Yēlìmǐshū 5:2

2 Qízhōng de rén suīrán zhǐ zhe yǒngshēng de Yēhéhuá qǐshì , suǒ qǐ de shì shízaì shì jiǎ de .

Yēlìmǐshū 5:2 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 5:2

And though they say, the Lord liveth
It might be said, that there were multitudes that made mention of the name of the Lord, that professed it, and swore by it; which sometimes is put for the worship and service of God, ( Deuteronomy 10:20 ) and therefore it could not be so difficult a matter to find a man of integrity and uprightness among them; this is answered by allowing there were persons that did do so: but then it must be observed, that surely they swear falsely;
they abused the name of God, and were guilty of perjury: or the sense is, they were only nominal professors, hypocritical worshippers; in words professed to know God, but in works denied him; had a form of religion and godliness, but without the power of it.

Yēlìmǐshū 5:2 In-Context

1 Nǐmen dāng zaì Yēlùsǎlĕng de jiē shang paó lái paó qù , zaì kuānkuò chù xúnzhǎo , kàn kān yǒu yī rén xíng gōngyì qiú chéngshí méiyǒu . ruò yǒu , wǒ jiù shèmiǎn zhè chéng .

2 Qízhōng de rén suīrán zhǐ zhe yǒngshēng de Yēhéhuá qǐshì , suǒ qǐ de shì shízaì shì jiǎ de .

3 Yēhéhuá a , nǐde yǎnmù bú shì kàn gù chéngshí ma . nǐ jī dá tāmen , tāmen què bù shāng tòng . nǐ huǐmiè tāmen , tāmen réng bù shòu chéng zhì . tāmen shǐ liǎn gāng yìng guòyú pánshí , bù kĕn huí tóu .

4 Wǒ shuō , zhèxie rén shízaì shì pínqióng de , shì yúmeì de , yīnwei bù xiǎodé Yēhéhuá de zuòwéi hé tāmen shén de fǎ zé .

5 Wǒ yào qù jiàn zūn dà de rén , duì tāmen shuōhuà , yīnwei tāmen xiǎodé Yēhéhuá de zuòwéi hé tāmen shén de fǎ zé . nǎ zhī , zhèxie rén qíxīn jiāng è zhé duàn , zhēng kāi shéng suǒ .