Jeremiah 5:2
And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.In other versions
And though they say, As Jehovah liveth; surely they swear falsely.
ASV
And though they say, By the living Lord; truly their oaths are false.
BBE
And if they say, [As] Jehovah liveth! surely they swear falsely.
DBY
Though they say, As Yahweh lives; surely they swear falsely.
WEB
And if they say, `Jehovah liveth,' Surely to a falsehood they swear.
YLT
And though they say, The LORD lives; surely they swear falsely.
ENG
And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.
WBT
Although they say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ they are swearing falsely.”
BSB
In context
1Run 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 executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it.
2And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.
3O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have 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.
4Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God.