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Jeremiah 5:2

bThough they say, “As the Lord lives,”

cyet they swear falsely.

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Jeremiah 5:2 — The New International Version (NIV)

Although they say, ‘As surely as the Lord lives,’

still they are swearing falsely.”

Jeremiah 5:2 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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

Jeremiah 5:2 — New Living Translation (NLT)

But even when they are under oath,

saying, ‘As surely as the Lord lives,’

they are still telling lies!”

Jeremiah 5:2 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Though they say, ‘As the Lord lives,’

Surely they swear falsely.”

Jeremiah 5:2 — New Century Version (NCV)

Although the people say, ‘As surely as the Lord lives!’

they don’t really mean it.”

Jeremiah 5:2 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Jeremiah 5:2 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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

Jeremiah 5:2 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

People say, “As the Lord lives …” 

Yet, they lie when they take this oath. 

Jeremiah 5:2 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

When they say, “As the Lord lives,”

they are swearing falsely.

Jeremiah 5:2 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Although they say, “As the Lord lives,”

yet they swear falsely.

Jeremiah 5:2 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

And though they say, ‘As Yahweh lives,’

therefore they swear falsely.”

Jeremiah 5:2 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

They take all of their oaths in my name.

They say, ‘You can be sure that the Lord is alive.’

But their oaths can’t be trusted.”

Jeremiah 5:2 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

“And although they say, ‘As the Lord lives,’

Surely they swear falsely.”


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