Say unto them, As truly as I live, saith the LORD, as ye have spoken in mine ears, so will I do to you:
Say unto them, As truly as I live - (cf. Psalms 106:26, where 'lifting the lead,' the ancient gesture of swearing, is used as synonymous with the expression in this passage: cf. Deuteronomy 1:34; Deuteronomy 2:14.)