1 Samuel 1:26

1:26 She said, “Just as surely as you are alive, my lord, I am the woman who previously stood here with you in order to pray to the Lord.

1 Samuel 17:55

17:55 ¹ Now as Saul watched David going out to fight the Philistine, he asked Abner, the general in command of the army, “Whose son is this young man, Abner?” Abner replied, “As surely as you live, O king, I don’t know.”

Jeremiah 38:16

38:16 So King Zedekiah made a secret promise to Jeremiah and sealed it with an oath. He promised, ²  “As surely as the Lord lives who has given us life and breath, ³  I promise you this: I will not kill you or hand you over to those men who want to kill you.” ⁴ 

[17:55]  ¹ tc Most LXX mss lack 17:55–18:5.

[38:16]  ² tn Heb “So King Zedekiah secretly swore an oath to Jeremiah, saying.”

[38:16]  ³ tn Heb “who has made this life/soul/ breath [נֶפֶשׁ, nefesh] for us.” The Hebrew term נֶפֶשׁ refers to the living, breathing substance of a person which constitutes his very life (cf. BDB 659 s.v. נֶפֶשׁ 1; 3).

[38:16]  ⁴ tn Heb “who are seeking your life.”