Jeremiah 5:2
And though they say, The Lord liveth; surely they swear falsely.
Cross-reference
Jeremiah 4:2 describes the proper way to swear by the LORD — with truth and justice — contrasting the false swearing condemned in 5:2.
Jeremiah 7:9 lists swearing falsely among the covenant violations, echoing the same sin condemned in 5:2.
Jeremiah 44:26 records God banning the oath 'As the Lord lives' because of persistent false swearing — the consequence of this sin.
Jeremiah 12:16 promises blessing for swearing 'As the Lord lives' rightly — in direct contrast to the false use here.
Jeremiah 42:5 shows people invoking the Lord as witness to a sincere oath — contrasting with the deceitful oaths here.
1 Timothy 1:10 lists perjurers among the unrighteous, directly relating to the false swearing in Jeremiah.
Malachi 3:5 includes false swearers among those God judges, matching the false oaths in Jeremiah.
Zechariah 5:4 curses those who swear falsely by God's name, directly echoing the false oath in Jeremiah.
Zechariah 5:3 includes a curse on those who swear falsely — the same sin condemned in Jeremiah 5:2.
Hosea 4:15 explicitly warns against swearing 'As the LORD lives' — the very oath people use falsely in Jeremiah 5:2.
Hosea 4:2 includes 'swearing' and 'lying' — specific sins that match the false oath in Jeremiah 5:2.
Isaiah 48:1 similarly condemns those who swear by the LORD's name but not in truth — directly parallel to the false oath in Jeremiah 5:2.
Leviticus 19:12 is the law against swearing falsely by God's name — the very commandment being violated in Jeremiah 5:2.
Psalm 24:4 explicitly condemns swearing deceitfully — a direct parallel to the false oaths described here.
Deuteronomy 6:13 commands swearing by God's name — the very act these people perform falsely in Jeremiah.
Leviticus 6:3 addresses swearing falsely about a neighbor's property, a specific case of false oath like in Jeremiah.
Isaiah 29:13 describes honoring God with lips while hearts are far — mirroring the insincere oath-taking here.
Ezekiel 17:19 condemns despising an oath and breaking covenant — mirroring the false swearing by the Lord's name in Jeremiah 5:2.
In Job 27:2, Job swears 'As God lives' in genuine anguish — contrasting the deceptive oaths condemned here.
In 1 Kings 17:12, the widow uses the same oath phrase 'As the Lord lives' sincerely — contrasting the false swearing here.
Hosea 4:1 declares no faithfulness or knowledge of God — the broader context for the false swearing condemned in Jeremiah 5:2.
Hosea 10:4 describes empty oaths and false covenants — similar condemnation of insincere swearing as in Jeremiah 5:2.