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May it be so.” <a href="/esv/jeremiah/11.htm">English Standard Version</a> that I may confirm the oath that I swore to your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as at this day.” Then I answered, “So be it, LORD.” <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> This was in order to establish the oath I swore to your forefathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is to this day.” “Amen, LORD,” I answered. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/11.htm">King James Bible</a> That I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then answered I, and said, So be it, O LORD. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/11.htm">New King James Version</a> that I may establish the oath which I have sworn to your fathers, to give them ‘a land flowing with milk and honey,’ as it is this day.” ’ ” And I answered and said, “So be it, LORD.” <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> in 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.” <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/11.htm">NASB 1995</a> in 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."&#8217&#8221 Then I said, &#8220Amen, O LORD.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a> in 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 answered and said, “Amen, O LORD.” <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> in order to establish the oath which I swore to your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day.”’” Then I answered and said, “Amen, O Yahweh.” <a href="/amp/jeremiah/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a> that I may complete the oath which I swore to your fathers, to give them a land [of plenty] flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day.”’” Then I answered, “Amen (so be it), O LORD.” <a href="/csb/jeremiah/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> in order to establish the oath I swore to your ancestors, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is today.’ ” I answered, “Amen, LORD.” <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> in order to establish the oath I swore to your ancestors, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is today.&#8221 I answered, &#8220Amen, LORD.&#8221 <a href="/asv/jeremiah/11.htm">American Standard Version</a> that 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 Jehovah. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Then I did what I had promised and gave them this wonderful land, where you now live. "Yes, LORD," I replied, "that's true." <a href="/erv/jeremiah/11.htm">English Revised Version</a> that 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. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I will keep the oath I made to your ancestors and give them a land flowing with milk and honey, the land you still have today." ' " I answered, "Yes, LORD." <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/11.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then I would keep the promise I made to their ancestors that I would give them the rich and fertile land which they now have." I said, "Yes, LORD." <a href="/isv/jeremiah/11.htm">International Standard Version</a> As a result, I'll fulfill the oath that I made with your ancestors to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, just as is the case today."'" Then I answered, "So be it, LORD." <a href="/msb/jeremiah/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> This was in order to establish the oath I swore to your forefathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is to this day.? ?Amen, LORD,? I answered. <a href="/net/jeremiah/11.htm">NET Bible</a> Then I will keep the promise I swore on oath to your ancestors to give them a land flowing with milk and honey." That is the very land that you still live in today.'" And I responded, "Amen! Let it be so, LORD!" <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> that I may establish the oath which I swore to your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey," as at this day.'" Then I answered, and said, "Amen, LORD." <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> That I may perform the oath which I have sworn to your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then answered I, and said, So be it, O LORD. <a href="/web/jeremiah/11.htm">World English Bible</a> that I may establish the oath which I swore to your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey,’ as it is today.” Then I answered, and said, “Amen, Yahweh.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> In order to establish the oath that I have sworn to your fathers, "" To give to them a land flowing with milk and honey, as this day.” And I answer and say, “Amen, O YHWH.” <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> In order to establish the oath that I have sworn to your fathers, To give to them a land flowing with milk and honey, as this day. And I answer and say, 'Amen, O Jehovah.' <a href="/slt/jeremiah/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> To establish the oath which I sware to your fathers, to give to them a land flowing milk and honey, as this day. And I shall answer and say, Verily, O Jehovah.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> That I may accomplish the oath which I swore to your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. And I answered and said: Amen, O Lord. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> So shall I uphold the oath which I swore to your fathers, that I would give them a land flowing with milk and honey, just as it is this day.” And I answered by saying: “Amen, O Lord.” <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/11.htm">New American Bible</a> Thus I will fulfill the oath I swore to your ancestors, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, the one you have today. “Amen, LORD,” I answered. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> that I may perform the oath that I swore to your ancestors, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as at this day. Then I answered, “So be it, LORD.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> That I may perform the oaths which I have sworn to your fathers to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then I answered and said, So be it, O LORD. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And I shall establish the oath that I swore to your fathers, to give you the land that flows milk and honey, as today’”, and I answered and I said, “Amen, LORD JEHOVAH!”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> that I may establish the oath which I swore 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.' <a href="/sep/jeremiah/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> that I may confirm mine oath, which I sware to your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then I answered and said, So be it, O Lord. