Jeremiah
Chapter 5
Verse 2
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Jeremiah 5

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2 Though they say, ‘As the LORD lives,’ surely they swear falsely.”

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Relevant source witnesses currently attached to Jeremiah 5:2. Some ancient sources use different book or verse structures, so availability notes call out gaps honestly instead of forcing five panels everywhere.

Panels 5
Word Entries 40
Editorial Notes 0
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Westminster Leningrad Codex Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament / Hebrew Bible

Primary Hebrew source-text witness for the Hebrew Bible.

וְאִ֥ם חַי־יְהֹוָ֖ה יֹאמֵ֑רוּ לָכֵ֥ן לַשֶּׁ֖קֶר יִשָּׁבֵֽעוּ׃

7 word entries
וְאִ֥ם
Lemma
c/518 a
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + conjunction
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H518
Occurrences
279
חַי
Lemma
2416 a
Morphology
Hebrew: adjective
Part of Speech
adjective
Strong's
H2416
Occurrences
188
יְהֹוָ֖ה
Lemma
3068
Morphology
Hebrew: noun proper
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H3068
Occurrences
5701
יֹאמֵ֑רוּ
Lemma
559
Morphology
Hebrew: verb qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H559
Occurrences
1301
לָכֵ֥ן
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + adverb
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H3651
Occurrences
195
לַשֶּׁ֖קֶר
Lemma
l/8267
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + noun common masculine singular absolute
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H8267
Occurrences
10
יִשָּׁבֵֽעוּ
Lemma
7650
Morphology
Hebrew: verb niphal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H7650
Occurrences
130
Greek Brenton Septuagint Greek · Septuagint / Brenton Greek tradition · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament and Apocrypha where imported

Ancient Greek translation tradition. Every imported LXX token is classified with confidence labels; rare/generated forms remain needs-review rather than hand-verified scholarship.

Ζῇ Κύριος, λέγουσι, διατοῦτο οὐκ ἐν ψεύδεσιν ὀμνύουσι;

8 word entries
Ζῇ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
ζάω
Transliteration
ze
Morphology
verb, present active indicative/subjunctive, 3rd singular
Gloss
he/she/it lives
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
To live.
Occurrences
182
Κύριος
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
kyrios
Morphology
noun, masculine nominative singular
Gloss
Lord, master
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Lord, master, owner, or title for God.
Occurrences
7934
λέγουσι
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
legoysi
Morphology
verb, present/future active indicative, 3rd plural
Gloss
they ...
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
19
διατοῦτο
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
dia touto
Morphology
preposition + demonstrative phrase
Gloss
therefore, because of this
Part of Speech
adverbial phrase
Definition
Adverbial phrase meaning therefore or because of this.
Occurrences
198
οὐκ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
οὐ
Transliteration
ou
Morphology
negative particle
Gloss
not
Part of Speech
particle
Definition
Negative particle before rough breathing.
Occurrences
5892
ἐν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
ἐν
Transliteration
en
Morphology
preposition with dative
Gloss
in, among, with
Part of Speech
preposition
Definition
Preposition commonly taking the dative.
Strong's
G1722
Occurrences
13086
ψεύδεσιν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
pseydesin
Morphology
dative plural noun pattern or 3rd plural verb ending depending on context
Gloss
to/for ... / they ...
Part of Speech
noun/verb form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
4
ὀμνύουσι
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
low
Confidence note
Rare-form generated LXX morphology pattern. This improves coverage and searchability, but should be treated as low-confidence until reviewed against the verse context.
Transliteration
omnyoysi
Morphology
verb, present/future active indicative, 3rd plural
Gloss
they ...
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
1
Syriac Peshitta Old Testament Syriac · Syriac Peshitta · MIT License

Coverage: Old Testament and selected Apocrypha

Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.

