Jeremiah 11:2

Jeremiah 11:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Hear ye the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of 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

1This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: “Listen to the terms of this covenant and tell them to the people of Judah and to those who live in Jerusalem. 3Tell them that this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘Cursed is the one who does not obey the terms of this covenant— 4the 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.

Jeremiah 11:2 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• 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 11:6The Lord said to me, “Proclaim all these words in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem: ‘Listen to the terms of this covenant and follow them.
• Jeremiah 34:13“This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I made a covenant with your ancestors when I brought them out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. I said,
• Exodus 19:5Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. Although the whole earth is mine,
• 2 Kings 11:17Jehoiada then made a covenant between the Lord and the king and people that they would be the Lord’s people. He also made a covenant between the king and the people.
• 2 Kings 23:2He went up to the temple of the Lord with the people of Judah, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the priests and the prophets—all the people from the least to the greatest. He read in their hearing all the words of the Book of the Covenant, which had been found in the temple of the Lord.
• 2 Chronicles 23:16Jehoiada then made a covenant that he, the people and the king would be the Lord’s people.
• 2 Chronicles 29:10Now I intend to make a covenant with the Lord, the God of Israel, so that his fierce anger will turn away from us.
• 2 Chronicles 34:31The king stood by his pillar and renewed the covenant in the presence of the Lord—to follow the Lord and keep his commands, statutes and decrees with all his heart and all his soul, and to obey the words of the covenant 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