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Myles Coverdale Bible
Jeremiah 5:2
For though they can saye: the LORDE lyueth, yet do they sweare to disceaue:
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Christian Standard Bible®
When they say, “As the Lord lives,”they are swearing falsely.
When they say, “As the Lord lives,”they are swearing falsely.
Hebrew Names Version
Though they say, As the LORD lives; surely they swear falsely.
Though they say, As the LORD lives; surely they swear falsely.
King James Version
And though they say, The Lord liveth; surely they swear falsely.
And though they say, The Lord liveth; surely they swear falsely.
English Standard Version
Though they say, "As the Lord lives," yet they swear falsely.
Though they say, "As the Lord lives," yet they swear falsely.
New American Standard Bible
"And although they say, 'As the LORD lives,' Certainly they swear falsely."
"And although they say, 'As the LORD lives,' Certainly they swear falsely."
New Century Version
Although the people say, ‘As surely as the Lord lives!' they don't really mean it."
Although the people say, ‘As surely as the Lord lives!' they don't really mean it."
Amplified Bible
"And though they say, 'As the LORD lives,' Surely they swear [their oaths] falsely."
"And though they say, 'As the LORD lives,' Surely they swear [their oaths] falsely."
World English Bible
Though they say, As Yahweh lives; surely they swear falsely.
Though they say, As Yahweh lives; surely they swear falsely.
Geneva Bible (1587)
For though they say, The Lord liueth, yet doe they sweare falsely.
For though they say, The Lord liueth, yet doe they sweare falsely.
Legacy Standard Bible
And if they say, ‘As Yahweh lives,'Then they swear to a lie."
And if they say, ‘As Yahweh lives,'Then they swear to a lie."
Berean Standard Bible
Although they say, "As surely as the LORD lives," they are swearing falsely.
Although they say, "As surely as the LORD lives," they are swearing falsely.
Contemporary English Version
Everyone breaks promises made in my name."
Everyone breaks promises made in my name."
Complete Jewish Bible
And though they say, ‘As Adonai lives,' the fact is that they are swearing falsely."
And though they say, ‘As Adonai lives,' the fact is that they are swearing falsely."
Darby Translation
And if they say, [As] Jehovah liveth! surely they swear falsely.
And if they say, [As] Jehovah liveth! surely they swear falsely.
Easy-to-Read Version
The people make promises and say, ‘As the Lord lives.' But they don't really mean it!"
The people make promises and say, ‘As the Lord lives.' But they don't really mean it!"
George Lamsa Translation
And though they say, The LORD lives; truly they swear falsely.
And though they say, The LORD lives; truly they swear falsely.
Good News Translation
Even though you claim to worship the Lord , you do not mean what you say.
Even though you claim to worship the Lord , you do not mean what you say.
Lexham English Bible
And though they say, ‘As Yahweh lives,' therefore they swear falsely."
And though they say, ‘As Yahweh lives,' therefore they swear falsely."
Literal Translation
And though they say, As Jehovah lives, surely they swear falsely.
And though they say, As Jehovah lives, surely they swear falsely.
American Standard Version
And though they say, As Jehovah liveth; surely they swear falsely.
And though they say, As Jehovah liveth; surely they swear falsely.
Bible in Basic English
And though they say, By the living Lord; truly their oaths are false.
And though they say, By the living Lord; truly their oaths are false.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And though they say: 'As the LORD liveth', surely they swear falsely.
And though they say: 'As the LORD liveth', surely they swear falsely.
King James Version (1611)
And though they say, The Lord liueth, surely they sweare falsely.
And though they say, The Lord liueth, surely they sweare falsely.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For though they can say, the Lorde lyueth: yet they sweare to deceaue.
For though they can say, the Lorde lyueth: yet they sweare to deceaue.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The Lord lives, they say; do they not therefore swear falsely?
The Lord lives, they say; do they not therefore swear falsely?
English Revised Version
And though they say, As the LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.
And though they say, As the LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
That if also thei seien, The Lord lyueth, yhe, thei schulen swere this falsli.
That if also thei seien, The Lord lyueth, yhe, thei schulen swere this falsli.
Update Bible Version
And if they say, As Yahweh lives; surely they swear falsely.
And if they say, As Yahweh lives; surely they swear falsely.
Webster's Bible Translation
And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.
And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.
New English Translation
These people make promises in the name of the Lord . But the fact is, what they swear to is really a lie."
These people make promises in the name of the Lord . But the fact is, what they swear to is really a lie."
New King James Version
Though they say, "As the LORD lives,' Surely they swear falsely."