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/11-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=3386" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/11.htm">The Broken Covenant</a> …4which I commanded your forefathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying, ‘Obey Me, and do everything I command you, and you will be My people, and I will be your God.’ 5<a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="4616: lə·ma·‘an (Conj) -- From anah; properly, heed, i.e. Purpose; used only adverbially, on account of, teleologically, in order that.">This was in order to</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: hā·qîm (V-Hifil-Inf) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">establish</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/7621.htm" title="7621: haš·šə·ḇū·‘āh (Art:: N-fs) -- An oath, curse. Feminine passive participle of shaba'; properly, something sworn, i.e. An oath.">the oath</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7650.htm" title="7650: niš·ba‘·tî (V-Nifal-Perf-1cs) -- A primitive root; propr. To be complete, but used only as a denominative from sheba'; to seven oneself, i.e. Swear.">I swore</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: la·’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">to your forefathers,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: lā·ṯêṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">to give them</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep-l:: Pro-3mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">a land</a> <a href="/hebrew/2100.htm" title="2100: zā·ḇaṯ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fsc) -- To flow, gush. A primitive root; to flow freely, i.e. to have a flux; figuratively, to waste away; also to overflow.">flowing</a> <a href="/hebrew/2461.htm" title="2461: ḥā·lāḇ (N-ms) -- Milk. From the same as cheleb; milk.">with milk</a> <a href="/hebrew/1706.htm" title="1706: ū·ḏə·ḇaš (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Honey. From an unused root meaning to be gummy; honey; by analogy, syrup.">and honey,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: kay·yō·wm (Prep-k, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">as it is to this day.”</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/543.htm" title="543: ’ā·mên (Adv) -- Verily, truly. From 'aman; sure; abstract, faithfulness; adverb, truly.">“Amen,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">LORD,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/6030.htm" title="6030: wā·’a·‘an (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To answer, respond.">I answered.</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wā·’ō·mar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> 6Then 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a> Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him. <a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18</a> On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates— <a href="/genesis/17-8.htm">Genesis 17:8</a> And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.” <a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8</a> I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. <a href="/exodus/6-8.htm">Exodus 6:8</a> And I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD!’” <a href="/deuteronomy/1-8.htm">Deuteronomy 1:8</a> See, I have placed the land before you. Enter and possess the land that the LORD swore He would give to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to their descendants after them.” <a href="/deuteronomy/7-12.htm">Deuteronomy 7:12-13</a> If you listen to these ordinances and keep them carefully, then the LORD your God will keep His covenant and the loving devotion that He swore to your fathers. / He will love you and bless you and multiply you. He will bless the fruit of your womb and the produce of your land—your grain, new wine, and oil, the young of your herds and the lambs of your flocks—in the land that He swore to your fathers to give you. <a href="/deuteronomy/30-20.htm">Deuteronomy 30:20</a> and that you may love the LORD your God, obey Him, and hold fast to Him. For He is your life, and He will prolong your life in the land that the LORD swore to give to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” <a href="/joshua/1-6.htm">Joshua 1:6</a> Be strong and courageous, for you shall give these people the inheritance of the land that I swore to their fathers I would give them. <a href="/1_kings/8-56.htm">1 Kings 8:56</a> “Blessed be the LORD, who has given rest to His people Israel according to all that He promised. Not one word has failed of all the good promises He made through His servant Moses. <a href="/nehemiah/9-8.htm">Nehemiah 9:8</a> You found his heart faithful before You, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites and Hittites, of the Amorites and Perizzites, of the Jebusites and Girgashites—to give it to his descendants. You have kept Your promise, because You are righteous. <a href="/psalms/105-9.htm">Psalm 105:9-11</a> the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac. / He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant: / “I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.” <a href="/ezekiel/20-6.htm">Ezekiel 20:6</a> On that day I swore to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands. <a href="/luke/1-72.htm">Luke 1:72-73</a> to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant, / the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us <a href="/acts/7-5.htm">Acts 7:5</a> He gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised to give possession of the land to Abraham and his descendants, even though he did not yet have a child.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>That I may perform the oath which I have sworn to your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then answered I, and said, So be it, O LORD.perform.<a href="/genesis/22-16.htm">Genesis 22:16-18</a> And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: … <a href="/genesis/26-3.htm">Genesis 26:3-5</a> Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father; … <a href="/psalms/105-9.htm">Psalm 105:9-11</a> Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac; … a land.<a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8-17</a> And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites… <a href="/leviticus/20-24.htm">Leviticus 20:24</a> But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land that floweth with milk and honey: I am the LORD your God, which have separated you from other people.<a href="/deuteronomy/6-3.htm">Deuteronomy 6:3</a> Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey.so be it.<a href="/jeremiah/28-6.htm">Jeremiah 28:6</a> Even the prophet Jeremiah said, Amen: the LORD do so: the LORD perform thy words which thou hast prophesied, to bring again the vessels of the LORD'S house, and all that is carried away captive, from Babylon into this place.