Verse 2

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

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Selv om de sier: 'Så sant Herren lever,' sverger de falskt.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og selv om de sier: 'Herren lever,' sverger de likevel falskt.

• Norsk King James

  Og selv om de sier: Herren lever; sverger de falskt.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Selv om de sier: 'Så sant Herren lever!', sverger de likevel falskt.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Selv om de sier: 'Så sant Herren lever!', sverger de likevel falskt.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og selv om de sier: Herren lever; sannelig, de sverger falskt.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og selv om de sier: «Herren lever», sverger de dog falskt.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Og selv om de sier: Herren lever; sannelig, de sverger falskt.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men selv når de sier: 'Så sant Herren lever', sverger de falskt.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Even when they say, 'As surely as the Lord lives,' they swear falsely.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Jeremiah.5.2", "source": "וְאִ֥ם חַי־יְהֹוָ֖ה יֹאמֵ֑רוּ לָכֵ֥ן לַשֶּׁ֖קֶר יִשָּׁבֵֽעוּ׃", "text": "And if *ḥay*-*YHWH* they *yō'mērû*, therefore for *šeqer* they *yiššābē'û*.", "grammar": { "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*'im*": "conditional particle - if", "*ḥay*": "adjective, masculine singular construct - living/alive", "*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh", "*yō'mērû*": "imperfect, 3rd plural - they say/will say", "*lākēn*": "adverb - therefore/thus/so", "*la*": "preposition - for/to/with", "*šeqer*": "noun, masculine singular - falsehood/deception/lie", "*yiššābē'û*": "imperfect, 3rd plural, niphal - they swear/will swear" }, "variants": { "*ḥay*-*YHWH*": "as YHWH lives (oath formula)", "*šeqer*": "falsehood/lie/deception", "*yiššābē'û*": "they swear/take an oath" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Selv når de sier: 'Så sant Herren lever,' sverger de falskt.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og om de (end) sige: (Saa vist som) Herren lever! saa sværge de dog falskeligen.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Selv om de sier: Herren lever, sverger de likevel falskt.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Selv om de sier: 'Så sant Herren lever', sverger de likevel falskt.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Men selv når de sier: 'Herren lever,' sverger de med løgn.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Selv om de sier: Så sant Herren lever, sverger de likevel falskt.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og selv om de sier: Ved den levende Herren; virkelig er deres eder falske.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For though they can saye: the LORDE lyueth, yet do they sweare to disceaue:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For though they say, The Lord liueth, yet doe they sweare falsely.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For though they can say, the Lorde lyueth: yet they sweare to deceaue.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Though they say, As Yahweh lives; surely they swear falsely.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

• World English Bible (2000)

  Though they say, 'As Yahweh lives;' surely they swear falsely."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

Referenced Verses

• Titus 1:16 : 16 They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work.
• Isa 48:1 : 1 Listen to this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and have come out of the waters of Judah, who swear by the name of the LORD, and mention the God of Israel, but not in truth or in righteousness.
• Jer 4:2 : 2 And you shall swear, The LORD lives, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.
• Jer 7:9 : 9 Will you steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense to Baal, and walk after other gods whom you do not know;
• Hos 4:1-2 : 1 Hear the word of the LORD, you children of Israel, for the LORD has a dispute with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land. 2 By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and bloodshed follows bloodshed.
• Hos 4:15 : 15 Though you, Israel, play the harlot, do not let Judah offend; do not come to Gilgal, nor go up to Bethaven, nor swear, 'As the LORD lives.'
• Hos 10:4 : 4 They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springs up as poison in the furrows of the field.
• Zech 5:3-4 : 3 Then he said to me, This is the curse that goes forth over the face of the whole earth: for everyone who steals shall be cut off according to it on this side; and everyone who swears shall be cut off according to it on that side. 4 I will bring it forth, says the LORD of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him who swears falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it, with its timber and its stones.
• Mal 3:5 : 5 And I will come near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those who oppress the laborer in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and who turn aside the stranger from his right, and do not fear me, says the LORD of hosts.
• 1 Tim 1:10 : 10 For fornicators, for those who defile themselves with mankind, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and if there is any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine,
• 2 Tim 3:5 : 5 Having a form of godliness but denying its power. From such turn away.
• Lev 19:12 : 12 And you shall not swear by my name falsely, nor shall you profane the name of your God: I am the LORD.