Though they say,‘ As Yahweh lives,’ surely they swear falsely.”

其中的人虽然指着永生的耶和华起誓，所起的誓实在是假的。”

虽然他们说“我对永生的耶和华发誓”，所起的誓实在是假的。

虽然他们说“我对永生的耶和华发誓”，所起的誓实在是假的。

虽然他们凭永活的耶和华起誓，却口是心非。”

城里的人虽然指着永活的耶和华起誓，其实，他们起的誓是假的。”

其中的人雖然指着永生的耶和華起誓，所起的誓實在是假的。

雖然他們說「我對永生的耶和華發誓」，所起的誓實在是假的。

雖然他們說「我對永生的耶和華發誓」，所起的誓實在是假的。

雖然他們憑永活的耶和華起誓，卻口是心非。」

城裡的人雖然指著永活的耶和華起誓，其實，他們起的誓是假的。”

雖然他們起誓說：「願永活的永恆主」為證，其實他們是起假誓的。

彼雖指維生之耶和華而誓、猶為妄誓、

斯民雖指耶和華而誓、適見其妄。

斯民雖指主而誓、實乃妄誓、

Although they say,‘ As surely as the Lord lives,’ still they are swearing falsely.”

They make their promises in my name. They say,‘ You can be sure that the Lord is alive.’ But their promises can’t be trusted.”

Though they say,“ As the Lord lives,” yet they swear falsely.

But even when they are under oath, saying,‘ As surely as the Lord lives,’ they are still telling lies!”

When they say,“ As the LORD lives,” they are swearing falsely.

And although they say,‘ As the Lord lives,’ Certainly they swear falsely.”

Though they say,‘ As the Lord lives,’ Surely they swear falsely.”

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

When they say,“ As the Lord lives,” they are swearing falsely.

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

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

They profess that they know God, but by their deeds they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.

“ Hear this, house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, and have come out of the waters of Judah. You swear by Yahweh’s name, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness—

and you will swear,‘ As Yahweh lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness. The nations will bless themselves in him, and they will glory in him.”

Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, burn incense to Baal, and walk after other gods that you have not known,

Then he said to me,“ This is the curse that goes out over the surface of the whole land; for everyone who steals shall be cut off according to it on the one side; and everyone who swears falsely shall be cut off according to it on the other side.I will cause it to go out,” says Yahweh of Armies,“ and it will enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him who swears falsely by my name; and it will remain in the middle of his house, and will destroy it with its timber and its stones.”

Hear Yahweh’s word, you children of Israel; for Yahweh has a charge against the inhabitants of the land:“ Indeed there is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land.There is cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and committing adultery; they break boundaries, and bloodshed causes bloodshed.

“ Though you, Israel, play the prostitute, yet don’t let Judah offend; and don’t come to Gilgal, neither go up to Beth Aven, nor swear,‘ As Yahweh lives.’

for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave- traders, for liars, for perjurers, and for any other thing contrary to the sound doctrine,

holding a form of godliness, but having denied its power. Turn away from these, also.

“‘ You shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name of your God. I am Yahweh.

I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against the perjurers, and against those who oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and who deprive the foreigner of justice, and don’t fear me,” says Yahweh of Armies.

They make promises, swearing falsely in making covenants. Therefore judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the field.