Jeremiah Chapter 5 verse 2 Holy Bible

ASV Jeremiah 5:2

And though they say, As Jehovah liveth; surely they swear falsely.
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BBE Jeremiah 5:2

And though they say, By the living Lord; truly their oaths are false.
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DARBY Jeremiah 5:2

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

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


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WEB Jeremiah 5:2

Though they say, As Yahweh lives; surely they swear falsely.
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YLT Jeremiah 5:2

And if they say, `Jehovah liveth,' Surely to a falsehood they swear.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 2. - And though they say, The Lord liveth. Though they asseverate by the most solemn of all oaths (contrast Jeremiah 4:1, 2). Surely. So the Syriac. This rendering, however, involves an emendation of one letter in the text. The ordinary reading is literally therefore, but may etymologically be taken to mean "for all this," "nevertheless."

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(2) The Lord liveth.--The words imply that a distinction between the binding powers of different formulae of adjuration, like that of the later scribes (Matthew 23:16), was already in some degree prevalent. The guilt of the men of Jerusalem was that they took the most solemn formula of all, "Jehovah liveth," and yet were guilty of perjury. In Jeremiah 5:7 we find traces of the practice of swearing by other gods, with which this "oath of Jehovah" is apparently contrasted.Falsely.--Literally, upon falsehood.