“I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.”
The divine oath—'By myself I have sworn, from my mouth has gone forth in righteousness a word that shall not return'—establishes the certainty of God's word through self-sworn oath. The assertion that the word 'shall not return' suggests its inevitable fulfillment: what God declares will certainly happen. The emphasis on righteousness suggests that fulfillment serves justice. This verse uses oath-language to guarantee the truth of all preceding promises.
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