| Jeremiah 5:2 Parallel Translations |  |
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| NASB: | "And although they say, 'As the LORD lives,' Surely they swear falsely." (NASB ©1995) |
| GWT: | People say, "As the LORD lives...." Yet, they lie when they take this oath.(GOD'S WORD®) |
| KJV: | And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely. |
| ASV: | And though they say, As Jehovah liveth; surely they swear falsely. |
| BBE: | And though they say, By the living Lord; truly their oaths are false. |
| DBY: | And if they say, As Jehovah liveth! surely they swear falsely. |
| ERV: | And though they say, As the LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely. |
| JPS: | And though they say: 'As the LORD liveth', surely they swear falsely. |
| WBS: | And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely. |
| WEB: | Though they say, As Yahweh lives; surely they swear falsely. |
| YLT: | And if they say, 'Jehovah liveth,' Surely to a falsehood they swear. |
| Jeremiah 5:2 Cross References |
| XREF: | Isaiah 48:1 "Hear this, O house of Jacob, who are named Israel And who came forth from the loins of Judah, Who swear by the name of the LORD And invoke the God of Israel, But not in truth nor in righteousness.
Titus 1:16 They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny Him, being detestable and disobedient and worthless for any good deed. (NASB ©1995) |
| Commentaries and Concordances |
| GSB: | 5:2 And though they say, The {b} LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.
(b) Though they pretend religion and holiness, yet all is but hypocrisy: for under this kind of swearing is contained the true religion. |
| WES: | 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. |
| MHC: | 5:1-9 None could be found who behaved as upright and godly men. But the Lord saw the true character of the people through all their disguises. The poor were ignorant, and therefore they were wicked. What can be expected but works of darkness, from people that know nothing of God and religion? There are God's poor, who, notwithstanding poverty, know the way of the Lord, walk in it, and do their duty; but these were willingly ignorant, and their ignorance would not be their excuse. The rich were insolent and haughty, and the abuse of God's favours made their sin worse. |
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