H2416A–חַי–chay

And though they say, By the living Lord; truly their oaths are false.

חַי־ chai- “[by] [the] life”

But the Lord is the true God; he is the living God and an eternal king: when he is angry, the earth is shaking with fear, and the nations give way before his wrath.

חַיִּ֖ים chai.Yim “living”

But I was like a gentle lamb taken to be put to death; I had no thought that they were designing evil against me, saying, Come and let us make trouble his food, cutting him off from the land of the living, so that there may be no more memory of his name.

חַיִּ֔ים chai.Yim “[the] living”

And it will be that, if they give their minds to learning the ways of my people, using my name in their oaths, By the living Lord; as they have been teaching my people to take oaths by the Baal; then their place will be made certain among my people.

חַי־ chai- “[by] [the] life of”

For this cause, see, the days are coming, says the Lord, when it will no longer be said, By the living Lord, who took the children of Israel up out of the land of Egypt.

חַי־ chai- “[by] [the] life of”

But, By the living Lord, who took the children of Israel up out of the land of the north, and from all the countries where he had sent them: and I will take them back again to their land which I gave to their fathers.

חַי־ chai- “[by] [the] life of”

O Lord, the hope of Israel, all who give you up will be put to shame; those who go away from you will be cut off from the earth, because they have given up the Lord, the fountain of living waters.

חַיִּ֖ים chai.Yim “living”

By my life, says the Lord, even if Coniah, the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, was the ring on my right hand, even from there I would have you pulled off;

חַי־ chai- “[by] [the] life”

And so, truly, the days are coming when they will say no longer, By the living Lord, who took the children of Israel up out of the land of Egypt;

חַי־ chai- “[by] [the] life of”

But, By the living Lord, who took up the seed of Israel, and made them come out of the north country, and from all the countries where I had sent them; and they will be living in the land which is theirs.

חַי־ chai- “[by] [the] life of”

And you will no longer put people in mind of the word of weight of the Lord: for every man's word will be a weight on himself; for the words of the living God, of the Lord of armies, our God, have been twisted by you.

חַיִּ֔ים chai.Yim “living”

So King Zedekiah gave his oath to Jeremiah secretly, saying, By the living Lord, who gave us our life, I will not put you to death, or give you up to these men who are desiring to take your life.

חַי־ chai- “[by] [the] life”

And now give ear to the word of the Lord, all you of Judah who are living in the land of Egypt: Truly, I have taken an oath by my great name, says the Lord, that my name is no longer to be named in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt,

חַי־ chai- “[by] [the] life of”

By my life, says the King, whose name is the Lord of armies, truly, like Tabor among the mountains and like Carmel by the sea, so will he come.

חַי־ chai- “[by] [the] life”

What protest may a living man make, even a man about the punishment of his sin?

חָ֔י Chai “living”

For this cause, by my life, says the Lord, because you have made my holy place unclean with all your hated things and all your disgusting ways, you will become disgusting to me; my eye will have no mercy and I will have no pity.

חַי־ chai- “[by] [the] life”

Even if these three men were in it, by my life, says the Lord, they would not keep safe their sons or daughters, but only themselves, and the land would be made waste.

חַי־ chai- “[by] [the] life”

Even if these three men were in it, by my life, says the Lord, they would not keep safe their sons or daughters, but only themselves.

חַי־ chai- “[by] [the] life”

Even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, by my life, says the Lord, they would not keep son or daughter safe; only themselves would they keep safe through their righteousness.

חַי־ chai- “[by] [the] life”

By my life, says the Lord, Sodom your sister never did, she or her daughters, what you and your daughters have done.

חַי־ chai- “[by] [the] life”

By my life, says the Lord, truly in the place of the king who made him king, whose oath he put on one side and let his agreement with him be broken, even in Babylon he will come to his death.

חַי־ chai- “[by] [the] life”

And so the Lord has said, By my life, truly, for my oath which he put on one side, and my agreement which has been broken, I will send punishment on his head.

חַי־ chai- “[by] [the] life”

By my life, says the Lord, you will no longer have this saying in Israel.

חַי־ chai- “[by] [the] life”

Son of man, say to the responsible men of Israel, This is what the Lord has said: Have you come to get directions from me? By my life, says the Lord, you will get no directions from me.

חַי־ chai- “[by] [the] life”

And when you give your offerings, causing your sons to go through the fire, you make yourselves unclean with all your images to this day; and will you come to me for directions, O children of Israel? By my life, says the Lord, you will get no direction f

חַי־ chai- “[by] [the] life”