“ And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely. ”
Though they take the most binding form of oath, they do so only as a means of deceiving others.
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 re...
The Sins of Jerusalem. Jeremiah is bidden to seek even one man in Jerusalem, for whose sake Yahweh may spare the city ( cf. Genesis 18:16-33 ), one man of justice and faithfulness ( mg.) ; even...
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 th...
And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely. The Lord liveth - Though they profess to bind themselves by Jehovah, as if they acknowledged him their God and only Lord, yet they swo...
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 br...
And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely. Though they say, The Lord liveth - ( Titus 1:16 , "They profess that they know God, but in works they deny Him"). Swear fal...
1-9. The universal corruption of the city prevents forgiveness.
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 pre...
Jeremiah 5:1-31 ; Jeremiah 6:1-30 CHAPTER IV THE SCYTHIANS AS THE SCOURGE OF GOD Jeremiah 4:3 - Jeremiah 6:30 IF we would understand what is written here and elsewhere in the pages of p...
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 ; Jeremiah 26:1-2...
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 fou...
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 14:2-3 ; Romans 3:10-26 . But Reader! cannot you...
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...
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 m...
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...
The Universal Corruption to the Age. B. C. 608. 1 Run ye to and fro through the streets...
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 t...
YHWH Gives His Reasons Why Jerusalem Will Not Be Pardoned And Jeremiah Makes A Vain Search For A Righteous Man ( Jeremiah 5:1-9 ). YHWH now vindicates His decision to bring inevitable judgment. He...
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 time...
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 ca...
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 s...
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 p...
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 r...
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-ma...
Lack of Truth and Faith in Public Life
1 Timothy 1:10 ; 2 Timothy 3:5 ; Hosea 10:4 ; Hosea 4:1 ; Hosea 4:15 ; Hosea 4:2 ; Isaiah 48:1 ; Jeremiah 4:2 ; Jeremiah 7:9 ; Leviticus 19:12 ; Malachi 3:5 ; Titus 1:16 ; Zechariah 5:3...
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.