Jeremiah 5:2

וְאִ֥ם חַי־יְהֹוָ֖ה יֹאמֵ֑רוּ לָכֵ֥ן לַשֶּׁ֖קֶר יִשָּׁבֵֽעוּ׃

And if they say, ‘As YHWH lives,’ surely falsely they swear.

Morphology

1. וְאִ֥ם (ve-im) – Root: אם (ʾim); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “and if”; Notes: Introduces a conditional clause.
2. חַי־יְהֹוָ֖ה (ḥai-YHWH) – Roots: חי (ḥai), יהוה (YHWH); Form: Adjective masculine singular + divine name; Translation: “As YHWH lives”; Notes: Formulaic oath invoking the life of YHWH.
3. יֹאמֵ֑רוּ (yoʾmeru) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “they say”; Notes: Refers to the people’s declaration or oath formula.
4. לָכֵ֥ן (laken) – Root: כן (ken); Form: Preposition + demonstrative; Translation: “surely” or “therefore”; Notes: Introduces result or consequence emphatically.
5. לַשֶּׁ֖קֶר (la-sheqer) – Root: שקר (sheqer); Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular; Translation: “falsely” or “to falsehood”; Notes: Indicates the manner or motive of the oath.
6. יִשָּׁבֵֽעוּ (yishaveʿu) – Root: שבע (shavaʿ); Form: Nifal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “they swear”; Notes: Passive/reflexive stem expressing formal oath-taking, here done deceitfully.