Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
they are swearing falsely.
New American Standard Bible
Surely they swear falsely.”
King James Version
And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.
International Standard Version
Although they say, "As surely as the LORD lives,' still they are swearing falsely."
A Conservative Version
And though they say, As LORD lives, surely they swear falsely.
American Standard Version
And though they say, As Jehovah liveth; surely they swear falsely.
Amplified
“And though they say, ‘As the Lord lives,’
Surely they swear [their oaths] falsely.”
Bible in Basic English
And though they say, By the living Lord; truly their oaths are false.
Darby Translation
And if they say, As Jehovah liveth! surely they swear falsely.
Julia Smith Translation
And if Jehovah lives, they will say, for this they will swear to a falsehood.
King James 2000
And though they say, The LORD lives; surely they swear falsely.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And though they say, '{As Yahweh lives},' {therefore} they swear falsely."
Modern King James verseion
And though they say, As Jehovah lives; surely they swear falsely.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For though they can say, "The LORD liveth," yet do they swear to deceive.
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 Heart English Bible
Though they say, 'As the LORD lives;' surely they swear falsely."
The Emphasized Bible
Even though they say By the life of Yahweh, Yet in fact falsely, do they swear.
Webster
And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.
World English Bible
Though they say, 'As Yahweh lives;' surely they swear falsely."
Youngs Literal Translation
And if they say, 'Jehovah liveth,' Surely to a falsehood they swear.
Interlinear
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 5:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
An Invasion From The North
1
Look and take note;
search in her squares.
If you find one person,
any who acts justly,
who seeks to be faithful,
then I will forgive her.
they are swearing falsely.
You have struck them, but they felt no pain.
You finished them off,
but they refused to accept discipline.
They made their faces harder than rock,
and they refused to return.
Names
Cross References
Titus 1:16
They profess to know God,
Isaiah 48:1
those who are called by the name Israel
and have descended from
who swear by the name of Yahweh
and declare the God of Israel,
but not in truth or righteousness.
Jeremiah 4:2
in truth,
then the nations will be blessed
and will pride themselves in Him.
Jeremiah 7:9
“Do you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known?
Leviticus 19:12
You must not swear falsely by My name, profaning the name of your God;
Hosea 4:1-2
for the Lord has a case
against the inhabitants of the land:
There is no truth,
and no knowledge of God
Hosea 4:15
don’t let Judah become guilty!
Do not go to Gilgal
or make a pilgrimage to Beth-aven,
and do not swear an oath: As the Lord lives!
Hosea 10:4
taking false oaths while making covenants.
So lawsuits break out
like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field.
Zechariah 5:3-4
Then he said to me, “This is the curse
Malachi 3:5
“I will come to you in judgment, and I will be ready to witness against sorcerers and adulterers; against those who swear falsely; against those who oppress the widow and the fatherless, and cheat the wage earner; and against those who deny justice to the foreigner.
1 Timothy 1:10
for the sexually immoral
2 Timothy 3:5
holding to the form of godliness but denying its power.