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So shall you be my people, and I will be your God, <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> which 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.’ <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/11.htm">King James Bible</a> Which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God: <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/11.htm">New King James Version</a> which I commanded your fathers in the day I brought them out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, ‘Obey My voice, and do according to all that I command you; so shall you be My people, and I will be your God,’ <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> which I commanded your forefathers on the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, ‘Listen to My voice, and do according to all that I command you; so you shall be My people, and I will be your God,’ <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/11.htm">NASB 1995</a> which I commanded your forefathers in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, &#8216Listen to My voice, and do according to all which I command you; so you shall be My people, and I will be your God,&#8217 <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a> which I commanded your forefathers in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, ‘Listen to My voice, and do according to all which I command you; so you shall be My people, and I will be your God,’ <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, ‘Listen to My voice, and do according to all which I command you; so you shall be My people, and I will be your God,’ <a href="/amp/jeremiah/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a> which I commanded your fathers at the time that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, ‘Listen to My voice and do according to all that I command you. So you shall be My people, and I will be your God,’ <a href="/csb/jeremiah/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> which I commanded your ancestors when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace.” I declared, “Obey me, and do everything that I command you, and you will be my people, and I will be your God,” <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> which I commanded your ancestors when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace.&#8217 I declared: &#8216Obey Me, and do everything that I command you, and you will be My people, and I will be your God,&#8217 <a href="/asv/jeremiah/11.htm">American Standard Version</a> which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God; <a href="/cev/jeremiah/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> My commands haven't changed since I brought your ancestors out of Egypt, a nation that seemed like a blazing furnace where iron ore is melted. I told your ancestors that if they obeyed my commands, I would be their God, and they would be my people. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/11.htm">English Revised Version</a> which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God: <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I made this promise to your ancestors when I brought them out of Egypt, which was an iron smelter. I said, "Obey me, and do everything that I have told you to do. Then you will be my people, and I will be your God. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/11.htm">Good News Translation</a> It is the covenant I made with their ancestors when I brought them out of Egypt, the land that was like a blazing furnace to them. I told them to obey me and to do everything that I had commanded. I told them that if they obeyed, they would be my people and I would be their God. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/11.htm">International Standard Version</a> which I commanded to your ancestors on the day I brought them out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace. I said, 'Obey me and do everything that I commanded you. Then you will be my people and I'll be your God.' <a href="/msb/jeremiah/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> which 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.? <a href="/net/jeremiah/11.htm">NET Bible</a> Those are the terms that I charged your ancestors to keep when I brought them out of Egypt, that place which was like an iron-smelting furnace. I said at that time, "Obey me and carry out the terms of the agreement exactly as I commanded you. If you do, you will be my people and I will be your God. <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying, "Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so you shall be my people, and I will be your God; <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth from the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God: <a href="/web/jeremiah/11.htm">World English Bible</a> which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace,’ saying, ‘Obey my voice and do them, according to all which I command you; so you shall be my people, and I will be your God; <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> That I commanded your fathers, "" In the day of My bringing them out from the land of Egypt, "" Out of the iron furnace, saying, Listen to My voice, and you have done them, "" According to all that I command you, "" And you have been to Me for a people, "" And I am to you for God, <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> That I commanded your fathers, In the day of My bringing them out from the land of Egypt, Out of the iron furnace, saying, Hearken to My voice, and ye have done them, According to all that I command you, And ye have been to Me for a people, And I am to you for God, <a href="/slt/jeremiah/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Which I commanded your fathers in the day of my bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the furnace of iron, saying, Hear ye to my voice, and do them according to all that I shall command you: and be to me for a people, and I will be to you for God:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying: Hear ye my voice, and do all things that I command you: and you shall be my people, and I will be your God: <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> which I commanded to your fathers in the day when I led them away from the land of Egypt, away from the iron furnace, saying: Listen to my voice, and do all that I command you, and then you will be my people and I will be your God. