Jeremiah 5:2
“And though they say, The Lord liueth, surely they sweare falsely.”
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Jeremiah 5:2 Context
1Runne yee to and fro thorow the streetes of Ierusalem, and see now and knowe, and seeke in the broad places thereof, if ye can finde a man, if there be any that executeth iudgement, that seeketh the trueth, and I will pardon it. 2And though they say, The Lord liueth, surely they sweare falsely. 3O Lord, are not thine eyes vpon the trueth? thou hast stricken them, but they haue not grieued; thou hast consumed them, but they haue refused to receiue correction: they haue made their faces harder then a rocke, they haue refused to returne. 4Therefore I said, Surely these are poore, they are foolish: for they know not the way of the Lord, nor the iudgement of their God.
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Other Translations for Jeremiah 5:2
And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.
- King James Version
"And although they say, 'As the LORD lives,' Surely they swear falsely."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And though they say, As Jehovah liveth; surely they swear falsely.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And though they say, By the living Lord; truly their oaths are false.
- Basic English Bible
And if they say, [As] Jehovah liveth! surely they swear falsely.
- Darby Bible
And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.
- Webster's Bible
Though they say, 'As Yahweh lives;' surely they swear falsely."
- World English Bible
And if they say, `Jehovah liveth,' Surely to a falsehood they swear.
- Youngs Literal Bible
And though they say: 'As the LORD liveth', surely they swear falsely.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Jeremiah 5:2
5:2 Though - Though when they swear, they use the form of an oath, and say, the Lord liveth, or by the living God: yet it is neither in truth nor righteousness.