Parallel Verses

King James Version

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

New American Standard Bible

“And although they say, ‘As the Lord lives,’
Surely they swear falsely.”

Holman Bible

When they say, “As the Lord lives,”
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

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
The Lord

Usage: 0

חי 
Chay 
Usage: 502

שׁבע 
 
Usage: 186

References

Context Readings

An Invasion From The North

1 Run 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. 2 And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely. 3 O 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.



Cross References

Titus 1:16

They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.

Isaiah 48:1

Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness.

Jeremiah 4:2

And thou shalt swear, The LORD liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.

Jeremiah 7:9

Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;

Leviticus 19:12

And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.

Hosea 4:1-2

Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.

Hosea 4:15

Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Bethaven, nor swear, The LORD liveth.

Hosea 10:4

They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.

Zechariah 5:3-4

Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side according to it.

Malachi 3:5

And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.

1 Timothy 1:10

For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;

2 Timothy 3:5

Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

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