Verse 16
Isaiah 65:16
Bible in Basic English
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So that he who is requesting a blessing will make use of the name of the true God (Elohim), and he who takes an oath will do so by the true God (Elohim); because the past troubles are gone out of mind, and because they are covered from my eyes.
Original Language Text
hebrew
אֲשֶׁ֨ר הַ/מִּתְבָּרֵ֜ךְ בָּ/אָ֗רֶץ יִתְבָּרֵךְ֙ בֵּ/אלֹהֵ֣י אָמֵ֔ן וְ/הַ/נִּשְׁבָּ֣ע בָּ/אָ֔רֶץ יִשָּׁבַ֖ע בֵּ/אלֹהֵ֣י אָמֵ֑ן כִּ֣י נִשְׁכְּח֗וּ הַ/צָּרוֹת֙ הָ/רִ֣אשֹׁנ֔וֹת וְ/כִ֥י נִסְתְּר֖וּ מֵ/עֵינָֽ/י
English Translation
Blessed shall be the one who blesses in the land, by the God of truth; and he who swears in the land shall swear by the God of truth, for the former troubles have been forgotten and have been hidden from my eyes.
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