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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/11.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/jeremiah/11.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220Listen to the terms of this covenant and tell them to the people of Judah and to those who live in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/11.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Remind the people of Judah and Jerusalem about the terms of my covenant with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Hear the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Listen to the words of this covenant and tell them to the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Hear ye the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Hear the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Hear the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Hear the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Hear the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Hear the words of this covenant, and you shall speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Hear the words of this [solemn] covenant, and speak to the men of Judah and to the people of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Listen to the words of this covenant and tell them to the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />&#8220Listen to the words of this covenant and tell them to the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Hear ye the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Hear ye the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Listen to the terms of this promise, and tell them to the people of Judah and to those who live in Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Listen to the terms of the covenant. Tell the people of Judah and of Jerusalem <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Listen to the words of this covenant, and convey them to the people of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?Listen to the words of this covenant and tell them to the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Hear the terms of the covenant I made with Israel and pass them on to the people of Judah and the citizens of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Hear the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Hear ye the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Hear the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“Hear the words of this covenant, and you have spoken to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Hear ye the words of this covenant, and ye have spoken unto the men of Judah, and unto the inhabitants of Jerusalem,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Hear ye the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Hear ye the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Juda, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />“Listen to the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Speak to the people of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Hear the words of this covenant, and speak to the people of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Hear the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />“Hear the words of this covenant and say to the men of Judea and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Hear ye the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Hear ye the words of this covenant, and thou shalt speak to the men of Juda, and to the dwellers in Jerusalem;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/11-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=3352" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/11.htm">The Broken Covenant</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD: <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šim·‘ū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">“Listen</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: diḇ·rê (N-mpc) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">to the words</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: haz·zōṯ (Art:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">of this</a> <a href="/hebrew/1285.htm" title="1285: hab·bə·rîṯ (Art:: N-fs) -- A covenant. From barah (like bara'); a compact.">covenant</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: wə·ḏib·bar·tām (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-2ms:: 3mp) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">and tell them</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-msc) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">the men</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">of Judah</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·šə·ḇê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">and the residents</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: yə·rū·šā·lim (N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">of Jerusalem.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>You must tell them that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Cursed is the man who does not obey the words of this covenant,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/27-9.htm">Deuteronomy 27:9-10</a></span><br />Then Moses and the Levitical priests spoke to all Israel: “Be silent, O Israel, and listen! This day you have become the people of the LORD your God. / You shall therefore obey the voice of the LORD your God and follow His commandments and statutes I am giving you today.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5-6</a></span><br />Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine. / And unto Me you shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you are to speak to the Israelites.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/29-1.htm">Deuteronomy 29:1</a></span><br />These are the words of the covenant that the LORD commanded Moses to make with the Israelites in the land of Moab, in addition to the covenant He had made with them at Horeb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/5-2.htm">Deuteronomy 5:2-3</a></span><br />The LORD our God made a covenant with us at Horeb. / He did not make this covenant with our fathers, but with all of us who are alive here today.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/24-3.htm">Exodus 24:3-8</a></span><br />When Moses came and told the people all the words and ordinances of the LORD, they all responded with one voice: “All the words that the LORD has spoken, we will do.” / And Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. Early the next morning he got up and built an altar at the base of the mountain, along with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel. / Then he sent out some young men of Israel, and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed young bulls as peace offerings to the LORD. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-3.htm">Leviticus 26:3-13</a></span><br />If you follow My statutes and carefully keep My commandments, / I will give you rains in their season, and the land will yield its produce, and the trees of the field will bear their fruit. / Your threshing will continue until the grape harvest, and the grape harvest will continue until sowing time; you will have your fill of food to eat and will dwell securely in your land. