As soon as Jephthah saw her, he tore his clothes and said, "No! Not my daughter! You have brought me to my knees! You have brought great misery upon me, for I have given my word to the LORD and cannot take it back." Cross References Numbers 30:2 If a man makes a vow to the LORD or swears an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word; he must do everything he has promised. 2 Samuel 3:31 Then David ordered Joab and all the people with him, "Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner." And King David himself walked behind the funeral bier. Psalm 15:4 who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath, Ecclesiastes 5:4 When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow. Ecclesiastes 5:5 It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it. Treasury of Scripture And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! you have brought me very low, and you are one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth to the LORD, and I cannot go back. rent his clothes Genesis 37:29,30,34,35 Genesis 42:36-38 2 Samuel 13:30,31 have opened Leviticus 27:28,29 Numbers 30:2-5 Psalm 15:4 I cannot Judges 21:1-7 1 Samuel 14:44,45 Matthew 14:7-9 |
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