NET Bible
"These people make promises in the name of the LORD. But the fact is, what they swear to is really a lie.”"
— Jeremiah 5:2, NET Bible
“And though they say, The Lord liveth; surely they swear falsely.”
“And though they say, As Jehovah liveth; surely they swear falsely. ”
“Though they say, 'As Yahweh lives;' surely they swear falsely."”
“And though they say: The Lord liveth; this also they will swear falsely.”
“And though they say, By the living Lord; truly their oaths are false.”
“And though they say, The Lord liveth; surely they swear falsely.”
Judah is Justly Deserving of Coming Judgment The LORD said,“Go up and down through the streets of Jerusalem. Look around and see for yourselves. Search through its public squares. See if any of you can find a single person who deals honestly and tries to be truthful. If you can, then I will not punish this city.
These people make promises in the name of the LORD. But the fact is, what they swear to is really a lie.”
LORD, I know you look for faithfulness. But even when you punish these people, they feel no remorse. Even when you nearly destroy them, they refuse to be corrected. They have become as hardheaded as a rock. They refuse to change their ways.
I thought,“Surely it is only the ignorant poor who act this way. They act like fools because they do not know what the LORD demands. They do not know what their God requires of them.
I will go to the leaders and speak with them. Surely they know what the LORD demands. Surely they know what their God requires of them.” Yet all of them, too, have rejected his authority and refuse to submit to him.