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-1.htm">Deuteronomy 28:1-14</a></span><br />“Now if you faithfully obey the voice of the LORD your God and are careful to follow all His commandments I am giving you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. / And all these blessings will come upon you and overtake you, if you will obey the voice of the LORD your God: / You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-2.htm">2 Kings 23:2-3</a></span><br />And he went up to the house of the LORD with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as well as the priests and the prophets—all the people small and great—and in their hearing he read all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD. / So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant that were written in this book. And all the people entered into the covenant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-38.htm">Nehemiah 9:38</a></span><br />In view of all this, we make a binding agreement, putting it in writing and sealing it with the names of our leaders, Levites, and priests.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/8-6.htm">Hebrews 8:6-13</a></span><br />Now, however, Jesus has received a much more excellent ministry, just as the covenant He mediates is better and is founded on better promises. / For if that first covenant had been without fault, no place would have been sought for a second. / But God found fault with the people and said: “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-4.htm">Romans 9:4</a></span><br />the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory and the covenants; theirs the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-15.htm">Galatians 3:15-18</a></span><br />Brothers, let me put this in human terms. Even a human covenant, once it is ratified, cannot be canceled or amended. / The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ. / What I mean is this: The law that came 430 years later does not revoke the covenant previously established by God, so as to nullify the promise. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-15.htm">Hebrews 9:15-20</a></span><br />Therefore Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that He has died to redeem them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant. / In the case of a will, it is necessary to establish the death of the one who made it, / because a will does not take effect until the one who made it has died; it cannot be executed while he is still alive. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/3-6.htm">2 Corinthians 3:6</a></span><br />And He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-27.htm">Romans 11:27</a></span><br />And this is My covenant with them when I take away their sins.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Hear you the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem;</p><p class="hdg">A.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/11-6.htm">Jeremiah 11:6</a></b></br> Then 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/34-13.htm">Jeremiah 34:13-16</a></b></br> Thus 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, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5</a></b></br> Now 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 <i>is</i> mine:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/61-8.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-16.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-1.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-1.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-18.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-22.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-18.htm">Live</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-5.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/job/34-33.htm">Terms</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-8.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/11-3.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-3.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-3.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-3.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-9.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-6.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-6.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-9.htm">Live</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-1.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-3.htm">Terms</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-3.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/11-1.htm">Jeremiah proclaims God's covenant;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/11-8.htm">rebukes the peoples' disobeying thereof;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/11-11.htm">prophesies evils to come upon them;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/11-18.htm">and upon the men of Anathoth, for conspiring to kill him.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the biblical context, a covenant is a solemn agreement between God and His people, often involving promises and obligations. The covenant referred to here likely alludes to the Mosaic Covenant, which includes the laws and commandments given to Israel at Mount Sinai (Exodus 19-24). Listening implies obedience and a heart inclined towards God's will, a recurring theme in the prophetic literature (<a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4-5</a>).<p><b>and tell them to the men of Judah</b><br>Jeremiah's audience is specifically the people of Judah, the southern kingdom of Israel. Historically, Judah was the remaining kingdom after the division of Israel following Solomon's reign. The men of Judah are called to remember and adhere to the covenant, as they are the descendants of those who originally received it. This call to remembrance is crucial, as Judah is facing impending judgment due to their disobedience and idolatry (2 Kings 22-23).<p><b>and the residents of Jerusalem.</b><br>Jerusalem, the capital city of Judah, holds significant religious and political importance. It is the location of the Temple, the center of Jewish worship and the symbol of God's presence among His people. The residents of Jerusalem are particularly accountable, as they live in the heart of the nation's spiritual life. The call to the residents underscores the urgency of returning to covenant faithfulness, as Jerusalem would soon face destruction due to the people's persistent sin (<a href="/jeremiah/25-8.htm">Jeremiah 25:8-11</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver His messages to the people of Judah. He is known for his perseverance in the face of opposition and his deep emotional connection to his prophetic mission.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, consisting of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. It was the primary audience of Jeremiah's prophecies, often called to repentance due to their idolatry and disobedience.