Focused Passage

Jeremiah 11:1-5

The Broken Covenant and the Plot Against the Prophet

The chapter moves from a command to proclaim the covenant, to the covenant curse on disobedience, to the LORD's reminder of Israel's Exodus obligation, to Judah's conspiracy of covenant rebellion, to forbidden intercession and rejected cries, to the image of a beautiful olive tree now set on fire, and finally to the plot of Anathoth against Jeremiah and the LORD's announced judgment on them.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD:

2 “Listen to the words of this covenant and tell them to the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem.

3 You must tell them that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Cursed is the man who does not obey the words of this covenant,

4 which I commanded your forefathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying, ‘Obey Me, and do everything I command you, and you will be My people, and I will be your God.’

5 This was in order to establish the oath I swore to your forefathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is to this day.” “Amen, LORD,” I answered.

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Cross-references

1 Kings 17:2 Classic cross-references

Original words

[This is] the word הַדָּבָר֙ H1697 Article | Noun - masculine singular that אֲשֶׁ֣ר H834 Pronoun - relative came הָיָ֣ה H1961 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular to אֶֽל־ H413 Preposition Jeremiah יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ H3414 Noun - proper - masculine singular - מֵאֵ֥ת H854 Preposition-m | Direct object marker from the LORD יְהוָ֖ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular . . . לֵאמֹֽר׃ H559 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct

Verse 2

Cross-references

Jeremiah 11:6 Classic cross-references Exodus 19:5 Classic cross-references

Original words

Listen שִׁמְע֕וּ H8085 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker to the words דִּבְרֵ֖י H1697 Noun - masculine plural construct of this הַזֹּ֑את H2063 Article | Pronoun - feminine singular covenant הַבְּרִ֣ית H1285 Article | Noun - feminine singular and tell them וְדִבַּרְתָּם֙ H1696 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural to אֶל־ H413 Preposition the men אִ֣ישׁ H376 Noun - masculine singular construct of Judah יְהוּדָ֔ה H3063 Noun - proper - masculine singular . . . וְעַל־ H5921 Conjunctive waw | Preposition and the residents יֹשְׁבֵ֖י H3427 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct of Jerusalem יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ H3389 Noun - proper - feminine singular

Verse 3

Cross-references

Galatians 3:10 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 27:26 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 28:15 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 29:19 Classic cross-references

Original words

You must tell them that וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular . . . אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם H413 Preposition | third person masculine plural this is what כֹּֽה־ H3541 Adverb the LORD יְהוָ֖ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular the God אֱלֹהֵ֣י H430 Noun - masculine plural construct of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular says אָמַ֥ר H559 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Cursed is אָר֣וּר H779 Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular the man הָאִ֔ישׁ H376 Article | Noun - masculine singular who אֲשֶׁר֙ H834 Pronoun - relative does not לֹ֣א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle obey יִשְׁמַ֔ע H8085 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the words דִּבְרֵ֖י H1697 Noun - masculine plural construct of this הַזֹּֽאת׃ H2063 Article | Pronoun - feminine singular covenant הַבְּרִ֥ית H1285 Article | Noun - feminine singular

Verse 4

Cross-references

1 Samuel 15:22 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 28:1 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 7:23 Classic cross-references Psalms 81:10 Classic cross-references Leviticus 26:12 Classic cross-references

Original words

which אֲשֶׁ֣ר H834 Pronoun - relative I commanded צִוִּ֣יתִי H6680 Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker your forefathers אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֡ם H1 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural when בְּי֣וֹם H3117 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct I brought them out הוֹצִיאִֽי־ H3318 Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | first person common singular - אוֹתָ֣ם H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine plural of the land מֵאֶֽרֶץ־ H776 Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct of Egypt מִצְרַיִם֩ H4714 Noun - proper - feminine singular out of the iron הַבַּרְזֶ֜ל H1270 Article | Noun - masculine singular furnace מִכּ֨וּר H3564 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct saying לֵאמֹ֗ר H559 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Obey Me שִׁמְע֤וּ H8085 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural . . . בְקוֹלִי֙ H6963 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular and do וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֣ם H6213 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural - אוֹתָ֔ם H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine plural everything כְּכֹ֥ל H3605 Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular - אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative I command you אֲצַוֶּ֖ה H6680 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular - אֶתְכֶ֑ם H853 Direct object marker | second person masculine plural and you will be וִהְיִ֤יתֶם H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural My לִי֙ Preposition | first person common singular people לְעָ֔ם H5971 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular and I וְאָ֣נֹכִ֔י H595 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular will be אֶהְיֶ֥ה H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular your לָכֶ֖ם Preposition | second person masculine plural God לֵאלֹהִֽים׃ H430 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural

Verse 5

Cross-references

Exodus 3:8 Classic cross-references 1 Chronicles 17:23 Classic cross-references 2 Chronicles 6:17 Classic cross-references 1 Kings 8:26 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 28:9 Classic cross-references

Original words

[This was] in order to לְמַעַן֩ H4616 Conjunction establish הָקִ֨ים H6965 Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the oath הַשְּׁבוּעָ֜ה H7621 Article | Noun - feminine singular - אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative I swore נִשְׁבַּ֣עְתִּי H7650 Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular to your forefathers לַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗ם H1 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural to give them לָתֵ֤ת H5414 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct . . . לָהֶם֙ Preposition-l | Pronoun - third person masculine plural a land אֶ֣רֶץ H776 Noun - feminine singular flowing זָבַ֥ת H2100 Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct with milk חָלָ֛ב H2461 Noun - masculine singular and honey וּדְבַ֖שׁ H1706 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular as it is to this day כַּיּ֣וֹם H3117 Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular . . . הַזֶּ֑ה H2088 Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Amen אָמֵ֥ן׀ H543 Adverb LORD יְהוָֽה׃ס H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular I answered וָאַ֥עַן H6030 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular . . . וָאֹמַ֖ר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular

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