Genesis 22:16

By myself have I sworn Cf. Exodus 32:13; Isaiah 45:23; Hebrews 6:13-17.

The remembrance of this oath is frequently invoked, cf. Genesis 24:7; Genesis 26:3; Genesis 50:24; Psalms 105:9, "the covenant which he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac"; Luke 1:73, "the oath which he sware unto Abraham our father."

saith the Lord Lit. "the Oracle" or "revelation of Jehovah"; a rare expression in narrative, cf. Numbers 14:28; 1 Samuel 2:30; but common in the Prophets, e.g. Jeremiah 18:5. The Angel, speaking in the first person, identifies Himself with Jehovah (cf. Genesis 16:10; Genesis 21:18; Genesis 31:13). The introduction of the prophetic formula, "Oracle of Jehovah," into the words spoken by the Angel impersonating Jehovah, is peculiar.