<a href="/deuteronomy/27-15.htm">Deuteronomy 27:15-26</a> Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen… <a href="/matthew/6-13.htm">Matthew 6:13</a> And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/106-48.htm">Amen</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-3.htm">Confirm</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-12.htm">Effect</a> <a href="/isaiah/62-7.htm">Establish</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-4.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-18.htm">Flowing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-4.htm">Forefathers</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-11.htm">Fulfill</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-22.htm">Honey</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-11.htm">Milk</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-2.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-4.htm">Order</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-12.htm">Perform</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-10.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/psalms/132-2.htm">Sware</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-9.htm">Swore</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-7.htm">Sworn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-10.htm">Today</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/28-6.htm">Amen</a> <a href="/jeremiah/28-6.htm">Confirm</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-20.htm">Effect</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-2.htm">Establish</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-7.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-14.htm">Flowing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-7.htm">Forefathers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-10.htm">Fulfill</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-22.htm">Honey</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-22.htm">Milk</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-5.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-26.htm">Order</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-4.htm">Perform</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-3.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-16.htm">Sware</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-22.htm">Swore</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-5.htm">Sworn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-7.htm">Today</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 11</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/11-1.htm">Jeremiah proclaims God's covenant;</a> 8. <a href="/jeremiah/11-8.htm">rebukes the peoples' disobeying thereof;</a> 11. <a href="/jeremiah/11-11.htm">prophesies evils to come upon them;</a> 18. <a href="/jeremiah/11-18.htm">and upon the men of Anathoth, for conspiring to kill him.</a> </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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>This was in order to establish the oath I swore to your forefathers This phrase refers to the covenant God made with the patriarchs—Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. This covenant is foundational in the biblical narrative, promising land, descendants, and blessing (<a href="/genesis/12.htm">Genesis 12:1-3, 15</a>:18-21). The oath signifies God's unchanging faithfulness and commitment to His promises. The historical context includes the Israelites' journey from Egypt to Canaan, emphasizing God's intention to fulfill His promises despite Israel's repeated disobedience.to give them a land flowing with milk and honey This expression describes the Promised Land's abundance and fertility, symbolizing prosperity and divine blessing. The phrase is first mentioned in <a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8</a> and recurs throughout the Pentateuch. Geographically, it refers to the land of Canaan, known for its agricultural richness. Archaeological findings support the region's historical productivity. Culturally, this promise contrasts with the Israelites' experience in Egypt, highlighting the transformation from slavery to freedom and abundance.as it is to this day. This phrase underscores the continuity and reality of God's promise being fulfilled. It suggests that the land's condition at the time of Jeremiah's writing still reflected God's faithfulness. Historically, this period was marked by political turmoil, yet the land's inherent potential remained. Theologically, it serves as a reminder of God's enduring covenant, despite Israel's unfaithfulness.“Amen, LORD,” I answered. Jeremiah's response of "Amen" signifies agreement and acceptance of God's word. The term "Amen" is a Hebrew word meaning "truly" or "so be it," often used to affirm truth. This response reflects Jeremiah's role as a prophet who acknowledges God's sovereignty and righteousness. It also connects to the broader biblical theme of human agreement with divine will, seen in other scriptural affirmations (e.g., <a href="/nehemiah/8-6.htm">Nehemiah 8:6</a>, <a href="/revelation/22-20.htm">Revelation 22:20</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> A prophet called by God to deliver His messages to the people of Judah, often warning them of the consequences of their disobedience. 2. <a href="/topical/f/forefathers.htm">Forefathers</a> Refers to the patriarchs of Israel, such as Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to whom God made promises regarding the land of Canaan. 3. <a href="/topical/l/land_flowing_with_milk_and_honey.htm">Land Flowing with Milk and Honey</a> A description of the Promised Land, symbolizing abundance and God's provision. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_oath.htm">The Oath</a> The covenant God made with the patriarchs, promising them the land of Canaan as an inheritance for their descendants. 5. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, to whom Jeremiah was primarily sent to prophesy.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_promises.htm">God's Faithfulness to His Promises</a> God is faithful to fulfill His promises, as seen in His commitment to the covenant with the forefathers. This encourages us to trust in His promises today. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a> The promise of the land was contingent upon Israel's obedience. Similarly, our blessings often require us to walk in obedience to God's Word. