Jeremiah 5:2 “Although they say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ they are swearing fa…”

Jeremiah 5:2

Although they say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ they are swearing falsely.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.

World English Bible

Though they say, ‘As the LORD lives,’ surely they swear falsely.”

American Standard Version

And though they say, As Jehovah liveth; surely they swear falsely.

Geneva Bible 1599

For though they say, The Lord liueth, yet doe they sweare falsely.

Darby Translation

And if they say, [As] Jehovah liveth! surely they swear falsely.

Young's Literal Translation

And if they say, 'Jehovah liveth,' Surely to a falsehood they swear.

Bible in Basic English

And though they say, By the living Lord; truly their oaths are false.

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Cross references

“though”

Titus 1:16 Jeremiah 4:2 Jeremiah 7:9 Leviticus 19:12 Isaiah 48:1 Hosea 10:4

Titus 1:16 · BSB

They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.

Jeremiah 4:2 · BSB

and if you can swear, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then the nations will be blessed by Him, and in Him they will glory.”

Jeremiah 7:9 · BSB

Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known,

Leviticus 19:12 · BSB

You must not swear falsely by My name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.

Isaiah 48:1 · BSB

“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—

Hosea 10:4 · BSB

They speak mere words; with false oaths they make covenants. So judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1“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.

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.

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