Jer 5:2 | NET2full | STEP | These people make promises in the name of the Lord . But the fact is , what they swear to is really a lie .”

‏ Jeremiah 5:2

2 These people make promises in the name of the Lord. ^{▼▼tn Heb “Though they say, ‘As surely as the Lord lives.’” The idea of “swear on oath” comes from the second line.}
But the fact is, ^{▼▼tc The translation follows many Hebrew mss and the Syriac version in reading “surely” (אָכֵן, ʾakhen) instead of “therefore” (לָכֵן, lakhen) in the MT.} ^{▼▼tn Heb “Surely.”} what they swear to is really a lie.” ^{▼▼tn Heb “they swear falsely.”}