Jeremiah 5:2 - Revised Version 1885

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

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² And though they say, As the Lord lives, surely they swear falsely.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

² Even when making a pledge—“As the LORD lives”— they swear falsely.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² For even though they say, 'As the Lord lives,' in this, too, they swear falsely."

Jeremiah 5:2 Cross References

Isaiah 48:1

Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah; which swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness.

Jeremiah 4:2

and thou shalt swear, As the LORD liveth, in truth, in judgement, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.

Jeremiah 44:26

Therefore hear ye the word of the LORD, all Judah that dwell in the land of Egypt: Behold, I have sworn by my great name, saith the LORD, that my name shall no more be named in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, As the Lord GODliveth.

Jeremiah 7:9

Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye have not known,

Jeremiah 9:2

Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they be all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men.

Hosea 10:4

They speak vain words, swearing falsely in making covenants: therefore judgement springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.

Hosea 4:15

Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Beth-aven, nor swear, As the LORD liveth.

Leviticus 19:12

And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, so that thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.

Zephaniah 1:5

and them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship, which swear to the LORD and swear by Malcam;

Malachi 3:5

And I will come near to you to judgement; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers; and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.

1 Timothy 1:10

for fornicators, for abusers of themselves with men, for menstealers, for liars, for false swearers, and if there be any other thing contrary to the sound doctrine;

2 Timothy 3:5

holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power thereof: from these also turn away.

Titus 1:16

They profess that they know God; but by their works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.