English Standard Version
Jeremiah 11:4
4that I commanded your fathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Listen to my voice, and do all that I command you. So shall you be my people, and I will be your God,
Jeremiah 11:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God:
- New International Version (NIV)the terms I commanded your ancestors when I brought them out of Egypt, out of the iron-smelting furnace.’ I said, ‘Obey me and do everything I command you, and you will be my people, and I will be your God.
- New King James Version (NKJV)which I commanded your fathers in the day I brought them out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, ‘Obey My voice, and do according to all that I command you; so shall you be My people, and I will be your God,’
- New Living Translation (NLT)For I said to your ancestors when I brought them out of the iron-smelting furnace of Egypt, “If you obey me and do whatever I command you, then you will be my people, and I will be your God.”
Context of Jeremiah 11:4
2"Hear the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 3You shall say to them, Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Cursed be the man who does not hear the words of this covenant that I commanded your fathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Listen to my voice, and do all that I command you. So shall you be my people, and I will be your God, 5that 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." 6And the Lord said to me, "Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem: Hear the words of this covenant and do them.
Read all of Jeremiah 11Jeremiah 11:4 word by word
אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוִּ֣יתִי אֶת־אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֡ם בְּי֣וֹם הוֹצִיאִֽי־אוֹתָ֣ם מֵאֶֽרֶץ־מִצְרַיִם֩ מִכּ֨וּר הַבַּרְזֶ֜ל לֵאמֹ֗ר שִׁמְע֤וּ בְקוֹלִי֙ וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֣ם אוֹתָ֔ם כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־אֲצַוֶּ֖ה אֶתְכֶ֑ם וִהְיִ֤יתֶם לִי֙ לְעָ֔ם וְאָ֣נֹכִ֔י אֶהְיֶ֥ה לָכֶ֖ם לֵאלֹהִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Which I commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
- your fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
- in the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- I brought them forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
- out of the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
- from the ironבַּרְזֶלbarzel · ironH1270
- furnaceכּוּרkûr · furnaceH3564
- sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Obeyשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
- my voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
- and doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- you: so shall ye be my peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- and I will be your Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
Cross-references for Jeremiah 11:4
- Jeremiah 31:32not like the covenant that I made with their fathers on the day when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, my covenant that they broke, though I was their husband, declares the Lord.
- Exodus 24:3Moses came and told the people all the words of the Lord and all the rules. And all the people answered with one voice and said, "All the words that the Lord has spoken we will do."
- Deuteronomy 5:2The Lord our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.
- Deuteronomy 29:10"You are standing today, all of you, before the Lord your God: the heads of your tribes, your elders, and your officers, all the men of Israel,
- Ezekiel 20:6On that day I swore to them that I would bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the most glorious of all lands.
- Hebrews 8:8For he finds fault with them when he says: "Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will establish a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah,
- Deuteronomy 4:20But the Lord has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be a people of his own inheritance, as you are this day.
- 1 Kings 8:51(for they are your people, and your heritage, which you brought out of Egypt, from the midst of the iron furnace).
- Isaiah 48:10Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tried you in the furnace of affliction.
- Jeremiah 7:22For in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, I did not speak to your fathers or command them concerning burnt offerings and sacrifices.
- Jeremiah 26:13Now therefore mend your ways and your deeds, and obey the voice of the Lord your God, and the Lord will relent of the disaster that he has pronounced against you.
- Exodus 20:6but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.
- Exodus 23:21Pay careful attention to him and obey his voice; do not rebel against him, for he will not pardon your transgression, for my name is in him.
- Leviticus 26:3"If you walk in my statutes and observe my commandments and do them,
- Deuteronomy 11:27the blessing, if you obey the commandments of the Lord your God, which I command you today,
- Deuteronomy 28:1"And if you faithfully obey the voice of the Lord your God, being careful to do all his commandments that I command you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 11:4
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4From the iron furnace - Rather, out of “the iron furnace,” Egypt (see Deuteronomy 4:20). The constant reference to Deuteronomy shows how great had been the effect upon Jeremiah‘s mind of the public recitation of the “Book of the covenant” found in the temple.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4The Egyptians knew how to smelt iron. However, the iron-smelting furnace of Egypt symbolized the Israelites’ slavery there. The Lord rescued them from this slavery. God also promised to be their unique God if they would be his unique people (Exodus 6:7).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. in the day--that is, when. The Sinaitic covenant was made some time after the exodus, but the two events are so connected as to be viewed as one. iron furnace--(De 4:20; 1Ki 8:51). "Furnace" expresses the searching ordeal; "iron," the long duration of it. The furnace was of earth, not of iron (Psa 12:6); a furnace, in heat and duration enough to melt even iron. God's deliverance of them from such an ordeal aggravates their present guilt. do…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
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