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

1This 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.

3You 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,

4which 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.’

5This 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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Verse 1

Original words

[This is] the wordהַדָּבָר֙H1697Article | Noun - masculine singularthatאֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativecameהָיָ֣הH1961Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singulartoאֶֽל־H413PrepositionJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּH3414Noun - proper - masculine singular-מֵאֵ֥תH854Preposition-m | Direct object markerfrom the LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .לֵאמֹֽר׃H559Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Verse 2

Original words

Listenשִׁמְע֕וּH8085Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerto the wordsדִּבְרֵ֖יH1697Noun - masculine plural constructof thisהַזֹּ֑אתH2063Article | Pronoun - feminine singularcovenantהַבְּרִ֣יתH1285Article | Noun - feminine singularand tell themוְדִבַּרְתָּם֙H1696Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine pluraltoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe menאִ֣ישׁH376Noun - masculine singular constructof Judahיְהוּדָ֔הH3063Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .וְעַל־H5921Conjunctive waw | Prepositionand the residentsיֹשְׁבֵ֖יH3427Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructof Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃H3389Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 3

Original words

You must tell them thatוְאָמַרְתָּ֣H559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular. . .אֲלֵיהֶ֔םH413Preposition | third person masculine pluralthis is whatכֹּֽה־H3541Adverbthe LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularthe Godאֱלֹהֵ֣יH430Noun - masculine plural constructof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularsaysאָמַ֥רH559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularCursed isאָר֣וּרH779Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularthe manהָאִ֔ישׁH376Article | Noun - masculine singularwhoאֲשֶׁר֙H834Pronoun - relativedoes notלֹ֣אH3808Adverb - Negative particleobeyיִשְׁמַ֔עH8085Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe wordsדִּבְרֵ֖יH1697Noun - masculine plural constructof thisהַזֹּֽאת׃H2063Article | Pronoun - feminine singularcovenantהַבְּרִ֥יתH1285Article | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 4

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whichאֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativeI commandedצִוִּ֣יתִיH6680Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markeryour forefathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֡םH1Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralwhenבְּי֣וֹםH3117Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructI brought them outהוֹצִיאִֽי־H3318Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | first person common singular-אוֹתָ֣םH853Direct object marker | third person masculine pluralof the landמֵאֶֽרֶץ־H776Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular constructof Egyptמִצְרַיִם֩H4714Noun - proper - feminine singularout of the ironהַבַּרְזֶ֜לH1270Article | Noun - masculine singularfurnaceמִכּ֨וּרH3564Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructsayingלֵאמֹ֗רH559Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructObey Meשִׁמְע֤וּH8085Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural. . .בְקוֹלִי֙H6963Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularand doוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֣םH6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural-אוֹתָ֔םH853Direct object marker | third person masculine pluraleverythingכְּכֹ֥לH3605Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular-אֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativeI command youאֲצַוֶּ֖הH6680Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular-אֶתְכֶ֑םH853Direct object marker | second person masculine pluraland you will beוִהְיִ֤יתֶםH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralMyלִי֙Preposition | first person common singularpeopleלְעָ֔םH5971Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularand Iוְאָ֣נֹכִ֔יH595Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singularwill beאֶהְיֶ֥הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularyourלָכֶ֖םPreposition | second person masculine pluralGodלֵאלֹהִֽים׃H430Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural
Verse 5

Original words

[This was] in order toלְמַעַן֩H4616Conjunctionestablishהָקִ֨יםH6965Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe oathהַשְּׁבוּעָ֜הH7621Article | Noun - feminine singular-אֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativeI sworeנִשְׁבַּ֣עְתִּיH7650Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singularto your forefathersלַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗םH1Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralto give themלָתֵ֤תH5414Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct. . .לָהֶם֙Preposition-l | Pronoun - third person masculine plurala landאֶ֣רֶץH776Noun - feminine singularflowingזָבַ֥תH2100Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular constructwith milkחָלָ֛בH2461Noun - masculine singularand honeyוּדְבַ֖שׁH1706Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularas it is to this dayכַּיּ֣וֹםH3117Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular. . .הַזֶּ֑הH2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singularAmenאָמֵ֥ן׀H543AdverbLORDיְהוָֽה׃סH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularI answeredוָאַ֥עַןH6030Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular. . .וָאֹמַ֖רH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular

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