Jeremiah 5:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Jeremiah 5:2

The Justice of God’s Judgment

1 “Run to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem;
See now and know;
And seek in her open places
^aIf you can find a man,
^bIf there is anyone who executes¹ judgment,
Who seeks the truth,
^cAnd I will pardon her.

2 ^aThough they say, ‘As ^bthe Lord lives,’
Surely they ^cswear falsely.”

3 O Lord, are not ^aYour eyes on the truth?
You have ^bstricken them,
But they have not grieved;
You have consumed them,
But ^cthey have refused to receive correction.
They have made their faces harder than rock;
They have refused to return.

4 Therefore I said, “Surely these are poor.
They are foolish;
For ^athey do not know the way of the Lord,
The judgment of their God.

5 I will go to the great men and speak to them,
For ^athey have known the way of the Lord,
The judgment of their God.”
But these have altogether ^bbroken the yoke
And burst the bonds.

6 Therefore ^aa lion from the forest shall slay them,
^bA wolf of the deserts shall destroy them;
^cA leopard will watch over their cities.
Everyone who goes out from there shall be torn in pieces,
Because their transgressions are many;
Their backslidings have increased.

Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 5:2

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

Amplified® Bible
And though they say, As the Lord lives, surely they swear falsely.

Contemporary English Version
Everyone breaks promises made in my name."

Darby English Version
And if they say, [As] Jehovah liveth! surely they swear falsely.

Good News Bible
Even though you claim to worship the LORD, you do not mean what you say.

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

New American Standard Bible
"And although they say, `As the LORD lives,' Surely they swear falsely."

New International Version
Although they say, 'As surely as the LORD lives,'
still they are swearing falsely."

New King James Version
Though they say, "As the LORD lives,"
Surely they swear falsely."

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"And although they say, 'As the LORD lives,' Surely they swear falsely."

Revised Standard Version
Though they say, "As the LORD lives," yet they swear falsely.

Young's Literal Translation
And if they say, `Jehovah liveth,' Surely to a falsehood they swear.

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