Parallel JER 5:2

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ULT And if they say, ‘As Yahweh is alive,’
 ⇔ surely they swear for falsehood.”

UST But when the people there swear an official oath by Yahweh’s life,
 ⇔ they are lying.”

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

MSB (Same as BSB above)

OEB No OEB JER book available

WEBBE Though they say, ‘As the LORD lives,’ surely they swear falsely.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET  These people make promises in the name of the Lord.
 ⇔ But the fact is, what they swear to is really a lie.”

LSV And if they say, YHWH lives,
Surely they swear to a falsehood.”

FBV They may make promises in my name, but they're not sincere.

T4T But when people there say, ‘I solemnly declare that as surely as Yahweh lives, I will do what he says,’
 ⇔ they are lying.”

LEB   • and look please, and take note,
 •  and search at its public squares,
  •  if you can find a person who does justice,
 •  who seeks honesty,
  •  so that I may forgive it.
  •  And though they say, ‘ As Yahweh lives ,’[fn] therefore[fn] they swear falsely.”

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BBE And though they say, By the living Lord; truly their oaths are false.

Moff No Moff JER book available

JPS And though they say: 'As the LORD liveth', surely they swear falsely.

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

DRA And though they say: The Lord liveth; this also they will swear falsely.

YLT And if they say, 'Jehovah liveth,' Surely to a falsehood they swear.

Drby And if they say, [As] Jehovah liveth! surely they swear falsely.

RV And though they say, As the LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.
   (And though they say, As the LORD liveth/lives; surely they swear falsely. )

SLT And if Jehovah lives, they will say, for this they will swear to a falsehood.

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

KJB-1769 And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.
   (And though they say, The LORD liveth/lives; surely they swear falsely. )

KJB-1611 And though they say, The LORD liueth, surely they sweare falsely.
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps For though they can say, the Lorde lyueth: yet they sweare to deceaue.
   (For though they can say, the Lord liveth/lives: yet they swear to deceive.)

Gnva For though they say, The Lord liueth, yet doe they sweare falsely.
   (For though they say, The Lord liveth/lives, yet do they swear falsely. )

Cvdl For though they can saye: the LORDE lyueth, yet do they sweare to disceaue:
   (For though they can say: the LORD liveth/lives, yet do they swear to deceive:)

Wycl That if also thei seien, The Lord lyueth, yhe, thei schulen swere this falsli.
   (That if also they said, The Lord liveth/lives, yea/yes, they should swear this falsli.)

Luth  Und wenn sie schon sprechen: Bei dem lebendigen GOtt! so schwören sie doch falsch.
   ( And when they/she/them already speak: Bei to_him living/alive God! so swear they/she/them though/but false/incorrect.)

ClVg Quod si etiam: Vivit Dominus, dixerint, et hoc falso jurabunt.
   (That when/but_if also: Vivit Master, they_said, and this falsely rightsbunt. )