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/11.htm">New American Bible</a> which I commanded your ancestors the day I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, that iron furnace, saying: Listen to my voice and do all that I command you. Then you shall be my people, and I will be your God. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> which I commanded your ancestors when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, from the iron-smelter, saying, Listen to my voice, and do all that I command you. So shall you be my people, and I will be your God,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Hearken to my voice and do all that I command you; so shall you be my people, and I will be your God; <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Which I commanded to your fathers in the day that I brought them out from the land of Egypt, from the furnace of iron, and I said: ‘Hear my voice, and you shall do everything that I shall command you, and you shall be to me a people, and I shall be God to you<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying: Hearken to My voice, and do them, according to all which I command you; so shall ye be My people, and I will be your God; <a href="/sep/jeremiah/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> which I commanded your fathers, in the day wherein I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying, Hearken to my voice, and do all things that I shall command you; so shall ye be to me a people, and I will be to you a God; <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/11-4.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=3370" 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> …3You 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, 4<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.">which</a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: ṣiw·wî·ṯî (V-Piel-Perf-1cs) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">I commanded</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/1.htm" title="1: ’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">your forefathers</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.">when</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: hō·w·ṣî·’î- (V-Hifil-Inf:: 1cs) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">I brought them out</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.">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/1270.htm" title="1270: hab·bar·zel (Art:: N-ms) -- Iron. Perhaps from the root of Birzowth; iron; by extension, an iron implement.">out of the iron</a> <a href="/hebrew/3564.htm" title="3564: mik·kūr (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Smelting pot or furnace. From an unused root meaning properly, to dig through; a pot or furnace.">furnace,</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 Me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: ḇə·qō·w·lî (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: wa·‘ă·śî·ṯem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">and do</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/3605.htm" title="3605: kə·ḵōl (Prep-k:: N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">everything</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/6680.htm" title="6680: ’ă·ṣaw·weh (V-Piel-Imperf-1cs) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">I command you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wih·yî·ṯem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">and you will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">My</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: lə·‘ām (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">people,</a> <a href="/hebrew/595.htm" title="595: wə·’ā·nō·ḵî (Conj-w:: Pro-1cs) -- I. Sometimes; a primitive pro. I.">and I</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: ’eh·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">your</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: lê·lō·hîm (Prep-l:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">God.’</a> 5This 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.…<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="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5-6</a> 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.” <a href="/deuteronomy/7-6.htm">Deuteronomy 7:6-11</a> For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all peoples on the face of the earth. / The LORD did not set His affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous than the other peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples. / But because the LORD loved you and kept the oath He swore to your fathers, He brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. ... <a href="/exodus/24-3.htm">Exodus 24:3-8</a> 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. ... <a href="/deuteronomy/26-16.htm">Deuteronomy 26:16-19</a> The LORD your God commands you this day to follow these statutes and ordinances. You must be careful to follow them with all your heart and with all your soul. / Today you have proclaimed that the LORD is your God and that you will walk in His ways, keep His statutes and commandments and ordinances, and listen to His voice. / And today the LORD has proclaimed that you are His people and treasured possession as He promised, that you are to keep all His commandments, ... <a href="/leviticus/26-3.htm">Leviticus 26:3-13</a> 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. ... <a href="/deuteronomy/28-1.htm">Deuteronomy 28:1-14</a> “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. ... <a href="/exodus/6-7.htm">Exodus 6:7</a> I will take you as My own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. <a href="/deuteronomy/5-2.htm">Deuteronomy 5:2-3</a> 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. <a href="/deuteronomy/29-12.htm">Deuteronomy 29:12-13</a> so that you may enter into the covenant of the LORD your God, which He is making with you today, and into His oath, / and so that He may establish you today as His people, and He may be your God as He promised you and as He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. <a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9-10</a> But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. / Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. <a href="/hebrews/8-8.htm">Hebrews 8:8-10</a> 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. / It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, because they did not abide by My covenant, and I disregarded them, declares the Lord. / For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. <a href="/romans/9-4.htm">Romans 9:4</a> 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. <a href="/ezekiel/36-28.htm">Ezekiel 36:28</a> Then you will live in the land that I gave your forefathers; you will be My people, and I will be your God. <a href="/2_corinthians/6-16.htm">2 Corinthians 6:16</a> What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.” <a href="/jeremiah/7-23.htm">Jeremiah 7:23</a> but this is what I commanded them: Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must walk in all the ways I have commanded you, so that it may go well with you.