַ

    And if they will diligently learn the ways of My people and swear by My name, saying, ‘As surely as the LORD lives’—just as they once taught My people to swear by Baal—then they will be established among My people.

  6. Jeremiah 22:5 נִשְׁבַּ֙עְתִּי֙

    But if you do not obey these words, then I swear by Myself, declares the LORD, that this house will become a pile of rubble.’”

  7. Jeremiah 32:22 נִשְׁבַּ֥עְתָּ

    You gave them this land that You had sworn to give their fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey.

  8. Jeremiah 38:16 וַיִּשָּׁבַ֞ע

    But King Zedekiah swore secretly to Jeremiah, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has given us this life, I will not kill you, nor will I deliver you into the hands of these men who are seeking your life.”

  9. Jeremiah 40:9 וַיִּשָּׁבַ֨ע

    Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, swore an oath to them and their men, assuring them, “Do not be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will go well with you.

  10. Jeremiah 44:26 נִשְׁבַּ֜עְתִּי

    Nevertheless, hear the word of the LORD, all you people of Judah living in Egypt: Behold, I have sworn by My great name, says the LORD, that never again will any man of Judah living in the land of Egypt invoke My name or say, ‘As surely as the Lord GOD lives.’

  11. Jeremiah 49:13 נִשְׁבַּ֙עְתִּי֙

    For by Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that Bozrah will become a desolation, a disgrace, a ruin, and a curse, and all her cities will be in ruins forever.”

  12. Jeremiah 51:14 נִשְׁבַּ֛ע

    The LORD of Hosts has sworn by Himself: “Surely I will fill you up with men as with locusts, and they will shout in triumph over you.”

  13. Ezekiel 16:8 וָאֶשָּׁ֣בַֽע

    Then I passed by and saw you, and you were indeed old enough for love. So I spread My cloak over you and covered your nakedness. I pledged Myself to you, entered into a covenant with you, and you became Mine, declares the Lord GOD.

  14. Ezekiel 21:23 שְׁבֻעֵ֥י

    It will seem like a false omen to the eyes of those who have sworn allegiance to him, but it will draw attention to their guilt and take them captive.

  15. Daniel 12:7 וַיִּשָּׁבַ֖ע

    And the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven, and I heard him swear by Him who lives forever, saying, “It will be for a time, and times, and half a time. When the power of the holy people has finally been shattered, all these things will be completed.”

  16. Hosea 4:15 תִּשָּׁבְע֖וּ

    Though you prostitute yourself, O Israel, may Judah avoid such guilt! Do not journey to Gilgal, do not go up to Beth-aven, and do not swear on oath, ‘As surely as the LORD lives!’

  17. Amos 4:2 נִשְׁבַּ֨ע

    The Lord GOD has sworn by His holiness: “Behold, the days are coming when you will be taken away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks.

  18. Amos 6:8 נִשְׁבַּע֩

    The Lord GOD has sworn by Himself—the LORD, the God of Hosts, has declared: “I abhor Jacob’s pride and detest his citadels, so I will deliver up the city and everything in it.”

  19. Amos 8:7 נִשְׁבַּ֥ע

    The LORD has sworn by the Pride of Jacob: “I will never forget any of their deeds.

  20. Amos 8:14 הַנִּשְׁבָּעִים֙

    Those who swear by the guilt of Samaria and say, ‘As surely as your god lives, O Dan,’ or, ‘As surely as the way of Beersheba lives’— they will fall, never to rise again.”

  21. Micah 7:20 נִשְׁבַּ֥עְתָּ

    You will show faithfulness to Jacob and loving devotion to Abraham, as You swore to our fathers from the days of old.

  22. Zephaniah 1:5 הַנִּשְׁבָּעִ֣יםוְהַנִּשְׁבָּעִ֖ים

    those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by Milcom,

  23. Zechariah 5:3 הַנִּ֨שְׁבָּ֔ע

    Then he told me, “This is the curse that is going out over the face of all the land, for according to one side of the scroll, every thief will be removed; and according to the other side, every perjurer will be removed.

  24. Zechariah 5:4 הַנִּשְׁבָּ֥ע

    I will send it out, declares the LORD of Hosts, and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of him who swears falsely by My name. It will remain inside his house and destroy it, down to its timbers and stones.”

  25. Malachi 3:5 וּבַנִּשְׁבָּעִ֖ים

    “Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts.

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