Jeremiah 11:5

Jeremiah 11:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)That I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then answered I, and said, So be it, O Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)Then I will fulfill the oath I swore to your ancestors, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey’—the land you possess today.” I answered, “Amen, Lord.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)that I may confirm the oath that I swore to your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as at this day." Then I answered, "So be it, Lord."
• New King James Version (NKJV)that I may establish the oath which I have sworn to your fathers, to give them ‘a land flowing with milk and honey,’ as it is this day.” ’ ” And I answered and said, “So be it, Lord.”

Context of Jeremiah 11:5

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.’ This 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. 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.’

Jeremiah 11:5 word by word

לְמַעַן֩ הָקִ֨ים אֶת־הַשְּׁבוּעָ֜ה אֲשֶׁר־נִשְׁבַּ֣עְתִּי לַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗ם לָתֵ֤ת לָהֶם֙ אֶ֣רֶץ זָבַ֥ת חָלָ֛ב וּדְבַ֖שׁ כַּיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה וָאַ֥עַן וָאֹמַ֖ר אָמֵ֥ן׀ יְהוָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

• in order toמַ֫עַןma‛an · becauseH4616
• establishקוּםqûm · to arise: establishH6965
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• the oathשְׁבוּעָהshebû‛âh · oathH7621
• ·אֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• I sworeשָׁבַעshâba‛ · to swearH7650
• to your forefathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• to give themנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• a landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• flowingזוּבzûb · to flow: flowingH2100
• with milkחָלָבchâlâb · milkH2461
• and honeyדְּבַשׁdebash · honeyH1706
• as it is to this dayיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117
• as it is to this dayזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• Amenאָמֵן'âmên · amenH543
• LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• I answeredעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• I answeredאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559

Cross-references for Jeremiah 11:5

• Genesis 22:16saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son,
• Genesis 26:3Stay in this land as a foreigner, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath that I swore to your father Abraham.
• Psalms 105:9the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.
• Exodus 3:8I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
• Leviticus 20:24But I have told you that you will inherit their land, since I will give it to you as an inheritance—a land flowing with milk and honey. I am the LORD your God, who has set you apart from the peoples.
• Deuteronomy 6:3Hear, O Israel, and be careful to observe them, so that you may prosper and multiply greatly in a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you.
• Deuteronomy 7:12If you listen to these ordinances and keep them carefully, then the LORD your God will keep His covenant and the loving devotion that He swore to your fathers.
• Jeremiah 28:6“Amen!” Jeremiah said. “May the LORD do so! May the LORD fulfill the words you have prophesied, and may He restore the articles of His house and all the exiles back to this place from Babylon.
• Deuteronomy 27:15‘Cursed is the man who makes a carved idol or molten image—an abomination to the LORD, the work of the hands of a craftsman—and sets it up in secret.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
• Matthew 6:13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
• 1 Corinthians 14:16Otherwise, if you speak a blessing in spirit, how can someone who is uninstructed say “Amen” to your thanksgiving, since he does not know what you are saying?

Commentaries on Jeremiah 11:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5So be it, O Lord - Let thy promises be fulfilled; and let the incorrigible beware of thy threatenings!Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5As it is this day - God had kept the terms of the covenant. Whether the promised land would permanently remain the property of the Jews would depend upon their observance of their part of the covenant. So be it, O Lord - Or, “Amen, Yahweh.” The prophet was literally obeying the command given in Deuteronomy 27:14-26, and the same word should be kept in both places.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5The Lord wanted to give Israel prosperity and blessings. Milk suggests cattle, sheep, and goats. Honey, produced by bees, suggests many different flowering and fruit-bearing plants. The word Amen is a Hebrew term that means "may it be so." The New Living Translation includes both the Hebrew word and its translation.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. oath--(Psa 105:9, 10). a land flowing with milk and honey--(See on Nu 14:8). as it is this day--These are the concluding words of God to the Israelites when formerly brought out of Egypt, "Obey ... that I may at this time make good the promise I made to your fathers, to give," &c. [Maurer]. English Version makes the words apply to Jeremiah's time, "As ye know at this time, that God's promise has been fulfilled," namely, in Israel's acquisition of…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Jeremiah 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings