Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Surely they swear falsely.”
King James Version
And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.
Holman Bible
they are swearing 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
Run to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, look and take note! Search her squares to see if you can find a man, one who does justice and seeks truth, that I may pardon her.
2
Surely they swear falsely.”
Names
Cross References
Titus 1:16
They profess to know God, but they deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good work.
Isaiah 48:1
Hear this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and who came from the waters of Judah, who swear by the name of the LORD and confess the God of Israel, but not in truth or right.
Jeremiah 4:2
and if you swear, 'As the LORD lives,' in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory."
Jeremiah 7:9
Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, make offerings to Baal, and go after other gods that you have not known,
Leviticus 19:12
You shall not swear by my name falsely, and so profane the name of your God: I am the LORD.
Hosea 4:1-2
Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a controversy with the inhabitants of the land. There is no faithfulness or steadfast love, and no knowledge of God in the land;
Hosea 4:15
Though you play the whore, O Israel, let not Judah become guilty. Enter not into Gilgal, nor go up to Beth-aven, and swear not, "As the LORD lives."
Hosea 10:4
They utter mere words; with empty oaths they make covenants; so judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the field.
Zechariah 5:3-4
Then he said to me, "This is the curse that goes out over the face of the whole land. For everyone who steals shall be cleaned out according to what is on one side, and everyone who swears falsely shall be cleaned out according to what is on the other side.
Malachi 3:5
"Then I will draw near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hired worker in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, against those who thrust aside the sojourner, and do not fear me, says the LORD of hosts.
1 Timothy 1:10
the sexually immoral, men who practice homosexuality, enslavers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine,
2 Timothy 3:5
having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.