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Jeremiah 5:2

Integrity

1 Run 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.

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

3 O 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.

4 Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Although they say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ they are swearing falsely.”
KJV
And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.
WEB
Though they say, ‘As the LORD lives,’ surely they swear falsely.”
ASV
And though they say, As Jehovah liveth; surely they swear falsely.
DARBY
And if they say, [As] Jehovah liveth! surely they swear falsely.
BLB
And if they say ‘As YHWH’ lives,’ surely they swear to a falsehood.”
ÅB
Og om de enn sier: Så sant Herren lever, så sverger de allikevel falsk.
OTB
Selv om de sier, ‘Så sant Herren lever,’ sverger de helt sikkert falskt.”
B1930
Og om de enn sier: Så sant Herren lever, så sverger de allikevel falsk.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Titus 1:16

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

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  • Jeremiah 4:2

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

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  • Leviticus 19:12

    And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.

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  • 2 Timothy 3:5

    Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

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  • Hosea 4:1–2

    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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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 know not;

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  • Hosea 10:4

    They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.

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