Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Although they say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ still they are swearing falsely.” New Living Translation But even when they are under oath, saying, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ they are still telling lies!” English Standard Version Though they say, “As the LORD lives,” yet they swear falsely. Berean Standard Bible Although they say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ they are swearing falsely.” King James Bible And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely. New King James Version Though they say, ‘As the LORD lives,’ Surely they swear falsely.” New American Standard Bible “And although they say, ‘As the LORD lives,’ Certainly they swear falsely.” NASB 1995 “And although they say, ‘As the LORD lives,’ Surely they swear falsely.” NASB 1977 “And although they say, ‘As the LORD lives,’ Surely they swear falsely.” Legacy Standard Bible And if they say, ‘As Yahweh lives,’ Then they swear to a lie.” Amplified Bible “And though they say, ‘As the LORD lives,’ Surely they swear [their oaths] falsely.” Christian Standard Bible When they say, “As the LORD lives,” they are swearing falsely. Holman Christian Standard Bible When they say, “As the LORD lives,” they are swearing falsely. American Standard Version And though they say, As Jehovah liveth; surely they swear falsely. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And if LORD JEHOVAH lives, they will say: “Truly, in falsehood they are swearing vows!” Brenton Septuagint Translation The Lord lives, they say; do they not therefore swear falsely? Contemporary English Version Everyone breaks promises made in my name." Douay-Rheims Bible And though they say: The Lord liveth; this also they will swear falsely. English Revised Version And though they say, As the LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely. GOD'S WORD® Translation People say, "As the LORD lives...." Yet, they lie when they take this oath. Good News Translation Even though you claim to worship the LORD, you do not mean what you say. International Standard Version Although they say, 'As surely as the LORD lives,' still they are swearing falsely." JPS Tanakh 1917 And though they say: 'As the LORD liveth', Surely they swear falsely. Literal Standard Version And if they say, YHWH lives, | Surely they swear to a falsehood.” Majority Standard Bible Although they say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ they are swearing falsely.” New American Bible They say, “As the LORD lives,” but in fact they swear falsely. NET Bible These people make promises in the name of the LORD. But the fact is, what they swear to is really a lie." New Revised Standard Version Although they say, “As the LORD lives,” yet they swear falsely. New Heart English Bible Though they say, 'As the LORD lives;' surely they swear falsely." Webster's Bible Translation And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely. World English Bible Though they say, ‘As Yahweh lives,’ surely they swear falsely.” Young's Literal Translation And if they say, 'Jehovah liveth,' Surely to a falsehood they swear. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context No One is Just1“Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look now and take note; search her squares. If you can find a single person, anyone who acts justly, anyone who seeks the truth, then I will forgive the city. 2Although they say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ they are swearing falsely.” 3O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent.… Cross References Titus 1:16 They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed. Isaiah 48:1 "Listen to this, O house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, who have descended from the line of Judah, who swear by the name of the LORD, who invoke the God of Israel--but not in truth or righteousness-- Jeremiah 44:26 Nevertheless, hear the word of the LORD, all you people of Judah living in Egypt: Behold, I have sworn by My great name, says the LORD, that never again will any man of Judah living in the land of Egypt invoke My name or say, 'As surely as the Lord GOD lives.' Hosea 4:15 Though you prostitute yourself, O Israel, may Judah avoid such guilt! Do not journey to Gilgal, do not go up to Beth-aven, and do not swear on oath, 'As surely as the LORD lives!' Zephaniah 1:5 those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by Milcom, Zechariah 5:3 Then he told me, "This is the curse that is going out over the face of all the land, for according to one side of the scroll, every thief will be removed; and according to the other side, every perjurer will be removed. Malachi 3:5 "Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me," says the LORD of Hosts. Treasury of Scripture And though they say, The LORD lives; surely they swear falsely. though. Jeremiah 4:2 And thou shalt swear, The LORD liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory. Jeremiah 7:9 Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not; Leviticus 19:12 And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD. Jump to Previous Although False. Falsehood Falsely Oaths Surely Swear SwearingJump to Next Although False. Falsehood Falsely Oaths Surely Swear SwearingJeremiah 5 1. The judgments of God upon the people, for their perverseness;7. for their adultery; 10. for their impiety; 15. for their worship of idols; 19. for their contempt of God; 25. and for their great corruption in the civil state; 30. and ecclesiastical. (2) The Lord liveth.--The words imply that a distinction between the binding powers of different formulae of adjuration, like that of the later scribes (Matthew 23:16), was already in some degree prevalent. The guilt of the men of Jerusalem was that they took the most solemn formula of all, "Jehovah liveth," and yet were guilty of perjury. In Jeremiah 5:7 we find traces of the practice of swearing by other gods, with which this "oath of Jehovah" is apparently contrasted. Falsely.--Literally, upon falsehood. Verse 2. - And though they say, The Lord liveth. Though they asseverate by the most solemn of all oaths (contrast Jeremiah 4:1, 2). Surely. So the Syriac. This rendering, however, involves an emendation of one letter in the text. The ordinary reading is literally therefore, but may etymologically be taken to mean "for all this," "nevertheless."Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Althoughוְאִ֥ם (wə·’im) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not they say, יֹאמֵ֑רוּ (yō·mê·rū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 559: To utter, say “As surely as the LORD יְהֹוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel lives,” חַי־ (ḥay-) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life they are swearing falsely. יִשָּׁבֵֽעוּ׃ (yiš·šā·ḇê·‘ū) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7650: To seven oneself, swear Links Jeremiah 5:2 NIVJeremiah 5:2 NLT Jeremiah 5:2 ESV Jeremiah 5:2 NASB Jeremiah 5:2 KJV Jeremiah 5:2 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 5:2 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 5:2 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 5:2 French Bible Jeremiah 5:2 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 5:2 Though they say As Yahweh lives (Jer.) |
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