“That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.”
Whoever blesses themselves in the earth will bless themselves by the God of truth, and whoever swears in the earth will swear by the God of truth, indicating that YHWH becomes the sole object of blessing and oath-taking. The future transformation suggests that all humans will acknowledge YHWH's lordship. The emphasis on truth establishes that YHWH's character guarantees the reliability of all oaths and blessings. The universal reorientation toward YHWH indicates that the eschatological new order permits no alternative religious allegiance. This verse articulates universal monotheism: all peoples consciously acknowledge YHWH as sole ultimate reality.
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