Jeremiah 5:2

In 11 translations

BSB

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

KJV

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

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

And if they say, YHWH lives, || Surely they swear to a falsehood.”

YLT

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

DBY

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

DRC

And though they say: The Lord liveth; this also they will swear falsely.

GNV

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

JPS

And though they say: 'As the LORD liveth', surely they swear falsely.

LXXE

The Lord lives, they say; do they not therefore swear falsely?

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Original-language editions

WLC

וְאִ֥ם חַי־יְהֹוָ֖ה יֹאמֵ֑רוּ לָכֵ֥ן לַשֶּׁ֖קֶר יִשָּׁבֵֽעוּ׃

LXX-Br

Ζῇ Κύριος, λέγουσι, διατοῦτο οὐκ ἐν ψεύδεσιν ὀμνύουσι;

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• Titus 1:16They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
• Jeremiah 4:2and 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 7:9Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known,
• 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—
• 2 Timothy 3:5having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these!
• Leviticus 19:12You must not swear falsely by My name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
• Hosea 10:4They speak mere words; with false oaths they make covenants. So judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field.
• Hosea 4:1–2Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land! Cursing and lying, murder and…
• 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…
• Hosea 4:15Though 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!’
• Zechariah 5:3–4Then 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…
• 1 Timothy 1:10for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave traders and liars and perjurers, and for anyone else who is averse to sound teaching

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