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall you be my people, and I will be your God:I commanded.<a href="/jeremiah/31-32.htm">Jeremiah 31:32</a> Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD:<a href="/exodus/24-3.htm">Exodus 24:3-8</a> And Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD, and all the judgments: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which the LORD hath said will we do… <a href="/deuteronomy/5-2.htm">Deuteronomy 5:2,3</a> The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb… iron.<a href="/deuteronomy/4-20.htm">Deuteronomy 4:20</a> But the LORD hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, even out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as ye are this day.<a href="/1_kings/8-51.htm">1 Kings 8:51</a> For they be thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron:<a href="/isaiah/48-10.htm">Isaiah 48:10</a> Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.obey.<a href="/jeremiah/7-22.htm">Jeremiah 7:22,23</a> For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices: … <a href="/jeremiah/26-13.htm">Jeremiah 26:13</a> Therefore now amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the LORD your God; and the LORD will repent him of the evil that he hath pronounced against you.<a href="/exodus/20-6.htm">Exodus 20:6</a> And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.ye be.<a href="/jeremiah/24-7.htm">Jeremiah 24:7</a> And I will give them an heart to know me, that I am the LORD: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart.<a href="/jeremiah/30-22.htm">Jeremiah 30:22</a> And ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.<a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">Jeremiah 31:31,33</a> Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/7-31.htm">Command</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-31.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-3.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-26.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-16.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-26.htm">Forefathers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-20.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-10.htm">Furnace</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-27.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-28.htm">Iron</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-51.htm">Iron-Smelting</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-3.htm">Obey</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-23.htm">Order</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-22.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/psalms/21-9.htm">Oven</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-3.htm">Terms</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-22.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/19-5.htm">Command</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-8.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-6.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-7.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-5.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-5.htm">Forefathers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-2.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-18.htm">Furnace</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-7.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-12.htm">Iron</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-20.htm">Iron-Smelting</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-7.htm">Obey</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-5.htm">Order</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-6.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-10.htm">Oven</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-6.htm">Terms</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-7.htm">Voice</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'; 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The forefathers are the ancestors of the Israelites who were delivered from Egypt. This covenant established the Israelites as God's chosen people, setting them apart from other nations. It underscores the continuity of God's promises and expectations from generation to generation.when I brought them out of the land of Egypt This recalls the Exodus, a foundational event in Israel's history, where God delivered the Israelites from slavery. It signifies God's power and faithfulness, serving as a reminder of His ability to save and His commitment to His people. The Exodus is a type of Christ's redemptive work, as Jesus delivers believers from the bondage of sin.out of the iron furnace The term "iron furnace" metaphorically describes the harsh conditions of slavery in Egypt. It emphasizes the severity of their oppression and the miraculous nature of their deliverance. This imagery is also used in <a href="/deuteronomy/4-20.htm">Deuteronomy 4:20</a>, highlighting the refining process God uses to purify His people, much like a furnace purifies metal.saying, ‘Obey Me, and do everything I command you This command reflects the conditional nature of the covenant, where blessings are contingent upon obedience. It echoes <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>, where blessings and curses are outlined based on Israel's adherence to God's laws. Obedience is a central theme throughout Scripture, illustrating the relationship between faith and works.and you will be My people This promise establishes a unique relationship between God and Israel, marking them as His treasured possession (<a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5-6</a>). It signifies a covenantal bond, where identity and purpose are found in belonging to God. This concept is expanded in the New Testament, where believers in Christ are called God's people (<a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9-10</a>).and I will be your God This assurance of God's presence and protection is a recurring promise throughout the Bible. It signifies a personal and communal relationship with God, characterized by His guidance and provision. This promise is ultimately fulfilled in <a href="/revelation/21-3.htm">Revelation 21:3</a>, where God dwells with His people eternally.