Jeremiah 5:2
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And though they say, The Lord liveth; surely they swear falsely.Although they say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ they are swearing falsely.”
In other translations
And though they say, The Lord liveth; surely they swear falsely.Although they say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ they are swearing falsely.”
Hebrew words
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- Hosea 4:1-21 Hear the word of the Lord, ye children of Israel: for the Lord hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land. 2 By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.1 Hear 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! 2 Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another.
- Jeremiah 7:9Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known,
- Leviticus 19:12And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the Lord.You must not swear falsely by My name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
- Hosea 10:4They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.They speak mere words; with false oaths they make covenants. So judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field.
- 2 Timothy 3:5Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these!
- Isaiah 48:1Hear 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.“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—
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