Focused Passage

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

6 Then 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.

7 For 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.’

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

Original words

Then the LORD יְהוָה֙ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular said וַיֹּ֤אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular to me אֵלַ֔י H413 Preposition | first person common singular Proclaim קְרָ֨א H7121 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct these הָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ H428 Article | Pronoun - common plural words הַדְּבָרִ֤ים H1697 Article | Noun - masculine plural in the cities בְּעָרֵ֣י H5892 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct of Judah יְהוּדָ֔ה H3063 Noun - proper - masculine singular and in the streets וּבְחֻצ֥וֹת H2351 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct of Jerusalem יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם H3389 Noun - proper - feminine singular saying לֵאמֹ֑ר H559 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Hear שִׁמְע֗וּ H8085 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the words דִּבְרֵי֙ H1697 Noun - masculine plural construct of this הַזֹּ֔את H2063 Article | Pronoun - feminine singular covenant הַבְּרִ֣ית H1285 Article | Noun - feminine singular and carry them out וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם H6213 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural - אוֹתָֽם׃ H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine plural

Verse 7

Cross-references

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

Original words

For כִּי֩ H3588 Conjunction from the time בְּיוֹם֩ H3117 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct I brought הַעֲלוֹתִ֨י H5927 Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | first person common singular your fathers בַּאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗ם H1 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural - אוֹתָ֜ם H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine plural out of the land מֵאֶ֤רֶץ H776 Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct of Egypt מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ H4714 Noun - proper - feminine singular until וְעַד־ H5704 Conjunctive waw | Preposition today הַיּ֣וֹם H3117 Article | Noun - masculine singular . . . הַזֶּ֔ה H2088 Article | Pronoun - masculine singular I strongly warned them הָעֵ֨ד H5749 Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute . . . הַעִדֹ֜תִי H5749 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular again and again הַשְׁכֵּ֥ם H7925 Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute . . . וְהָעֵ֖ד H5749 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute saying לֵאמֹ֑ר H559 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Obey שִׁמְע֖וּ H8085 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural My voice בְּקוֹלִֽי׃ H6963 Preposition-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 3:12 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 3:17 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 7:24 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 7:26 Classic cross-references Ezekiel 20:8 Classic cross-references

Original words

Yet they would וְלֹ֤א H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle not וְלֹֽא־ H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle obey שָֽׁמְעוּ֙ H8085 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural or incline הִטּ֣וּ H5186 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural אֶת־ אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker their ears אָזְנָ֔ם H241 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural but each one אִ֕ישׁ H376 Noun - masculine singular followed וַיֵּ֣לְכ֔וּ H1980 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural the stubbornness בִּשְׁרִיר֖וּת H8307 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct of his evil הָרָ֑ע H7451 Article | Adjective - masculine singular heart לִבָּ֣ם H3820 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural So I brought וָאָבִ֨יא H935 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular on עֲלֵיהֶ֜ם H5921 Preposition | third person masculine plural them אֶֽת־ H853 Direct object marker all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the curses דִּבְרֵ֧י H1697 Noun - masculine plural construct of this הַזֹּ֛את H2063 Article | Pronoun - feminine singular covenant הַבְּרִית־ H1285 Article | Noun - feminine singular - אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative I had commanded them צִוִּ֥יתִי H6680 Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular to follow עָשֽׂוּ׃ס H6213 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural but they did not keep לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת H6213 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct . . . וְלֹ֥א H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle

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