Isa 48:1, Jer 5:2, Eze 20:39, Amo 6:10, 8:14, Zep 1:5-6 | ESV | STEP | Hear this , O house of Jacob , who are called by the name of Israel , and who came from the waters of Judah , who swear by the name of the Lord and confess the God of Israel , but not in truth or right .

Isaiah 48:1

Israel Refined for God’s Glory

1 Hear this, O house of Jacob,
^awho are called by the name of Israel,
and ^bwho came from the waters of Judah,
^cwho swear by the name of the Lord
and confess the God of Israel,
but not in truth or right.

Jeremiah 5:2

2 ^dThough they say, “As the Lord lives,”
^eyet they swear falsely.

Ezekiel 20:39

39 “As for you, O house of Israel, thus says the Lord God: ^fGo serve every one of you his idols, now and hereafter, if you will not listen to me; ^gbut my holy name you shall no more profane with your gifts and your idols.

Amos 6:10

10 And when one’s relative, ^hthe one who anoints him for burial, shall take him up to bring the bones out of the house, and shall say to him who is in the innermost parts of the house, “Is there still anyone with you?” he shall say, “No”; and he shall say, ⁱ“Silence! We must not mention the name of the Lord.”

Amos 8:14

14 Those who swear by ^jthe Guilt of Samaria,
and say, ‘As your god lives, O Dan,’
and, ‘As ^kthe Way of ^lBeersheba lives,’
they shall fall, and never rise again.”

Zephaniah 1:5-6

5 ^mthose who bow down on the roofs
to the host of the heavens,
ⁿthose who bow down and swear to the Lord
and yet swear by ^oMilcom,
6 ^pthose who have turned back from following the Lord,
^qwho do not seek the Lord or inquire of him.”