Pronunciation of the English word covenant.
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1. | And I will establish my covenant between me and thee, and between thy seed after thee in their generations, by a perpetual covenant: to be a God to thee, and to thy seed after thee. | |
2. | This is my covenant which you shall observe between me and you, and thy seed after thee: All the male-kind of you shall be circumcised. And you shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, that it may be for a sign of the covenant between me and you. | |
3. | He that is born in the house, as well as the bought servant, shall be circumcised, and my covenant shall be in your flesh for a perpetual covenant. | |
4. | And God said to Abraham: Sara thy wife shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name Isaac, and I will establish my covenant with him for a perpetual covenant, and with his seed after him. | |
5. | And God said: This is the sign of the covenant which I give between me and you, and to every living soul that is with you, for perpetual generations. I will set my bow in the clouds, and it shall be the sign of a covenant between me and the earth. | |
6. | And to the people whose married life is not going well, let's remember the marriage covenant sworn solemnly before God at the wedding ceremony. | |
7. | The newly redeemed nation of Israel experienced Passover through Pentecost from leaving Egypt, their place of bondage, up to receiving the covenant from God at Sinai. | |
8. | Without truth, without trust, America cannot flourish. Trust is at the very heart of our democracy, the sacred covenant between a president and the people. When that trust is violated, the bonds that hold our republic together begin to weaken. | |
9. | Brothers, let me put this in human terms. Even a human covenant, once it is ratified, cannot be canceled or amended. | |
10. | On the part of God the Covenant is a lasting "commitment"; he remains faithful to his spousal love even if the bride often shows herself to be unfaithful. |