Jeremiah 5:2

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And if they say, `Jehovah liveth,' Surely to a falsehood they swear.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Jeremiah 5:2 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 19:12You must not swear falsely by My name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
  2. Isaiah 48:1“Listen to this, O house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, who have descended from the line of Judah, who swear by the name of the LORD, who invoke the God of Israel— but not in truth or righteousness—
  3. Jeremiah 4:2and if you can swear, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then the nations will be blessed by Him, and in Him they will glory.”
  4. Jeremiah 7:9Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known,
  5. Jeremiah 9:2If only I had a traveler’s lodge in the wilderness, I would abandon my people and depart from them, for they are all adulterers, a crowd of faithless people.
  6. Hosea 4:1Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land!
  7. Hosea 4:2Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another.
  8. Hosea 4:15Though you prostitute yourself, O Israel, may Judah avoid such guilt! Do not journey to Gilgal, do not go up to Beth-aven, and do not swear on oath, ‘As surely as the LORD lives!’
  9. Hosea 10:4They speak mere words; with false oaths they make covenants. So judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field.
  10. Zechariah 5:3Then he told me, “This is the curse that is going out over the face of all the land, for according to one side of the scroll, every thief will be removed; and according to the other side, every perjurer will be removed.
  11. Malachi 3:5“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts.
  12. 1 Timothy 1:10for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave traders and liars and perjurers, and for anyone else who is averse to sound teaching
  13. 2 Timothy 3:5having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these!
  14. Titus 1:16They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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