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class="padleft"><div 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 />From the time I brought your ancestors up from Egypt until today, I warned them again and again, saying, &#8220Obey me.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/11.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />For I solemnly warned your ancestors when I brought them out of Egypt, “Obey me!” I have repeated this warning over and over to this day,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For I solemnly warned your fathers when I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, warning them persistently, even to this day, saying, Obey my voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For from the time I brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt until today, I strongly warned them again and again, saying, ‘Obey My voice.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day <i>that</i> I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, <i>even</i> unto this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For I earnestly exhorted your fathers in the day I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, until this day, rising early and exhorting, saying, “Obey My voice.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For I solemnly warned your fathers on the day I brought them up from the land of Egypt, even to this day, warning <i>them</i> persistently, saying, “Listen to My voice.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216For I solemnly warned your fathers in the day that I brought them up from the land of Egypt, even to this day, warning persistently, saying, &#8220Listen to My voice.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘For I solemnly warned your fathers in the day that I brought them up from the land of Egypt, even to this day, warning persistently, saying, “Listen to My voice.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For I solemnly warned your fathers in the day that I brought them up from the land of Egypt, even to this day, rising up early and warning, saying, “Listen to My voice.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For I solemnly warned your fathers at the time that I brought them up from the land of Egypt, even to this day, warning them persistently, saying, “Obey My voice.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For I strongly warned your ancestors when I brought them out of the land of Egypt until today, warning them time and time again, ‘Obey me.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For I strongly warned your ancestors when I brought them out of the land of Egypt until today, warning them time and time again, &#8216Obey My voice.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even unto this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Ever since I brought your ancestors out of Egypt, I have been telling your people to obey me. But you and your ancestors <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even unto this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I solemnly warned your ancestors when I brought them out of Egypt, and the warning still applies to you today. I solemnly warned them to obey me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When I brought their ancestors out of Egypt, I solemnly warned them to obey me, and I have kept on warning the people until this day. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />For I've diligently warned your ancestors from the day I brought them out of the land of Egypt until now, regularly warning them, saying, "Obey me!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For from the time I brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt until today, I strongly warned them again and again, saying, ?Obey My voice.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For I solemnly warned your ancestors to obey me. I warned them again and again, ever since I delivered them out of Egypt until this very day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For I earnestly protested to your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even to this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For I earnestly protested to your fathers in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, even to this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For I earnestly protested to your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even to this day, rising early and protesting, saying, “Obey my voice.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For I certainly testified against your fathers, "" In the day of My bringing them up out of the land of Egypt—until this day, "" Rising early and testifying, saying, Listen to My voice,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For I certainly testified against your fathers, In the day of My bringing them up out of the land of Egypt -- till this day, Rising early and testifying, saying, Hearken to My voice,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For testifying, I testified to your fathers in the day of my bringing them up out of the land of Egypt, even to this day, rising early and testifying, saying, Hear ye to my voice.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For protesting I conjured your fathers in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt even to this day: rising early I conjured them, and said: Hearken ye to my voice: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For when testing, I tested your fathers in the day when I led them away from the land of Egypt, even until this day. Rising early, I tested them, and I said: Listen to my voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I warned your ancestors unceasingly from the day I brought them up out of the land of Egypt even to this day: obey my voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For I solemnly warned your ancestors when I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, warning them persistently, even to this day, saying, Obey my voice.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For I have solemnly testified against your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even to this day; I sent messengers in advance, warning them, saying, Obey my voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because I testified to your fathers in the day that I brought them up from the land of Egypt, and until today, I went before and I sent and I said: ’Listen to my voice’<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For I earnestly forewarned your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even unto this day, forewarning betimes and often, saying: Hearken to My voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/11-7.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=3412" 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">6</span>Then 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 carry them out. