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Jeremiah 11:6-8

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

6Then the LORD said to me, “Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying: Hear the words of this covenant and carry them out.

7For from the time I brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt until today, I strongly warned them again and again, saying, ‘Obey My voice.’

8Yet they would not obey or incline their ears, but each one followed the stubbornness of his evil heart. So I brought on them all the curses of this covenant I had commanded them to follow but they did not keep.”

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Verse 6

Cross-references

Jeremiah 2:2Classic cross-references Jeremiah 11:2Classic cross-references James 1:22Classic cross-references Romans 2:13Classic cross-references Jeremiah 19:2Classic cross-references

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Then the LORDיְהוָה֙H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularsaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularto meאֵלַ֔יH413Preposition | first person common singularProclaimקְרָ֨אH7121Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructtheseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙H428Article | Pronoun - common pluralwordsהַדְּבָרִ֤יםH1697Article | Noun - masculine pluralin the citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יH5892Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural constructof Judahיְהוּדָ֔הH3063Noun - proper - masculine singularand in the streetsוּבְחֻצ֥וֹתH2351Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural constructof Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םH3389Noun - proper - feminine singularsayingלֵאמֹ֑רH559Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructHearשִׁמְע֗וּH8085Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe wordsדִּבְרֵי֙H1697Noun - masculine plural constructof thisהַזֹּ֔אתH2063Article | Pronoun - feminine singularcovenantהַבְּרִ֣יתH1285Article | Noun - feminine singularand carry them outוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םH6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural-אוֹתָֽם׃H853Direct object marker | third person masculine plural

Verse 7

Cross-references

1 Samuel 15:22Classic cross-references Isaiah 28:10Classic cross-references Jeremiah 25:3Classic cross-references Jeremiah 7:23Classic cross-references Jeremiah 26:5Classic cross-references

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Forכִּי֩H3588Conjunctionfrom the timeבְּיוֹם֩H3117Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructI broughtהַעֲלוֹתִ֨יH5927Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | first person common singularyour fathersבַּאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗םH1Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural-אוֹתָ֜םH853Direct object marker | third person masculine pluralout of the landמֵאֶ֤רֶץH776Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular constructof Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙H4714Noun - proper - feminine singularuntilוְעַד־H5704Conjunctive waw | Prepositiontodayהַיּ֣וֹםH3117Article | Noun - masculine singular. . .הַזֶּ֔הH2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singularI strongly warned themהָעֵ֨דH5749Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute. . .הַעִדֹ֜תִיH5749Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singularagain and againהַשְׁכֵּ֥םH7925Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute. . .וְהָעֵ֖דH5749Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolutesayingלֵאמֹ֑רH559Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructObeyשִׁמְע֖וּH8085Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralMy voiceבְּקוֹלִֽי׃H6963Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular

BSB notes

Literally I earnestly warned them, rising up early and warning (them),

Verse 8

Cross-references

Hebrews 3:12Classic cross-references Jeremiah 3:17Classic cross-references Jeremiah 7:24Classic cross-references Jeremiah 7:26Classic cross-references Ezekiel 20:8Classic cross-references

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Yet they wouldוְלֹ֤אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particlenotוְלֹֽא־H3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleobeyשָֽׁמְעוּ֙H8085Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralor inclineהִטּ֣וּH5186Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common pluralאֶת־אֶת־H853Direct object markertheir earsאָזְנָ֔םH241Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralbut each oneאִ֕ישׁH376Noun - masculine singularfollowedוַיֵּ֣לְכ֔וּH1980Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralthe stubbornnessבִּשְׁרִיר֖וּתH8307Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructof his evilהָרָ֑עH7451Article | Adjective - masculine singularheartלִבָּ֣םH3820Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralSo I broughtוָאָבִ֨יאH935Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularonעֲלֵיהֶ֜םH5921Preposition | third person masculine pluralthemאֶֽת־H853Direct object markerallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe cursesדִּבְרֵ֧יH1697Noun - masculine plural constructof thisהַזֹּ֛אתH2063Article | Pronoun - feminine singularcovenantהַבְּרִית־H1285Article | Noun - feminine singular-אֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativeI had commanded themצִוִּ֥יתִיH6680Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singularto followעָשֽׂוּ׃סH6213Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralbut they did not keepלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתH6213Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct. . .וְלֹ֥אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle

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