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

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.

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

They profess to know God but with their deeds they deny him, since they are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.

Listen to this, O family of Jacob, you who are called by the name‘ Israel,’ and are descended from Judah, who take oaths in the name of the LORD, and invoke the God of Israel– but not in an honest and just manner.

You must be truthful, honest and upright when you take an oath saying,‘ As surely as the LORD lives!’ If you do, the nations will pray to be as blessed by him as you are and will make him the object of their boasting.”

You steal. You murder. You commit adultery. You lie when you swear on oath. You sacrifice to the god Baal. You pay allegiance to other gods whom you have not previously known.

The speaker went on to say,“ This is a curse traveling across the whole earth. For example, according to the curse whoever steals will be removed from the community; or on the other hand( according to the curse) whoever swears falsely will suffer the same fate.”“ I will send it out,” says the LORD who rules over all,“ and it will enter the house of the thief and of the person who swears falsely in my name. It will land in the middle of his house and destroy both timber and stones.”

Hear the word of the LORD, you Israelites! For the LORD has a covenant lawsuit against the people of Israel. For there is neither faithfulness nor loyalty in the land, nor do they acknowledge God.There is only cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and adultery. They resort to violence and bloodshed.

Although you, O Israel, commit adultery, do not let Judah become guilty! Do not journey to Gilgal! Do not go up to Beth Aven! Do not swear,“ As surely as the LORD lives!”

sexually immoral people, practicing homosexuals, kidnappers, liars, perjurers– in fact, for any who live contrary to sound teaching.

They will maintain the outward appearance of religion but will have repudiated its power. So avoid people like these.

You must not swear falsely in my name, so that you do not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.

“ I will come to you in judgment. I will be quick to testify against those who practice divination, those who commit adultery, those who break promises, and those who exploit workers, widows, and orphans, who refuse to help the immigrant and in this way show they do not fear me,” says the LORD who rules over all.

They utter empty words, taking false oaths and making empty agreements. Therefore legal disputes sprout up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a plowed field.