ܘܐܢ ܚܝ ܡܪܝܐ ܢܐܡܪܘܢ ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܒܕܓܠܘܬܐ ܝܡܝܢ

7 word entries
ܘܐܢ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܘܐܢ
Transliteration
w'n
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
263
ܚܝ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܚܝ
Transliteration
hy
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
90
ܡܪܝܐ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Transliteration
maryah
Morphology
divine title, emphatic form
Gloss
Lord
Occurrences
2917
ܢܐܡܪܘܢ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
n'mrwn
Morphology
possible masculine plural or verbal/pronominal ending
Occurrences
41
ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
shryr'yt
Morphology
possible feminine singular, construct, or verbal ending
Occurrences
38
ܒܕܓܠܘܬܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
bdglwt'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed preposition b-
Occurrences
12
ܝܡܝܢ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
ymyn
Morphology
possible plural/participle or finite verbal ending
Occurrences
3
Targumim on Prophets and Writings Aramaic · Targum Jonathan and Writings Targumim · Public Domain

Coverage: Prophets, Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Megillot, and Chronicles. Torah Onkelos excluded pending commercial-safe licensing.

Jewish Aramaic interpretive translation tradition. Use as a Targum witness, not as a one-for-one original-language replacement.

וְאִם בִּשְׁמָא דַייָ יָמָן בְּכֵן לְשִׁקְרָא אִינוּן מִשְׁתַּבְּעִין׃

8 word entries
וְאִם
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
ואם
Transliteration
w'm
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
115
בִּשְׁמָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
שמא
Transliteration
bshm'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
147
דַייָ
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
דיי
Transliteration
dyy
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
1761
יָמָן
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
ימן
Transliteration
ymn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
1
בְּכֵן
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
בכן
Transliteration
bkn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
357
לְשִׁקְרָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
lshqr'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
195
אִינוּן
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
'ynwn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
449
מִשְׁתַּבְּעִין׃
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
mshtb'yn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
2
Latin Vulgate Clementine Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology

Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported

Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.

Quod si etiam: Vivit Dominus, dixerint, et hoc falso jurabunt.

10 word entries
quod
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
quod
Transliteration
quod
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
1241
si
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
si
Transliteration
si
Morphology
GreLa POS: subordinating conjunction
Occurrences
1970
etiam
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
etiam
Transliteration
etiam
Morphology
GreLa POS: adverb
Occurrences
326
vivit
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
uiuo
Transliteration
vivit
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
524
Dominus
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
dominus
Transliteration
Dominus
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
8181
dixerint
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
dico
Transliteration
dixerint
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
6477
et
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
et
Transliteration
et
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
and, also, even
Etymology
Basic Latin coordinating conjunction.
Occurrences
50526
hoc
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
hic
Transliteration
hoc
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
4646
falso
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
falsus
Transliteration
falso
Morphology
GreLa POS: adverb
Occurrences
41
iurabunt
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
iuro
Transliteration
iurabunt
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
181

Ranked cross references

Connections are ranked by community votes in the OpenBible.info cross-reference dataset (CC BY 4.0). They suggest related themes, words, events, or people; they are not automatic interpretations.

Titus 1:16

They profess that they know God, but by their deeds they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.

5 relevance votes

Jeremiah 4:2

and you will swear, ‘As the LORD lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness. The nations will bless themselves in him, and they will glory in him.”

4 relevance votes

Hosea 10:4

They make promises, swearing falsely in making covenants. Therefore judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the field.

3 relevance votes

2 Timothy 3:5

holding a form of godliness but having denied its power. Turn away from these, also.

3 relevance votes

Leviticus 19:12

“‘You shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.

3 relevance votes

Jeremiah 7:9

Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, burn incense to Baal, and walk after other gods that you have not known,

3 relevance votes

Isaiah 48:1

“Hear this, house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, and have come out of the waters of Judah. You swear by the LORD’s name, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness—

3 relevance votes

Hosea 4:15

“Though you, Israel, play the prostitute, yet don’t let Judah offend; and don’t come to Gilgal, neither go up to Beth Aven, nor swear, ‘As the LORD lives.’

2 relevance votes

1 Timothy 1:10

for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave-traders, for liars, for perjurers, and for any other thing contrary to the sound doctrine,

2 relevance votes

Malachi 3:5

I will come near to you to judgment. I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against the perjurers, and against those who oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and who deprive the foreigner of justice, and don’t fear me,” says the LORD of Armies.

2 relevance votes
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