Parallel JER 5:2

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

OEB  ⇔ But even when they say, "By Jehovah,"
 ⇔ They are ready to swear to a lie.

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  • [fn][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.

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 deceaue.)

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:)

Wyc 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 schon sprechen: Bei to_him lifedigen God! so schwören they/she/them though/but falsch.)

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

BrTr The Lord lives, they say; do they not therefore swear falsely?

BrLXX Ζῇ Κύριος, λέγουσι, διατοῦτο οὐκ ἐν ψεύδεσιν ὀμνύουσι;
   (Zaʸ Kurios, legousi, diatouto ouk en pseudesin omnuousi; )