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bə·yō·wm (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">from the time</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: ha·‘ă·lō·w·ṯî (V-Hifil-Inf:: 1cs) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">I brought</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ba·’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem (Prep-b:: N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">your fathers</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·w·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: mê·’e·reṣ (Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">out of the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·ra·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">of Egypt</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: wə·‘aḏ- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">today,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5749.htm" title="5749: hā·‘êḏ (V-Hifil-InfAbs) -- A primitive root; to duplicate or repeat; by implication, to protest, testify; intensively, to encompass, restore.">I strongly warned them</a> <a href="/hebrew/5749.htm" title="5749: ha·‘i·ḏō·ṯî (V-Hifil-Perf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to duplicate or repeat; by implication, to protest, testify; intensively, to encompass, restore."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7925.htm" title="7925: haš·kêm (V-Hifil-InfAbs) -- A primitive root; properly, to incline; but used only as denominative from shkem; literally, to load up, i.e. To start early in the morning.">again and again,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5749.htm" title="5749: wə·hā·‘êḏ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-InfAbs) -- A primitive root; to duplicate or repeat; by implication, to protest, testify; intensively, to encompass, restore."></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">saying,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šim·‘ū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">‘Obey</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: bə·qō·w·lî (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">My voice.’</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>Yet they would not obey or incline their ears, but each one followed the stubbornness of his evil heart. So I brought on them all the curses of this covenant I had commanded them to follow but they did not keep.”…<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/4-9.htm">Deuteronomy 4:9-10</a></span><br />Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren. / The day you stood before the LORD your God at Horeb, the LORD said to me, “Gather the people before Me to hear My words, so that they may learn to fear Me all the days they live on the earth, and that they may teach them to their children.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4-9</a></span><br />Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is One. / And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. / These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-26.htm">Deuteronomy 11:26-28</a></span><br />See, today I am setting before you a blessing and a curse— / a blessing if you obey the commandments of the LORD your God that I am giving you today, / but a curse if you disobey the commandments of the LORD your God and turn aside from the path I command you today by following other gods, which you have not known.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-1.htm">Deuteronomy 28:1-2</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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/30-15.htm">Deuteronomy 30:15-20</a></span><br />See, I have set before you today life and prosperity, as well as death and disaster. / For I am commanding you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments, statutes, and ordinances, so that you may live and increase, and the LORD your God may bless you in the land that you are entering to possess. / But if your heart turns away and you do not listen, but are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/24-14.htm">Joshua 24:14-15</a></span><br />Now, therefore, fear the LORD and serve Him in sincerity and truth; cast aside the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates and in Egypt, and serve the LORD. / But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/12-14.htm">1 Samuel 12:14-15</a></span><br />If you fear the LORD and serve Him and obey His voice, and if you do not rebel against the command of the LORD, and if both you and the king who rules over you follow the LORD your God, then all will be well. / But if you disobey the LORD and rebel against His command, then the hand of the LORD will be against you as it was against your fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-13.htm">2 Kings 17:13-14</a></span><br />Yet through all His prophets and seers, the LORD warned Israel and Judah, saying, “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes, according to the entire Law that I commanded your fathers and delivered to you through My servants the prophets.” / But they would not listen, and they stiffened their necks like their fathers, who did not believe the LORD their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-29.htm">Nehemiah 9:29-30</a></span><br />You admonished them to turn back to Your law, but they were arrogant and disobeyed Your commandments. They sinned against Your ordinances, by which a man will live if he practices them. They turned a stubborn shoulder; they stiffened their necks and would not obey. / You were patient with them for many years, and Your Spirit admonished them through Your prophets. Yet they would not listen, so You gave them into the hands of the neighboring peoples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/81-8.htm">Psalm 81:8-13</a></span><br />Hear, O My people, and I will warn you: O Israel, if only you would listen to Me! / There must be no strange god among you, nor shall you bow to a foreign god. / I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth, and I will fill it. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-19.htm">Isaiah 1:19-20</a></span><br />If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land. / But if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-11.htm">Ezekiel 20:11-13</a></span><br />And I gave them My statutes and made known to them My ordinances—for the man who does these things will live by them. / I also gave them My Sabbaths as a sign between us, so that they would know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them. / Yet the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness. They did not follow My statutes and they rejected My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they utterly profaned My Sabbaths. Then I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and put an end to them in the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-24.htm">Matthew 7:24-27</a></span><br />Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. / The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock. / But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-28.htm">Luke 11:28</a></span><br />But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For I earnestly protested to your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even to this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice.