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General Information:
This quote comes from the same psalm of David as verse 17. (See: Hebrews 7:17)
And it was not without an oath!
The word "it" refers to Jesus becoming the eternal priest. It can be stated clearly who made the oath. AT: "And God did not choose this new priest without swearing an oath!" or "And it was because God swore an oath that the Lord became the new priest!" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublenegatives)