Focused Passage

Jeremiah 11:9-13

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

9 And the LORD told me, “There is a conspiracy among the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem.

10 They have returned to the sins of their forefathers who refused to obey My words. They have followed other gods to serve them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken the covenant I made with their fathers.

11 Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I am about to bring upon them a disaster that they cannot escape. They will cry out to Me, but I will not listen to them.

12 Then the cities of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem will go and cry out to the gods to which they have been burning incense, but these gods certainly will not save them in their time of disaster.

13 Your gods are indeed as numerous as your cities, O Judah; the altars of shame you have set up—the altars to burn incense to Baal—are as many as the streets of Jerusalem.’

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References and Original Words

Verse 9

Cross-references

Hosea 6:9 Classic cross-references Acts 23:12 Classic cross-references Ezekiel 22:25 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 5:31 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 6:13 Classic cross-references

Original words

And the LORD יְהוָ֖ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular told וַיֹּ֥אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular me אֵלָ֑י H413 Preposition | first person common singular There is נִֽמְצָא־ H4672 Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular a conspiracy קֶ֙שֶׁר֙ H7195 Noun - masculine singular among the men בְּאִ֣ישׁ H376 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct of Judah יְהוּדָ֔ה H3063 Noun - proper - masculine singular and the residents וּבְיֹשְׁבֵ֖י H3427 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct of Jerusalem יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ H3389 Noun - proper - feminine singular

Verse 10

Cross-references

Ezekiel 5:6 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 31:16 Classic cross-references Ezekiel 16:59 Classic cross-references 1 Samuel 15:11 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 17:23 Classic cross-references

Original words

They have returned שָׁ֩בוּ֩ H7725 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural to עַל־ H5921 Preposition the sins עֲוֺנֹ֨ת H5771 Noun - common plural construct of their forefathers אֲבוֹתָ֜ם H1 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural . . . הָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֗ים H7223 Article | Adjective - masculine plural who אֲשֶׁ֤ר H834 Pronoun - relative refused מֵֽאֲנוּ֙ H3985 Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural to obey לִשְׁמ֣וֹעַ H8085 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker My words דְּבָרַ֔י H1697 Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular They וְהֵ֣מָּה H1992 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine plural have followed הָלְכ֗וּ H1980 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural . . . אַחֲרֵ֛י H310 Preposition other אֲחֵרִ֖ים H312 Adjective - masculine plural gods אֱלֹהִ֥ים H430 Noun - masculine plural to serve them לְעָבְדָ֑ם H5647 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural The house בֵֽית־ H1004 Noun - masculine singular construct of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular and the house וּבֵ֣ית H1004 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct of Judah יְהוּדָ֔ה H3063 Noun - proper - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker have broken הֵפֵ֤רוּ H6565 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural the covenant בְּרִיתִ֕י H1285 Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular - אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative I made כָּרַ֖תִּי H3772 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular with אֶת־ H854 Preposition their fathers אֲבוֹתָֽם׃ס H1 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural

Verse 11

Cross-references

Genesis 6:3 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 11:14 Classic cross-references Ezekiel 8:18 Classic cross-references Isaiah 1:15 Classic cross-references Proverbs 1:28 Classic cross-references

Original words

Therefore לָכֵ֗ן H3651 Adverb this is what כֹּ֚ה H3541 Adverb the LORD יְהוָ֔ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular . . . הִנְנִ֨י H2005 Interjection | first person common singular says אָמַ֣ר H559 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular I am about to bring מֵבִ֤יא H935 Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular upon them אֲלֵיהֶם֙ H413 Preposition | third person masculine plural a disaster רָעָ֔ה H7451 Adjective - feminine singular that אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative they cannot לֹֽא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle . . . יוּכְל֖וּ H3201 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural escape לָצֵ֣את H3318 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct . . . מִמֶּ֑נָּה H4480 Preposition | third person feminine singular They will cry out וְזָעֲק֣וּ H2199 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural to Me אֵלַ֔י H413 Preposition | first person common singular but I will not וְלֹ֥א H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle listen אֶשְׁמַ֖ע H8085 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular to them אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ H413 Preposition | third person masculine plural

Verse 12

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 32:37 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 2:28 Classic cross-references

Original words

Then the cities עָרֵ֣י H5892 Noun - feminine plural construct of Judah יְהוּדָ֗ה H3063 Noun - proper - masculine singular and the residents וְיֹשְׁבֵי֙ H3427 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct of Jerusalem יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם H3389 Noun - proper - feminine singular will go וְהָֽלְכ֞וּ H1980 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural and cry out וְזָֽעֲקוּ֙ H2199 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural to אֶל־ H413 Preposition the gods הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים H430 Article | Noun - masculine plural to which אֲשֶׁ֛ר H834 Pronoun - relative they הֵ֥ם H1992 Pronoun - third person masculine plural have been burning incense מְקַטְּרִ֖ים H6999 Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural but [these gods] certainly will not לֹֽא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle save וְהוֹשֵׁ֛עַ H3467 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute . . . יוֹשִׁ֥יעוּ H3467 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural them לָהֶ֖ם Preposition | third person masculine plural in their time בְּעֵ֥ת H6256 Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct of disaster רָעָתָֽם׃ H7451 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural

Verse 13

Cross-references

Jeremiah 2:28 Classic cross-references Hosea 9:10 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 8:5 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 44:21 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 7:9 Classic cross-references

Original words

Your gods אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ H430 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular are הָי֥וּ H1961 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural indeed כִּ֚י H3588 Conjunction as numerous מִסְפַּ֣ר H4557 Noun - masculine singular construct as your cities עָרֶ֔יךָ H5892 Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular O Judah יְהוּדָ֑ה H3063 Noun - proper - masculine singular the altars מִזְבְּחוֹת֙ H4196 Noun - masculine plural of shame לַבֹּ֔שֶׁת H1322 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular you have set up שַׂמְתֶּ֤ם H7760 Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural the altars מִזְבְּח֖וֹת H4196 Noun - masculine plural to burn incense לְקַטֵּ֥ר H6999 Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct to Baal לַבָּֽעַל׃ס H1168 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular are as many וּמִסְפַּ֞ר H4557 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct as the streets חֻצ֣וֹת H2351 Noun - masculine plural construct of Jerusalem יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם H3389 Noun - proper - feminine singular

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