Revised Version 1895
Jeremiah 11:4
4which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of 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 11:4 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
2Hear 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, the God of Israel: Cursed be the man that heareth not the words of this covenant, which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of 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: 5that I may establish the oath which I sware unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as at this day. Then answered I, and said, Amen, O LORD. 6And 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.
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
- whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
- fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
- dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- broughtיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
- landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
- ironבַּרְזֶלbarzel · ironH1270
- furnaceכּוּרkûr · furnaceH3564
- sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Obeyשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
- voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
- doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
- peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
Cross-references for Jeremiah 11:4
- Jeremiah 31:32not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD.
- Exodus 24:3And Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD, and all the judgments: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which the LORD hath spoken will we do.
- Deuteronomy 5:2The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.
- Deuteronomy 29:10Ye stand this day all of you before the LORD your God; your heads, your tribes, your elders, and your officers, even all the men of Israel,
- Ezekiel 20:6in that day I lifted up mine hand unto them, to bring them forth out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had espied for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands:
- Hebrews 8:8For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, That I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah;
- Deuteronomy 4:20But the LORD hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as at this day.
- 1 Kings 8:51For they be thy people, and thine inheritance which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron:
- Isaiah 48:10Behold, I have refined thee, but not as silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
- Jeremiah 7:22For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices:
- Jeremiah 26:13Therefore now amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the LORD your God; and the LORD will repent him of the evil that he hath pronounced against you.
- Exodus 20:6and shewing mercy unto thousands, of them that love me and keep my commandments.
- Exodus 23:21Take ye heed of him, and hearken unto his voice; provoke him not: for he will not pardon your transgression; for my name is in him.
- Leviticus 26:3If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them;
- Deuteronomy 11:27the blessing, if ye shall hearken unto the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you this day:
- Deuteronomy 28:1And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on 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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