Though they say, "As the LORD lives,' Surely they swear falsely."
New Living Translation
But even when they are under oath, saying, ‘As surely as the Lord lives,' they are still telling lies!"
But even when they are under oath, saying, ‘As surely as the Lord lives,' they are still telling lies!"
New Life Bible
Even if they say, ‘As the Lord lives,' for sure their promises are false."
Even if they say, ‘As the Lord lives,' for sure their promises are false."
New Revised Standard
Although they say, "As the Lord lives," yet they swear falsely.
Although they say, "As the Lord lives," yet they swear falsely.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Even though they say By the life of Yahweh, Yet in fact falsely, do they swear.
Even though they say By the life of Yahweh, Yet in fact falsely, do they swear.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And though they say: The Lord liveth; this also they will swear falsely.
And though they say: The Lord liveth; this also they will swear falsely.
Revised Standard Version
Though they say, "As the LORD lives," yet they swear falsely.
Though they say, "As the LORD lives," yet they swear falsely.
Young's Literal Translation
And if they say, `Jehovah liveth,' Surely to a falsehood they swear.
And if they say, `Jehovah liveth,' Surely to a falsehood they swear.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"And although they say, 'As the LORD lives,' Surely they swear falsely."
"And although they say, 'As the LORD lives,' Surely they swear falsely."
Contextual Overview
1 Loke thorow Ierusalem, beholde and se: Seke thorow hir stretes also within, yf ye can fynde one man, that doth equall and right, or that laboureth to be faithfull: and I shall spare him (saieth the LORDE) 2 For though they can saye: the LORDE lyueth, yet do they sweare to disceaue: 3 Where as thou (o LORDE) lokest only vpon faith and treuth. Thou hast scourged them, but they toke no repentaunce: thou hast correcte them for amendemet, but they refused thy correction. They made their faces harder then a stone, and wolde not amende. 4 Therfore I thought in my self: peraduenture they are so symple and folish, that they vnderstonde nothinge of the LORDES waye, and iudgmentes of oure God. 5 Therfore will I go vnto their heades and rulers, and talke with them: yf they knowe the waye of the LORDE, and the iudgmetes of oure God. But these (in like maner) haue broken the yock, and bursten the bondes in sonder. 6 Wherfore a lyon out of the wod shal hurte them, and a wolfe in the euenynge shal destroye them. The cat of the mountayne shal lie lurkinge by their cities, to teare in peces all them, that come therout. For their offences are many, and their departinge awaye is greate. 7 Shulde I then for all this haue mercy vpon the? Thy children haue forsaken me, and sworne by them that are no goddes. And albeit they were bounde to me in mariage, yet they fell to aduoutrie, and haunted harlottes houses. 8 In the desyre of vnclenly lust they are become like the stoned horse, euery man neyeth at his neghbours wife. 9 Shulde I not correcke this, saieth the LORDE? Shulde I not be avenged of euery people, that is like vnto this?
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
Genesis 1:27
And God created man after his licknesse: after ye licknesse of God created he him, male & female created he them.
And God created man after his licknesse: after ye licknesse of God created he him, male & female created he them.
Genesis 2:15
And the LORDE God toke man, & set him in the pleasaunt garden of Eden, to dresse it & to kepe it.
And the LORDE God toke man, & set him in the pleasaunt garden of Eden, to dresse it & to kepe it.
Genesis 2:23
Then sayde man: This is once bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. She shalbe called woman, because she was take of man.
Then sayde man: This is once bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. She shalbe called woman, because she was take of man.
Malachi 2:15
So dyd not the one, & yet had he an excellent sprete. What dyd then the one? He sought the sede promised of God. Therfore loke well to youre sprete, & let no man despyse ye wife of his youth.
So dyd not the one, & yet had he an excellent sprete. What dyd then the one? He sought the sede promised of God. Therfore loke well to youre sprete, & let no man despyse ye wife of his youth.
Matthew 19:4
He answered & sayde vnto the: Haue ye not red, how yt he which made (man) at the begynnynge, made the ma & woma,
He answered & sayde vnto the: Haue ye not red, how yt he which made (man) at the begynnynge, made the ma & woma,
Mark 10:6
But from the first creacion God made the man and woman.
But from the first creacion God made the man and woman.
Acts 17:26
and hath made of one bloude all the generacion of men to dwell vpo all the face of ye earth: and hath assygned borders appoynted before, how longe and farre they shulde dwell,
and hath made of one bloude all the generacion of men to dwell vpo all the face of ye earth: and hath assygned borders appoynted before, how longe and farre they shulde dwell,
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.