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_affirmation_in_faith.htm">The Role of Affirmation in Faith</a> Jeremiah's response, "Amen, LORD," signifies agreement and trust in God's plan. We are called to affirm God's promises in our lives with faith. <a href="/topical/t/the_abundance_of_god's_provision.htm">The Abundance of God's Provision</a> The imagery of a land flowing with milk and honey reminds us of God's desire to provide abundantly for His people. We should recognize and be grateful for His provisions. <a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship_with_god.htm">Covenant Relationship with God</a> The covenant with the forefathers highlights the relational aspect of God's promises. We are invited into a covenant relationship with God through Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 11</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'casting_down_imaginations'_mean.htm">What is the book John eats in Revelation 10?</a> <a href="/q/why_expect_a_covenant_if_god_foresees_failure.htm">Jeremiah 11:1-5: How can an all-knowing God expect a covenant not to be broken if He already foresees human failings?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_god_accept_sacrifices.htm">If God is all-good, why does He accept human sacrifices in some cases (Judges 11:30-39)?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_secret_societies.htm">What does the Bible say about Christian secret societies?</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>(5) A land flowing with milk and honey.--The description appears for the first time in <a href="/exodus/3-8.htm" title="And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land to a good land and a large, to a land flowing with milk and honey; to the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.">Exodus 3:8</a>; <a href="/exodus/3-17.htm" title="And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt to the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, to a land flowing with milk and honey.">Exodus 3:17</a>. It rapidly became proverbial, and is prominent in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-3.htm" title="Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with you, and that you may increase mightily, as the LORD God of your fathers has promised you, in the land that flows with milk and honey.">Deuteronomy 6:3</a> and <a href="/joshua/5-6.htm" title="For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people that were men of war, which came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: to whom the LORD swore that he would not show them the land, which the LORD swore to their fathers that he would give us, a land that flows with milk and honey.">Joshua 5:6</a>. It points primarily, it may be noticed, to the plenty of a pastoral rather than an agricultural people (see Note on <a href="/isaiah/7-22.htm" title="And it shall come to pass, for the abundance of milk that they shall give he shall eat butter: for butter and honey shall every one eat that is left in the land.">Isaiah 7:22</a>), and so far to the earlier rather than the later stages of the life of Israel.So be it, O Lord.--The Amen of the liturgies and litanies of Israel, brought probably into fresh prominence by <a href="/context/deuteronomy/27-15.htm" title="Cursed be the man that makes any graven or molten image, an abomination to the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and puts it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.">Deuteronomy 27:15-26</a>, and uttered by princes and people in the solemn ceremonial of <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>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 5. - The oath which I have sworn (so <a href="/deuteronomy/7-8.htm">Deuteronomy 7:8</a>; comp. 8:18). As it is this day; a Deuteronomic formula (see e.g. <a href="/deuteronomy/2-30.htm">Deuteronomy 2:30</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/4-20.htm">Deuteronomy 4:20</a>), appealing to the test of experience. So be it, O Lord. The-Hebrew has "Amen, Jehovah." "Amen" equivalent to "true, faithful, trustworthy;" or used in this way as a formula of asseveration, "may it be verified by facts" (the Septuagint has γένοιτο); comp. <a href="/jeremiah/28-6.htm">Jeremiah 28:6</a>. <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/11-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>[This was] in order to לְמַעַן֩ (lə·ma·‘an) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4616.htm">Strong's 4616: </a> Purpose -- intent establish הָקִ֨ים (hā·qîm) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> To arise, stand up, stand the oath הַשְּׁבוּעָ֜ה (haš·šə·ḇū·‘āh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7621.htm">Strong's 7621: </a> Something sworn, an oath I swore נִשְׁבַּ֣עְתִּי (niš·ba‘·tî) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7650.htm">Strong's 7650: </a> To seven oneself, swear to your forefathers, לַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗ם (la·’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father to give לָתֵ֤ת (lā·ṯêṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set them a land אֶ֣רֶץ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land flowing זָבַ֥ת (zā·ḇaṯ) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2100.htm">Strong's 2100: </a> To flow freely, to have a, flux, to waste away, to overflow with milk חָלָ֛ב (ḥā·lāḇ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2461.htm">Strong's 2461: </a> Milk and honey, וּדְבַ֖שׁ (ū·ḏə·ḇaš) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1706.htm">Strong's 1706: </a> Honey, syrup as it is to this day.’” כַּיּ֣וֹם (kay·yō·wm) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day “Amen, אָמֵ֥ן ׀ (’ā·mên) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_543.htm">Strong's 543: </a> Sure, faithfulness, truly LORD,” יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> YHWH I answered. וָאַ֥עַן (wā·’a·‘an) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6030.htm">Strong's 6030: </a> To answer, respond <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/11-5.htm">Jeremiah 11:5 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/11-5.htm">Jeremiah 11:5 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/11-5.htm">Jeremiah 11:5 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/11-5.htm">Jeremiah 11:5 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/11-5.htm">Jeremiah 11:5 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/11-5.htm">Jeremiah 11:5 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/11-5.htm">Jeremiah 11:5 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/11-5.htm">Jeremiah 11:5 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/11-5.htm">Jeremiah 11:5 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/11-5.htm">Jeremiah 11:5 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-5.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 11:5 That I may establish the oath which (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/11-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 11:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 11:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/11-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 11:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 11:6" /></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>