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KJV Lexicon And though they say'amar (aw-mar') to say (used with great latitude) The LORD Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord. liveth chay (khah'-ee) age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop. surely they swear shaba` (shaw-bah') propr. to be complete; to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times) false.ly sheqer (sheh'-ker) an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial) -- without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, + lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "And although they say, 'As the LORD lives,' Surely they swear falsely." King James Bible And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely. Holman Christian Standard Bible When they say, "As the LORD lives," they are swearing falsely. International Standard Version Although they say, 'As surely as the LORD lives,' still they are swearing falsely." NET Bible These people make promises in the name of the LORD. But the fact is, what they swear to is really a lie." GOD'S WORD® Translation People say, "As the LORD lives...." Yet, they lie when they take this oath. King James 2000 Bible And though they say, The LORD lives; surely they swear falsely. Links Jeremiah 5:2Jeremiah 5:2 NIV Jeremiah 5:2 NLT Jeremiah 5:2 ESV Jeremiah 5:2 NASB Jeremiah 5:2 KJV |
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