the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
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Jeremiah 5:2
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When they say, “As the Lord lives,”they are swearing falsely.
Though they say, As the LORD lives; surely they swear falsely.
And though they say, The Lord liveth; surely they swear falsely.
Though they say, "As the Lord lives," yet they swear falsely.
"And although they say, 'As the LORD lives,' Certainly they swear falsely."
Although the people say, ‘As surely as the Lord lives!' they don't really mean it."
"And though they say, 'As the LORD lives,' Surely they swear [their oaths] falsely."
Though they say, As Yahweh lives; surely they swear falsely.
For though they say, The Lord liueth, yet doe they sweare falsely.
And if they say, ‘As Yahweh lives,'Then they swear to a lie."
Although they say, "As surely as the LORD lives," they are swearing falsely.
And though they say, ‘As Adonai lives,' the fact is that they are swearing falsely."
And if they say, [As] Jehovah liveth! surely they swear falsely.
The people make promises and say, ‘As the Lord lives.' But they don't really mean it!"
And though they say, The LORD lives; truly they swear falsely.
Even though you claim to worship the Lord , you do not mean what you say.
And though they say, ‘As Yahweh lives,' therefore they swear falsely."
And though they say, As Jehovah lives, surely they swear falsely.
For though they can saye: the LORDE lyueth, yet do they sweare to disceaue:
And though they say, As Jehovah liveth; surely they swear falsely.
And though they say, By the living Lord; truly their oaths are false.
And though they say: 'As the LORD liveth', surely they swear falsely.
And though they say, The Lord liueth, surely they sweare falsely.
For though they can say, the Lorde lyueth: yet they sweare to deceaue.
The Lord lives, they say; do they not therefore swear falsely?
And though they say, As the LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.
That if also thei seien, The Lord lyueth, yhe, thei schulen swere this falsli.
And if they say, As Yahweh lives; surely they swear falsely.
And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.
These people make promises in the name of the Lord . But the fact is, what they swear to is really a lie."
Though they say, "As the LORD lives,' Surely they swear falsely."
But even when they are under oath, saying, ‘As surely as the Lord lives,' they are still telling lies!"
Even if they say, ‘As the Lord lives,' for sure their promises are false."
Although they say, "As the Lord lives," yet they swear falsely.
Even though they say By the life of Yahweh, Yet in fact falsely, do they swear.
And though they say: The Lord liveth; this also they will swear falsely.
Though they say, "As the LORD lives," yet they swear falsely.
And if they say, `Jehovah liveth,' Surely to a falsehood they swear.
"And although they say, 'As the LORD lives,' Surely they swear falsely."
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
though: Jeremiah 4:2, Jeremiah 7:9, Leviticus 19:12, Isaiah 48:1, Hosea 4:1, Hosea 4:2, Hosea 4:15, Hosea 10:4, Zechariah 5:3, Zechariah 5:4, Malachi 3:5, 1 Timothy 1:10, 2 Timothy 3:5, Titus 1:16
Reciprocal: Genesis 42:15 - By the life Leviticus 6:3 - sweareth Deuteronomy 6:13 - shalt swear 1 Samuel 19:6 - sware 1 Samuel 20:21 - as the 1 Kings 17:12 - As the Lord Job 27:2 - God liveth Psalms 24:4 - sworn Isaiah 29:13 - Forasmuch Isaiah 59:15 - truth Jeremiah 2:6 - Where Jeremiah 12:16 - my name Jeremiah 42:5 - The Lord be Jeremiah 44:26 - The Lord God Ezekiel 17:13 - taken an oath of him Ezekiel 17:19 - surely
Cross-References
So God created humans to be like himself; he made men and women.
The Lord God put the man in the Garden of Eden to take care of it and to look after it.
and the man exclaimed, "Here is someone like me! She is part of my body, my own flesh and bones. She came from me, a man. So I will name her Woman!"
Didn't God create you to become like one person with your wife? And why did he do this? It was so you would have children, and then lead them to become God's people. Don't ever be unfaithful to your wife.
Jesus answered, "Don't you know that in the beginning the Creator made a man and a woman?
But in the beginning God made a man and a woman.
From one person God made all nations who live on earth, and he decided when and where every nation would be.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And though they say, the Lord liveth,.... It might be said, that there were multitudes that made mention of the name of the Lord, that professed it, and swore by it; which sometimes is put for the worship and service of God, Deuteronomy 10:20 and therefore it could not be so difficult a matter to find a man of integrity and uprightness among them; this is answered by allowing there were persons that did do so: but then it must be observed,
that surely they swear falsely; they abused the name of God, and were guilty of perjury: or the sense is, they were only nominal professors, hypocritical worshippers; in words professed to know God, but in works denied him; had a form of religion and godliness, but without the power of it.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Though they take the most binding form of oath, they do so only as a means of deceiving others.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Jeremiah 5:2. The Lord liveth — Though they profess to bind themselves by Jehovah, as if they acknowledged him their God and only Lord, yet they swore falsely; for not believing in him, they took a false oath; one by which they did not believe themselves bound, not acknowledging him as their Lord. See on Jeremiah 4:2.
