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When they say, “As the LORD lives,” they are swearing falsely.
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American Standard Version
And though they say, As Jehovah liveth; surely they swear falsely.
English Standard Version
Though they say, “As the LORD lives,” yet they swear falsely.
King James Version
And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.
New American Standard Bible
“And although they say, ‘As the LORD lives,’ Certainly they swear falsely.”
New International Version
Although they say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ still they are swearing falsely.”
New King James Version
Though they say, ‘ As the LORD lives,’ Surely they swear falsely.”
New Living Translation
But even when they are under oath, saying, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ they are still telling lies!”
World English Bible
Though they say, ‘As Yahweh lives,’ surely they swear falsely.”