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Jeremiah 5:2

Though, as professed servants of Jehovah, they take the most solemn form of oath, yet they use it to give weight to a lie. Cp. Isaiah 48:1.

surely This rendering is obtained by the change of one letter in MT., which has "therefore" in defiance of the sense.

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See also Jeremiah 5:2 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Jeremiah 5:2. _THE LORD LIVETH_] Though they profess to _bind themselves_ by Jehovah, as if they acknowledged him their God and only Lord, yet they _swore falsely_; for not believing in him, th...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    Though they take the most binding form of oath, they do so only as a means of deceiving others....

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 5 _ 1. The apostate conditions of Jerusalem (Jeremiah 5:1) _ 2. The impending judgment (Jeremiah 5:10) 3. Sowing and reaping (Jeremiah 5:19) 4. The horrible thing ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    THE SINS OF JERUSALEM. Jeremiah is bidden to seek even one man in Jerusalem, for whose sake Yahweh may spare the city (_cf._ Genesis 18:16), one man of justice and faithfulness (_mg.) ;_ even the oath...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    SURELY THEY SWEAR FALSELY— _Nevertheless,_ &c. See Jeremiah 5:7 and ch. Jeremiah 4:2. Let what we say be ever so true, if we believe it not to be so, we have not spoken truth. Custom has brought many...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    C. Causes of Coming Judgment Jeremiah 5:1-31 In chapter five Jeremiah discusses the various reasons why God must judge His people. The nation has been guilty of at least six terrible sins: (1) moral c...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely. THOUGH THEY SAY, THE LORD LIVETH - (, "They profess that they know God, but in works they deny Him"). SWEAR FALSELY - not a judici...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    1-9. The universal corruption of the city prevents forgiveness....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    THE LORD LIVETH. — The words imply that a distinction between the binding powers of different formulæ of adjuration, like that of the later scribes (Matthew 23:16), was already in some degree prevalen...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וְ אִ֥ם חַי ־יְהֹוָ֖ה יֹאמֵ֑רוּ לָכֵ֥ן לַ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    WIDESPREAD CORRUPTION Jeremiah 5:1-6; Jeremiah 19:1-15; Jeremiah 20:1-18; Jeremiah 21:1-14; Jeremiah 22:1-30; Jeremiah 23:1-40; Jeremiah 24:1-10; Jeremiah 25:1-38;...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Having thus declared that judgment was determined on, the prophet now carefully declared the reason for it. This was, first, the utter corruption of conduct. Among the people not a man was to lie foun...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    And though they say, The (b) LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely. (b) Though they pretend religion and holiness, yet all is but hypocrisy: for under this kind of swearing is contained the true rel...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    If we read these verses with a gospel comment, the amount of them will be similar to what the Apostle made on one of the Psalms of David. See Psalms 14:2; Romans 3:10. But Reader! cannot you and I fin...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    This is added by way of anticipation; for the Jews, as it is well known, thought that they had a cover for all their vices, inasmuch as they had God’s name continually in their mouths. Since then they...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 4, 5, AND 6. Chapter 4 resumes the subject of Chapter s 2, 3, and, applying it at that time to the people, tells them that, if they return, it must be unto th...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND THOUGH THEY SAY, THE LORD LIVETH,.... It might be said, that there were multitudes that made mention of the name of the Lord, that professed it, and swore by it; which sometimes is put for the wor...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely. Ver. 2. _And though they say, The Lord liveth,_] _i.e., _ Albeit they talk religiously, as those pretenders also did, Isa 66:5 and mak...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _And though they say, The Lord liveth_, &c. Though, when they swear, they use the common form of an oath, and say, _The Lord liveth_, or, _as the Lord liveth_, or, _by the living God. Surely_, or rath...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And though they say, in a form of assurance which had become habitual with them, even as with many thoughtless people in our days, THE LORD LIVETH, SURELY THEY SWEAR FALSELY. The oath under such circu...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    LACK OF TRUTH AND FAITH IN PUBLIC LIFE...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-9 None could be found who behaved as upright and godly men. But the Lord saw the true character of the people through all their disguises. The poor were ignorant, and therefore they were wicked. Wh...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    THOUGH THEY SAY, THE LORD LIVETH; though when they swear, they use the form of an oath, and say, The LORD LIVETH, JEREMIAH 5:2, or, By the _living God_. By swearing here we may understand all their se...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

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  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    YHWH GIVES HIS REASONS WHY JERUSALEM WILL NOT BE PARDONED AND JEREMIAH MAKES A VAIN SEARCH FOR A RIGHTEOUS MAN (JEREMIAH 5:1). YHWH now vindicates His decision to bring inevitable judgment. He assures...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    Jeremiah 5:2 Commonplace belief in God. I. Commonplace belief is the assent we give to something which is told us, because we see no reason for thinking the thing untrue in itself, nor yet for callin...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Jeremiah 5:1. _Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seek...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Jeremiah's second message, continued. God's charges against them and the judgments threatened. CHARACTERS: God, Jeremiah. CONCLUSION: Sinners have reason to expect punishment on account of...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Jeremiah 5:2. _Though they say the Lord liveth, surely they swear falsely._ These words being in every one's mouth, are but words, not sentiments. If men knew the grandeur of God, and studied his perf...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Run ye. .. and see. .. if ye can find a man._ A MAN; OR, THE DIVINE IDEAL UNREALISED I. The Divine idea of a man. One “that executeth Judgment, that seeketh the truth.” This involves-- 1. A righte...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—1. CHRONOLOGY OF THE CHAPTER. The description here of unblushing immorality and total disorganisation leads Kimchi and others to date this chapter after Josiah’s times;...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION Is the punishment thought too severe? Then let the moral condition of Jerusalem be inquired into. Must not such transgressions precipitate its people into ruin? There are four well-marked...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Run to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places, if you can find a man, if there be any that is executing judgment, and that is seeking truth; and...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Though — Though when they swear, they use the form of an oath, and say, the Lord liveth, or by the living God: yet it is neither in truth nor righteousness....

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