Jer 12:16 | JFB | STEP | 16. swear by my name — ( ); that is, confess solemnly the true God. built —be made spiritually and temporally prosperous: fixed in sure habitations (compare ).

Jeremiah 12:16

16. swear by my name— (Jer 4:2; Isa 19:18; 65:16); that is, confess solemnly the true God.

built—be made spiritually and temporally prosperous: fixed in sure habitations (compare Jer 24:6; 42:10; 45:4; Ps 87:4, 5; Eph 2:20, 21; 1Pe 2:5).