Abram answered, "I solemnly swear before the LORD, the Most High God, Maker of heaven and earth,

As surely as I am the living God, I raise my hand and I vow

Tell them what I am saying. When I chose Israel, I made them a promise. I revealed myself to them in Egypt and told them: I am the LORD your God.

It was then that I promised to take them out of Egypt and lead them to a land I had chosen for them, a rich and fertile land, the finest land of all.

So I made a vow in the desert that I would not take them to the land I had given them, a rich and fertile land, the finest land of all.

So I made another vow in the desert. I vowed that I would scatter them all over the world.

I brought them to the land I had promised to give them. When they saw the high hills and green trees, they offered sacrifices at all of them. They made me angry by the sacrifices they burned and by the wine they brought as offerings.

When I bring you back to Israel, the land that I promised I would give to your ancestors, then you will know that I am the LORD.

I, the Sovereign LORD, solemnly promise that the surrounding nations will be humiliated.

I solemnly promised your ancestors that I would give them possession of this land; now divide it equally among you.

Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Remember the solemn promise you made to them to give them as many descendants as there are stars in the sky and to give their descendants all that land you promised would be their possession forever."

Then and there the LORD made a covenant with Abram. He said, "I promise to give your descendants all this land from the border of Egypt to the Euphrates River,

"I make a vow by my own name---the LORD is speaking---that I will richly bless you. Because you did this and did not keep back your only son from me,

I promise that I will give you as many descendants as there are stars in the sky or grains of sand along the seashore. Your descendants will conquer their enemies.

Live here, and I will be with you and bless you. I am going to give all this territory to you and to your descendants. I will keep the promise I made to your father Abraham.

And there was the LORD standing beside him. "I am the LORD, the God of Abraham and Isaac," he said. "I will give to you and to your descendants this land on which you are lying.

I will give you the land which I gave to Abraham and to Isaac, and I will also give it to your descendants after you."

God spoke to Moses and said, "I am the LORD.

God is not like people, who lie; He is not a human who changes his mind. Whatever he promises, he does; He speaks, and it is done.

Israel's majestic God does not lie or change his mind. He is not a human being---he does not change his mind."