Jeremiah 5:2

Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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

American King James Version (AKJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

And though they say, As Jehovah liveth; surely they swear falsely.

Basic English Translation (BBE)

And though they say, By the living Lord; truly their oaths are false.

Webster's Revision

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

World English Bible

Though they say, 'As Yahweh lives;' surely they swear falsely."

English Revised Version (ERV)

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

Clarke's Jeremiah 5:2 Bible Commentary

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 (note).

Barnes's Jeremiah 5:2 Bible Commentary

Though they take the most binding form of oath, they do so only as a means of deceiving others.

Wesley's Jeremiah 5:2 Bible Commentary

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.

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