Isaiah 54:9

54:9 “As far as I am concerned, this is like in Noah’s time, ¹ 

when I vowed that the waters of Noah’s flood ²  would never again cover the earth.

In the same way I have vowed that I will not be angry at you or shout at you.

Genesis 22:16

22:16 and said, “‘I solemnly swear by my own name,’ ³  decrees the Lord, ⁴  ‘that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son,

Hebrews 6:13-18

6:13 Now when God made his promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself, 6:14 saying, “Surely I will bless you greatly and multiply your descendants abundantly.” ⁵  6:15 And so by persevering, Abraham ⁶  inherited the promise. 6:16 For people ⁷  swear by something greater than themselves, ⁸  and the oath serves as a confirmation to end all dispute. ⁹  6:17 In the same way ¹⁰  God wanted to demonstrate more clearly to the heirs of the promise that his purpose was unchangeable, ¹¹  and so he intervened with an oath, 6:18 so that we who have found refuge in him ¹²  may find strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us through two unchangeable things, since it is impossible for God to lie.

¹ tc The Hebrew text reads literally, “For [or “indeed”] the waters of Noah [is] this to me.” כִּי־מֵי (ki-me, “for the waters of”) should be emended to כְּמֵי (kÿmey, “like the days of”), which is supported by the Qumran scroll 1QIsa^a and all the ancient versions except LXX.

² tn Heb “the waters of Noah” (so NAB, NIV, NRSV).

³ tn Heb “By myself I swear.”

⁴ tn Heb “the oracle of the Lord.” The phrase refers to a formal oracle or decree from the Lord.

⁵ tn Grk “in blessing I will bless you and in multiplying I will multiply you,” the Greek form of a Hebrew idiom showing intensity.

⁶ tn Grk “he”; in the translation the referent (Abraham) has been specified for clarity.

⁷ tn The plural Greek term ἄνθρωποι (anqrwpoi) is used here in a generic sense, referring to both men and women, and is thus translated “people.”

⁸ tn Grk “by something greater”; the rest of the comparison (“than themselves”) is implied.

⁹ tn Grk “the oath for confirmation is an end of all dispute.”

¹⁰ tn Grk “in which.”

¹¹ tn Or “immutable” (here and in v. 18); Grk “the unchangeableness of his purpose.”

¹² tn Grk “have taken refuge”; the basis of that refuge is implied in the preceding verse.