Jeremiah
King James Version (KJV)
Jeremiah 5:2
“And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.”
King James Version (KJV)
Jeremiah 5:2 Context
1Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it. 2And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely. 3O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return. 4Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God. 5I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they have known the way of the LORD, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.
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Other Translations
And though they say, The Lord liueth, surely they sweare falsely.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
"And although they say, 'As the LORD lives,' Surely they swear falsely."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And though they say, As Jehovah liveth; surely they swear falsely.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And though they say, By the living Lord; truly their oaths are false.
- Basic English Bible
And if they say, [As] Jehovah liveth! surely they swear falsely.
- Darby Bible
And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.
- Webster's Bible
Though they say, 'As Yahweh lives;' surely they swear falsely."
- World English Bible
And if they say, `Jehovah liveth,' Surely to a falsehood they swear.
- Youngs Literal Bible
And though they say: 'As the LORD liveth', surely they swear falsely.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
"And although they say, 'As the LORD lives,' Surely they swear falsely."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And though they say, As Jehovah liveth; surely they swear falsely.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And though they say, By the living Lord; truly their oaths are false.
- Basic English Bible
And if they say, [As] Jehovah liveth! surely they swear falsely.
- Darby Bible
And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.
- Webster's Bible
Though they say, 'As Yahweh lives;' surely they swear falsely."
- World English Bible
And if they say, `Jehovah liveth,' Surely to a falsehood they swear.
- Youngs Literal Bible
And though they say: 'As the LORD liveth', surely they swear falsely.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for Jeremiah 5:2
5:2 Though - Though when they swear, they use the form of an oath, and say, the Lord liveth, or by the living God: yet it is neither in truth nor righteousness.