2And though they say, As Jehovah liveth; surely they swear falsely.


In Context

1 Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that doeth justly, that seeketh truth; and I will pardon her.

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

3 O Jehovah, do not thine eyes look upon truth? thou hast stricken them, but they were not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.

4 Then I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish; for they know not the way of Jehovah, nor the law of their God:

Jeremiah 5:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:2And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:2Although they say, 'As surely as the Lord lives,' still they are swearing falsely."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:2And though they say: The Lord liveth; this also they will swear falsely.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:2And if they say, As Jehovah liveth! surely they swear falsely.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:2And though they say, As the LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:2And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:2Though they say, 'As Yahweh lives;' surely they swear falsely.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:2And if they say, 'Jehovah liveth,' Surely to a falsehood they swear.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:2And though they say, The LORD lives; surely they swear falsely.