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The capital city of Judah, significant as the spiritual and political center of the Jewish people. It was the location of the Temple, where the covenant was to be upheld.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_covenant.htm">The Covenant</a></b><br>Refers to the Mosaic Covenant, which includes the laws and commandments given by God to the Israelites at Mount Sinai. It is a central theme in Jeremiah's message, emphasizing the need for obedience and faithfulness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_men_of_judah_and_residents_of_jerusalem.htm">The Men of Judah and Residents of Jerusalem</a></b><br>The intended recipients of Jeremiah's message, representing the broader community of God's people who were called to listen and adhere to the covenant.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_listening.htm">The Importance of Listening</a></b><br>The Hebrew word for "listen" (shama) implies not just hearing but obeying. As believers, we are called to actively listen to God's Word and respond with obedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_faithfulness.htm">Covenant Faithfulness</a></b><br>The covenant is a binding agreement between God and His people. Our faithfulness to God's commands reflects our commitment to this relationship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a></b><br>The message was directed to the entire community, highlighting the collective responsibility to uphold God's laws. As Christians, we are part of a community that supports and holds each other accountable.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Jeremiah's message often included warnings of judgment for breaking the covenant. Understanding the seriousness of disobedience should motivate us to live righteously.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Jeremiah's prophecies frequently called for repentance. This is a reminder of the ongoing need for self-examination and turning back to God when we stray.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_judah-israel_conspiracy.htm">Jeremiah 11:9-10: Is there archaeological or historical evidence of a widespread 'conspiracy' among Judah and Israel during Jeremiah's time?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_2_chron._23_1-7_and_2_kings_11_differ.htm">Why do the details in 2 Chronicles 23:1-7 differ from the parallel account in 2 Kings 11, suggesting possible biblical inconsistencies?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_re-enslave_after_freeing_slaves.htm">Jeremiah 34:8-11 - Why would the Israelites release their slaves, then immediately re-enslave them, if this event was truly a binding covenant?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_was_jerusalem_destroyed.htm">What caused the destruction of Jerusalem?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">The words of this covenant.</span>--The phrase had obviously acquired a definite and special sense in consequence of the discovery of the lost book of the Law under Josiah, and the covenant into which the people had then entered (comp. <a href="/2_kings/23-3.htm" title="And the king stood by a pillar, 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 their heart and all their soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people stood to the covenant.">2Kings 23:3</a>). The "curse" under which the people had fallen was practically identical with that in <a href="/deuteronomy/27-26.htm" title="Cursed be he that confirms not all the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen.">Deuteronomy 27:26</a>, the word "obeyeth" being substituted for "confirmeth."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Hear ye... and speak</span>. To whom is this addressed? To Jeremiah and his disciples. The Septuagint, indeed, followed by Hitzig and Graf, read (instead of "speak ye"), "Thou shalt speak unto them," adopting one different vowel-point. But this involves an inconsistency with the first verb, and is not at all necessary, for why should we suppose Jeremiah to have been completely isolated? If the prophet had well-wishers even among the princes, it stands to reason that he must have had more pronounced adherents in the classes less influenced by the prejudices of society. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/11-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“Listen</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁמְע֕וּ</span> <span class="translit">(šim·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the words</span><br /><span class="heb">דִּבְרֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(diḇ·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of this</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֹּ֑את</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">covenant</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבְּרִ֣ית</span> <span class="translit">(hab·bə·rîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1285.htm">Strong's 1285: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covenant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and tell</span><br /><span class="heb">וְדִבַּרְתָּם֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḏib·bar·tām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the men</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֣ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Judah</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוּדָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hū·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the residents</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹשְׁבֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(yō·šə·ḇê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Jerusalem.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(yə·rū·šā·lim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/11-2.htm">Jeremiah 11:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/11-2.htm">Jeremiah 11:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/11-2.htm">Jeremiah 11:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/11-2.htm">Jeremiah 11:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/11-2.htm">Jeremiah 11:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/11-2.htm">Jeremiah 11:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/11-2.htm">Jeremiah 11:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/11-2.htm">Jeremiah 11:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/11-2.htm">Jeremiah 11:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/11-2.htm">Jeremiah 11:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/11-2.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 11:2 Hear you the words of this covenant (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/11-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 11:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 11:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/11-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 11:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 11:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>