Jeremiah 11:2

Jeremiah 11:2 in other versions

• New International Version (NIV)“Listen to the terms of this covenant and tell them to the people of Judah and to those who live in Jerusalem.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Hear the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Hear the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem;
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Remind the people of Judah and Jerusalem about the terms of my covenant with them.

Context of Jeremiah 11:2

1The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, Hear ye the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem; 3And say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel; Cursed be the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant, 4Which 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:

Jeremiah 11:2 word by word

שִׁמְע֕וּ אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֖י הַבְּרִ֣ית הַזֹּ֑את וְדִבַּרְתָּם֙ אֶל־אִ֣ישׁ יְהוּדָ֔ה וְעַל־יֹשְׁבֵ֖י יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Read the interlinear

• Hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• ye the wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of this covenantבְּרִיתberîyth · covenantH1285
• and speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• unto the menאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• and to the inhabitantsיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389

Cross-references for Jeremiah 11:2

• Jeremiah 11:6Then the Lord said unto me, Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, Hear ye the words of this covenant, and do them.
• Jeremiah 34:13Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel; I made a covenant with your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondmen, saying,
• Exodus 19:5Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:
• 2 Kings 11:17And Jehoiada made a covenant between the Lord and the king and the people, that they should be the Lord’s people; between the king also and the people.
• 2 Kings 23:2And the king went up into the house of the Lord, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the Lord.
• 2 Chronicles 23:16And Jehoiada made a covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, that they should be the Lord’s people.
• 2 Chronicles 29:10Now it is in mine heart to make a covenant with the Lord God of Israel, that his fierce wrath may turn away from us.
• 2 Chronicles 34:31And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant which are written in this book.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 11:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Hear ye the words of this covenant - It is possible that the prophet caused the words of the covenant made with their fathers in the desert ( Exodus 24:4-8;) to be read to them on this occasion; or, at least, the blessings and the cursings which Moses caused to be pronounced to the people as soon as they had set foot in Canaan, Deuteronomy 27, 28.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2The words of this covenant - The phrase used 2 Kings 23:3 to describe the contents of the Book of the Law.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3The Lord gave Jeremiah permission to present legal charges against the people of Judah and Jerusalem. With the divine name's power supporting his words, the Lord explained the covenant's terms. These terms included curses for those who did not obey (see Deuteronomy 27:15–26; 28:15–68).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-232. this covenant--alluding to the book of the law (De 31:26) found in the temple by Hilkiah the high priest, five years after Jeremiah's call to the prophetic office (2Ki 22:8-23:25). Hear ye--Others besides Jeremiah were to promulgate God's will to the people; it was the duty of the priests to read the law to them (Mal 2:7).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 11:2

• Blessing
• Covenant

In the dictionaries

• Jerusalem
• Judah
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Prophesy
• Covenant, the New
• Josiah
• Tabernacle
• Zedekiah (2)

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