</p><p class="hdg">I earnestly.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/8-9.htm">1 Samuel 8:9</a></b></br> Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ephesians/4-17.htm">Ephesians 4:17</a></b></br> This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_thessalonians/3-12.htm">2 Thessalonians 3:12</a></b></br> Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.</p><p class="hdg">in the.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/7-13.htm">Jeremiah 7:13,23-25</a></b></br> And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the LORD, and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but ye answered not; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/25-4.htm">Jeremiah 25:4</a></b></br> And the LORD hath sent unto you all his servants the prophets, rising early and sending <i>them</i>; but ye have not hearkened, nor inclined your ear to hear.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/35-15.htm">Jeremiah 35:15</a></b></br> I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending <i>them</i>, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/7-25.htm">Betimes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-6.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-25.htm">Early</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-9.htm">Earnestly</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-4.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-5.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-5.htm">Forefathers</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-21.htm">Forewarned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-25.htm">Getting</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-4.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-4.htm">Obey</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-25.htm">Often</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-25.htm">Persistently</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-42.htm">Protested</a> <a href="/job/40-2.htm">Protesting</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-25.htm">Rising</a> <a href="/1_samuel/8-9.htm">Solemnly</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-12.htm">Testified</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-18.htm">Time</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-5.htm">Today</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-4.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-8.htm">Warned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-10.htm">Warning</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-12.htm">Witness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-10.htm">Witnessing</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/25-3.htm">Betimes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-8.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/24-2.htm">Early</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-20.htm">Earnestly</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-14.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-10.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-10.htm">Forefathers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-19.htm">Forewarned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-11.htm">Getting</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-11.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-8.htm">Obey</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-8.htm">Often</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-4.htm">Persistently</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-6.htm">Protested</a> <a href="/matthew/16-22.htm">Protesting</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-3.htm">Rising</a> <a href="/matthew/5-26.htm">Solemnly</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-19.htm">Testified</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-12.htm">Time</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-2.htm">Today</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-8.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-8.htm">Warned</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-17.htm">Warning</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-7.htm">Witness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-11.htm">Witnessing</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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This event is recorded in the book of Exodus and is central to Jewish identity and faith. It signifies God's power and faithfulness in fulfilling His promises. The Exodus is often seen as a type of Christ's deliverance of believers from the bondage of sin, as referenced in the New Testament (e.g., <a href="/1_corinthians/10.htm">1 Corinthians 10:1-4</a>).<p><b>until today</b><br>This indicates the continuity of God's relationship and communication with Israel. It underscores the persistent nature of God's covenantal faithfulness despite Israel's repeated disobedience. The phrase "until today" suggests a historical context that spans centuries, highlighting the long-suffering patience of God.<p><b>I strongly warned them again and again</b><br>This reflects God's persistent efforts to guide and correct His people through prophets and leaders. The Hebrew word for "warned" can also imply admonishing or instructing, emphasizing God's desire for Israel to follow His ways. This persistence is seen throughout the Old Testament, where God sends prophets like Isaiah, Jeremiah, and others to call Israel back to obedience.<p><b>saying, ‘Obey My voice.’</b><br>This command encapsulates the essence of the covenant relationship between God and Israel. Obedience to God's voice is a recurring theme in the Bible, signifying submission to His will and commandments. This call to obedience is echoed in the Shema (<a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4-5</a>) and is central to the teachings of Jesus, who emphasized love and obedience to God as the greatest commandments (<a href="/matthew/22-37.htm">Matthew 22:37-40</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 messages of warning and hope to the people of Judah. His ministry was marked by his deep commitment to God's word and his sorrow over the people's disobedience.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_fathers/ancestors.htm">The Fathers/Ancestors</a></b><br>Refers to the Israelites who were delivered from Egypt. They were the recipients of God's covenant and commandments, which they were repeatedly warned to obey.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The land from which God delivered the Israelites, symbolizing bondage and oppression. The exodus from Egypt is a foundational event in Israel's history, representing God's power and faithfulness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The sovereign Lord who delivered Israel from Egypt and established a covenant with them, requiring their obedience and loyalty.