Jeremiah 5:2

These people make promises in the name of the Lord. ¹  But the fact is, ²  what they swear to is really a lie.” ³ 

biblegateway Jer 5:2

Although they say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ still they are swearing falsely."

biblegateway Jer 5:2

"And although they say, ‘As the LORD lives,’ Surely they swear falsely."

biblegateway Jer 5:2

Even when they are under oath, saying, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ they all tell lies!"

biblegateway Jer 5:2

"But if all they do is say, 'As sure as GOD lives...'they're nothing but a bunch of liars."

SABDAweb Jer 5:2

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

bibleoremus Jer 5:2

Although they say, "As the LORD lives," yet they swear falsely.

biblegateway Jer 5:2

Though they say, ‘ As the LORD lives,’ Surely they swear falsely."

biblegateway Jer 5:2

These people make promises in the name of the Lord. ¹  But the fact is, ²  what they swear to is really a lie.” ³ 

¹ tn Heb “Though they say, ‘As surely as the Lord lives.” The idea of “swear on oath” comes from the second line.

² tc The translation follows many Hebrew mss and the Syriac version in reading “surely” (אָכֵן, ’akhen) instead of “therefore” (לָכֵן, lakhen) in the MT.

² tn Heb “Surely.”

³ tn Heb “they swear falsely.”