<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 ancestors of the Israelites who were delivered from slavery in Egypt, highlighting the covenant relationship established at that time. 3. <a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a> The land where the Israelites were enslaved, symbolizing oppression and bondage, from which God delivered them. 4. <a href="/topical/i/iron_furnace.htm">Iron Furnace</a> A metaphor for the harsh conditions and suffering the Israelites endured in Egypt, emphasizing the severity of their bondage. 5. <a href="/topical/c/covenant.htm">Covenant</a> The agreement between God and the Israelites, where obedience to God's commands would result in them being His people and He being their God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a> Obedience to God's commands is central to maintaining a covenant relationship with Him. Just as the Israelites were called to obey, Christians today are called to live according to God's Word. <a href="/topical/d/deliverance_and_identity.htm">Deliverance and Identity</a> God's deliverance from Egypt was not just physical but also spiritual, forming the identity of the Israelites as His people. Similarly, Christians are delivered from sin and called to live as God's people. <a href="/topical/c/covenant_faithfulness.htm">Covenant Faithfulness</a> The covenant requires faithfulness from both parties. While God is always faithful, the Israelites' history shows the consequences of their unfaithfulness. Christians are encouraged to remain faithful to their covenant with God through Christ. <a href="/topical/g/god's_unchanging_nature.htm">God's Unchanging Nature</a> The covenant promises made to the Israelites reflect God's unchanging nature. His desire for a relationship with His people remains constant, offering assurance to believers today. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_suffering.htm">The Role of Suffering</a> The "iron furnace" symbolizes suffering that refines and purifies. Believers can find purpose in their trials, knowing that God uses them to strengthen their faith and character.<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/do_jer_42's_promises_conflict_with_jer_43.htm">Do the promises in Jer 42 about the safety of the remnant conflict with the calamities in Jer 43?</a> <a href="/q/who_believed_in_the_old_testament.htm">Who were the believers in the Old Testament?</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/how_did_zedekiah_ignore_yet_seek_jeremiah.htm">In Jeremiah 37:2, how can we reconcile the claim that King Zedekiah and his officials refused to listen to God’s word with other passages suggesting they occasionally sought Jeremiah’s counsel?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 4. - From the iron furnace; rather, out of the iron furnace. It is Egypt which is thus described (comp. <a href="/deuteronomy/4-20.htm">Deuteronomy 4:20</a>; <a href="/1_kings/8-51.htm">1 Kings 8:51</a>). The oppression in Egypt was like the furnace in which iron is rendered malleable by heat (so <a href="/isaiah/48-10.htm">Isaiah 48:10</a>, "I have tested thee in the furnace of affliction"). <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/11-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>which אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that I commanded צִוִּ֣יתִי (ṣiw·wî·ṯî) Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order your forefathers אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֡ם (’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father when בְּי֣וֹם (bə·yō·wm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day I brought them out הוֹצִיאִֽי־ (hō·w·ṣî·’î-) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim of the land מֵאֶֽרֶץ־ (mê·’e·reṣ-) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land of Egypt, מִצְרַיִם֩ (miṣ·ra·yim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa out of the iron הַבַּרְזֶ֜ל (hab·bar·zel) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1270.htm">Strong's 1270: </a> Iron, an iron implement furnace, מִכּ֨וּר (mik·kūr) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3564.htm">Strong's 3564: </a> Smelting pot or furnace saying, לֵאמֹ֗ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “Obey Me, שִׁמְע֤וּ (šim·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently and do וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֣ם (wa·‘ă·śî·ṯem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make everything כְּכֹ֥ל (kə·ḵōl) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every that אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that I command you, אֲצַוֶּ֖ה (’ă·ṣaw·weh) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order and you will be וִהְיִ֤יתֶם (wih·yî·ṯem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be My people, לְעָ֔ם (lə·‘ām) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock and I וְאָ֣נֹכִ֔י (wə·’ā·nō·ḵî) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_595.htm">Strong's 595: </a> I will be אֶהְיֶ֥ה (’eh·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be your God.? לֵאלֹהִֽים׃ (lê·lō·hîm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/11-4.htm">Jeremiah 11:4 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/11-4.htm">Jeremiah 11:4 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/11-4.htm">Jeremiah 11:4 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/11-4.htm">Jeremiah 11:4 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/11-4.htm">Jeremiah 11:4 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/11-4.htm">Jeremiah 11:4 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/11-4.htm">Jeremiah 11:4 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/11-4.htm">Jeremiah 11:4 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/11-4.htm">Jeremiah 11:4 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/11-4.htm">Jeremiah 11:4 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-4.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 11:4 Which I commanded your fathers (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/11-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 11:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 11:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/11-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 11:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 11:5" /></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>