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_exodus.htm">The Exodus</a></b><br>The event of God delivering the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, which is a central account in the Old Testament, demonstrating God's saving power and faithfulness to His promises.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>God’s repeated warnings to the Israelites underscore the critical nature of obedience in our relationship with Him. Obedience is not just about following rules but aligning our lives with God’s will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_and_patience.htm">God’s Faithfulness and Patience</a></b><br>Despite Israel's repeated failures, God continued to warn and call them back to Himself. This reflects His patience and desire for His people to return to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/historical_lessons_for_today.htm">Historical Lessons for Today</a></b><br>The history of Israel serves as a cautionary tale for believers today. We are called to learn from their mistakes and remain steadfast in our commitment to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a></b><br>Prophets like Jeremiah were instrumental in delivering God’s messages. Today, we have the Scriptures and the Holy Spirit to guide us in understanding and applying God’s word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a></b><br>Just as God established a covenant with Israel, He has established a new covenant with believers through Jesus Christ. This relationship calls for our obedience and faithfulness.<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/who_is_the_one_true_god.htm">What does 'You are my Son' signify?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_teachings_events_in_matthew.htm">What are the key teachings and events in Matthew?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_egypt_aiding_judah_in_jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah 37:7 mentions an Egyptian army coming to aid Judah; is there any archaeological or historical evidence confirming such a military move by Egypt at that time?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_god's_promises_in_the_bible.htm">What are God's promises in the Bible?</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>(7) <span class= "bld">Rising early.</span>--The phrase in its spiritual meaning, as applied to Jehovah, is almost peculiar to Jeremiah, and is used by him twelve times. In its literal sense, or as denoting only ordinary activity, it is found often, <span class= "ital">e.g., </span><a href="/genesis/20-8.htm" title="Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid.">Genesis 20:8</a>; <a href="/proverbs/27-14.htm" title="He that blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.">Proverbs 27:14</a>. (See Note on <a href="/jeremiah/7-13.htm" title="And now, because you have done all these works, said the LORD, and I spoke to you, rising up early and speaking, but you heard not; and I called you, but you answered not;">Jeremiah 7:13</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 7, 8.</span> - A condensation of <a href="/jeremiah/7-23.htm">Jeremiah 7:23-26</a>. <span class="cmt_word">Imagination</span>; rather, <span class="accented">stubbornness</span> (see on Jeremiah 3:17). <span class="cmt_word">I will bring</span>; rather, I <span class="accented">brought</span>. <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>All the words</span>. "Word" sometimes means "thing spoken of;" here, for instance, the curses specified in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/11-7.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">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּי֩</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the time</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּיוֹם֩</span> <span class="translit">(bə·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I brought</span><br /><span class="heb">הַעֲלוֹתִ֨י</span> <span class="translit">(ha·‘ă·lō·w·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your fathers</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(ba·’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">out of the land</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵאֶ֤רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Egypt</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצְרַ֙יִם֙</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·ra·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> </span><span class="str2">Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa</span><br /><br /><span class="word">until today,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעַד־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I strongly warned</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעֵ֨ד</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘êḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5749.htm">Strong's 5749: </a> </span><span class="str2">To duplicate, repeat, to protest, testify, to encompass, restore</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them time and time again,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשְׁכֵּ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(haš·kêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7925.htm">Strong's 7925: </a> </span><span class="str2">To load up, to start early in the morning</span><br /><br /><span class="word">saying,</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵאמֹ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(lê·mōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Obey</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁמְע֖וּ</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">My voice.”</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּקוֹלִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·qō·w·lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> </span><span class="str2">A voice, sound</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/11-7.htm">Jeremiah 11:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/11-7.htm">Jeremiah 11:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/11-7.htm">Jeremiah 11:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/11-7.htm">Jeremiah 11:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/11-7.htm">Jeremiah 11:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/11-7.htm">Jeremiah 11:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/11-7.htm">Jeremiah 11:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/11-7.htm">Jeremiah 11:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/11-7.htm">Jeremiah 11:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/11-7.htm">Jeremiah 11:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/11-7.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 11:7 For I earnestly protested to your fathers (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/11-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 11:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 11:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/11-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 11:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 11:8" /></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>