Jeremiah 5:2
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And though they say, The LORD lives; surely they swear falsely.
American King James Version (AKJV)
And though they say, The LORD lives; surely they swear falsely.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And though they say, As Jehovah liveth; surely they swear falsely.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
And though they say, By the living Lord; truly their oaths are false.
Webster's Revision
And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.
World English Bible
Though they say, 'As Yahweh lives;' surely they swear falsely."
English Revised Version (ERV)
And though they say, As the LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.
Clarke's Jeremiah 5:2 Bible Commentary
The Lord liveth - Though they profess to bind themselves by Jehovah, as if they acknowledged him their God and only Lord, yet they swore falsely; for not believing in him, they took a false oath; one by which they did not believe themselves bound, not acknowledging him as their Lord. See on Jeremiah 4:2 (note).
Barnes's Jeremiah 5:2 Bible Commentary
Though they take the most binding form of oath, they do so only as a means of deceiving others.
Wesley's Jeremiah 5:2 Bible Commentary
5:2 Though - Though when they swear, they use the form of an oath, and say, the Lord liveth, or by the living God: yet it is neither in truth nor righteousness.