Jeremiah 11:4

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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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,
• 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,’

Context of Jeremiah 11:4

2“Hear the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem; 3and say to them, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel says: “Cursed is the one who does not obey the words of this covenant which I commanded your forefathers on the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, ‘Listen to My voice, and do according to all that I command you; so you shall be My people, and I will be your God,’ 5in order to confirm the oath which I swore to your forefathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day.”’” Then I replied, “Amen, Lord.” 6And 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 do them.

Jeremiah 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

• whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• I commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• your forefathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• that I broughtיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• of the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• ironבַּרְזֶלbarzel · ironH1270
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Listenשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• to My voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• according to allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• My peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• and I will be your Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Cross-references for Jeremiah 11:4

• Jeremiah 31:32not like the covenant which I made with their fathers on the day I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke, although I was a husband to them,” declares the Lord.
• Exodus 24:3Then Moses came and reported to the people all the words of the Lord and all the ordinances; and all the people answered with one voice and said, “All the words which the Lord has spoken we will do!”
• Deuteronomy 5:2The Lord our God made a covenant with us at Horeb.
• Deuteronomy 29:10“You stand today, all of you, before the Lord your God: your heads, your tribes, your elders and your officers, that is, all the men of Israel,
• Ezekiel 20:6on that day I swore to them, to bring them out from the land of Egypt into a land that I had selected for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all the lands.
• Hebrews 8:8For in finding fault with the people, He says, “Behold, days are coming, says the Lord, When I will bring about a new covenant With the house of Israel and the house of Judah,
• Deuteronomy 4:20But the Lord has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, from Egypt, to be a people of His own possession, as today.
• 1 Kings 8:51(for they are Your people and Your inheritance which You have brought out of Egypt, from the midst of the iron furnace),
• Isaiah 48:10Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.
• Jeremiah 7:22For I did not speak to your fathers, or command them on the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings and sacrifices.
• Jeremiah 26:13Now then, reform your ways and your deeds and obey the voice of the Lord your God; and the Lord will relent of the disaster which He has pronounced against you.
• Exodus 20:6but showing favor to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.
• Exodus 23:21Be attentive to him and obey his voice; do not be rebellious toward him, for he will not pardon your rebellion, since My name is in him.
• Leviticus 26:3If you walk in My statutes and keep My commandments so as to carry them out,
• Deuteronomy 11:27the blessing, if you listen to the commandments of the Lord your God, which I am commanding you today;
• Deuteronomy 28:1“Now it shall be, if you diligently obey the Lord your God, being careful to do all His commandments which I am commanding you today, that the Lord your God will put 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

Topics related to Jeremiah 11:4

• Blessing
• Commandments
• Contingencies
• Furnace
• Iron

In the dictionaries

• Egypt
• God
• Egypt, Egyptian
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• I Will Be
• Prophesy
• Covenant, the New
• Deuteronomy
• Josiah
• Tabernacle

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