Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
And though they say, '{As Yahweh lives},' {therefore} they swear falsely."
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.
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
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Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 5:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
An Invasion From The North
1 "Roam about through the streets of Jerusalem, and look please, and take note, and search at its public squares, if you can find a person [who] does justice, [who] seeks honesty, so that I may forgive it. 2 And though they say, '{As Yahweh lives},' {therefore} they swear falsely." 3 Yahweh, do not your eyes [look] for honesty? You have struck them, but they felt no pain, you have destroyed them, they refused to take discipline. They have hardened their faces more than rock, they have refused to turn back.
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Cross References
Titus 1:16
They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny [him], [because they] are detestable and disobedient, and unfit for every good deed.
Isaiah 48:1
Hear this, house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel and came out from the waters of Judah, who swear by the name of Yahweh, and {invoke} the God of Israel, [but] not in truth and not in righteousness.
Jeremiah 4:2
and you swear, '{As Yahweh lives},' in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then nations will be blessed by him, and in him they will boast."
Jeremiah 7:9
Will you steal? Will you murder? And will you commit adultery? And will you swear {falsely}? And will you make a smoke offering to the Baal? And will you go after other gods whom you have not known?
Leviticus 19:12
and you shall not swear {falsely} in my name, and so [one of] you profane the name of your God; I [am] Yahweh.
Hosea 4:1-2
Hear the word of Yahweh, children of Israel, for Yahweh has an indictment against the inhabitants of the land. There is no faithfulness or loyalty, there is no knowledge of God in the land.
Hosea 4:15
Even though you, Israel, [are] playing the whore, do not let Judah become guilty; do not enter Gilgal, or go up [to] Beth-aven; and do not swear, "{As Yahweh lives}!"
Hosea 10:4
They utter words of vain oaths [when] {making covenants}, and judgment blossoms like a poisonous plant on the furrows of the field.
Zechariah 5:3-4
And he said to me, "This [is] the curse going out over the surface of the whole earth. For everyone who steals has gone unpunished according to it, and [likewise] everyone who swears [falsely] has gone unpunished according to it.
Malachi 3:5
"Then I will approach you for judgment, and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers and against the adulterers, and against those who swear {falsely}, and against the oppressors of [the] hired worker [with his] wages, [the] widow and [the] orphan, and {the abusers of} [the] alien, and [yet] do not fear me," says Yahweh of hosts.
1 Timothy 1:10
sexually immoral people, homosexuals, kidnappers, liars, perjurers, and {whatever} else is opposed to sound teaching,
2 Timothy 3:5
maintaining a form of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid these [people].