Focused Passage

Jeremiah 11:21-23

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

21Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning the people of Anathoth who are seeking your life and saying, “You must not prophesy in the name of the LORD, or you will die by our hand.”

22So this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “I will punish them. Their young men will die by the sword, their sons and daughters by famine.

23There will be no remnant, for I will bring disaster on the people of Anathoth in the year of their punishment.”

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Verse 21

Cross-references

Isaiah 30:10Classic cross-references Jeremiah 12:6Classic cross-references Jeremiah 34:20Classic cross-references Amos 2:12Classic cross-references Jeremiah 1:1Classic cross-references

Original words

Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןH3651Adverbthis is whatכֹּֽה־H3541Adverbthe LORDיְהוָה֙H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularsaysאָמַ֤רH559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularconcerningעַל־H5921Prepositionthe peopleאַנְשֵׁ֣יH582Noun - masculine plural constructof Anathothעֲנָת֔וֹתH6068Noun - proper - feminine singularwho are seekingהַֽמְבַקְשִׁ֥יםH1245Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural-אֶֽת־H853Direct object markeryour lifeנַפְשְׁךָ֖H5315Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularand sayingלֵאמֹ֑רH559Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructYou must notלֹ֤אH3808Adverb - Negative particleprophesyתִנָּבֵא֙H5012Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularin the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םH8034Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֔הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .וְלֹ֥אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleor you will dieתָמ֖וּתH4191Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularby our handבְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃סH3027Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural

Verse 22

Cross-references

Amos 3:2Classic cross-references Jeremiah 18:21Classic cross-references 1 Thessalonians 2:15Classic cross-references 2 Chronicles 36:17Classic cross-references Ezekiel 24:25Classic cross-references

Original words

Soלָכֵ֗ןH3651Adverbthis is whatכֹּ֤הH3541Adverbthe LORDיְהוָ֣הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularof Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתH6635Noun - common plural. . .הִנְנִ֥יH2005Interjection | first person common singularsaysאָמַר֙H559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularI will punish themפֹקֵ֖דH6485Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular. . .עֲלֵיהֶ֑םH5921Preposition | third person masculine pluralTheir young menהַבַּֽחוּרִים֙H970Article | Noun - masculine pluralwill dieיָמֻ֣תוּH4191Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralby the swordבַחֶ֔רֶבH2719Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singulartheir sonsבְּנֵיהֶם֙H1121Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluraland daughtersוּבְנ֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔םH1323Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural-יָמֻ֖תוּH4191Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralby famineבָּרָעָֽב׃H7458Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular

Verse 23

Cross-references

Jeremiah 23:12Classic cross-references Jeremiah 48:44Classic cross-references Hosea 9:7Classic cross-references Jeremiah 50:27Classic cross-references Luke 19:44Classic cross-references

Original words

There will beתִֽהְיֶ֖הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularnoלֹ֥אH3808Adverb - Negative particleremnantוּשְׁאֵרִ֕יתH7611Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularforכִּֽי־H3588ConjunctionI will bringאָבִ֥יאH935Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singulardisasterרָעָ֛הH7451Adjective - feminine singularonאֶל־H413Prepositionthe peopleאַנְשֵׁ֥יH582Noun - masculine plural constructof Anathothעֲנָת֖וֹתH6068Noun - proper - feminine singularin the yearשְׁנַ֥תH8141Noun - feminine singular constructof their punishmentפְּקֻדָּתָֽם׃סH6486Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural

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