The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou {art} a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.

For he testifieth, Thou {art} a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation {is} to them an end of all strife.

And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he {is} not a man, that he should repent. {Strength: or, Eternity, or, Victory}

For the gifts and calling of God {are} without repentance.

The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou {art} a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.

As he saith also in another {place}, Thou {art} a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law, {maketh} the Son, who is consecrated for evermore. {consecrated: Gr. perfected}

For he testifieth, Thou {art} a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

And their nobles shall be of themselves, and their governor shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me: for who {is} this that engaged his heart to approach unto me? saith the LORD.

For if that which is done away {was} glorious, much more that which remaineth {is} glorious.

I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant,

That by two immutable things, in which {it was} impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:

Lord, where {are} thy former lovingkindnesses, {which} thou swarest unto David in thy truth?

If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need {was there} that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?

He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, {which} may preserve him.

And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, {even} they, and their children, and their children's children for ever: and my servant David {shall be} their prince for ever.

Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;

Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.

For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken {it}, I have purposed {it}, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it.