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

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.

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.”

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

Such people claim they know God, but they deny him by the way they live. They are detestable and disobedient, worthless for doing anything good.

“ Listen to me, O family of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel and born into the family of Judah. Listen, you who take oaths in the name of the Lord and call on the God of Israel. You don’t keep your promises,

Then when you swear by my name, saying,‘ As surely as the Lord lives,’ you could do so with truth, justice, and righteousness. Then you would be a blessing to the nations of the world, and all people would come and praise my name.”

Do you really think you can steal, murder, commit adultery, lie, and burn incense to Baal and all those other new gods of yours,

Then he said to me,“ This scroll contains the curse that is going out over the entire land. One side of the scroll says that those who steal will be banished from the land; the other side says that those who swear falsely will be banished from the land.And this is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: I am sending this curse into the house of every thief and into the house of everyone who swears falsely using my name. And my curse will remain in that house and completely destroy it— even its timbers and stones.”

Hear the word of the Lord, O people of Israel! The Lord has brought charges against you, saying:“ There is no faithfulness, no kindness, no knowledge of God in your land.You make vows and break them; you kill and steal and commit adultery. There is violence everywhere— one murder after another.

“ Though you, Israel, are a prostitute, may Judah not be guilty of such things. Do not join the false worship at Gilgal or Beth aven, and do not take oaths there in the Lord’s name.

The law is for people who are sexually immoral, or who practice homosexuality, or are slave traders, liars, promise breakers, or who do anything else that contradicts the wholesome teaching

They will act religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly. Stay away from people like that!

“ Do not bring shame on the name of your God by using it to swear falsely. I am the Lord.

“ At that time I will put you on trial. I am eager to witness against all sorcerers and adulterers and liars. I will speak against those who cheat employees of their wages, who oppress widows and orphans, or who deprive the foreigners living among you of justice, for these people do not fear me,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

They spout empty words and make covenants they don’t intend to keep. So injustice springs up among them like poisonous weeds in a farmer’s field.