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The oath which he sware (ορκον ον ωμοσεν). Antecedent attracted to case of the relative. The oath appears in Ge 22:16-18. The oppr…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
The oath. This oath is recorded in Genesis 22:16-17. It was an oath in which God swore by himself (because he could swear by no greater,[R…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
The oath. The noun is in apposition to the “covenant” of the preceding verse, though not grammatically in the same case with it.
Church Fathers
ChurchFathers
The Venerable Bede: Having announced that the Lord would be born from the house of David, according to the prophet's declaratio…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
Zechariah cites three aspects of God’s redeeming work: “salvation” (v.71), “mercy” (v.72), and the remembrance of God’s “covenant.” Mercy to the “f…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
According to the oath. There is no word in the Greek original for the preposition according to; but it is a common and well-under…
John Gill
JohnGill
The oath which he swore to our father Abraham .
] When he swore by himself, because he could swear by no greater, th…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Zacharias uttered a prophecy concerning the kingdom and salvation of the Messiah. The gospel brings light with it; in it the day dawns. In John the…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson