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They have followed other gods to serve them. Both Israel and Judah have broken the covenant I made with their ancestors. <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/11.htm">New Living Translation</a> They have returned to the sins of their ancestors. They have refused to listen to me and are worshiping other gods. Israel and Judah have both broken the covenant I made with their ancestors. <a href="/esv/jeremiah/11.htm">English Standard Version</a> They have turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, who refused to hear my words. They have gone after other gods to serve them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant that I made with their fathers. <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> They have returned to the sins of their forefathers who refused to obey My words. They have followed other gods to serve them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken the covenant I made with their fathers. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/11.htm">King James Bible</a> They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, which refused to hear my words; and they went after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/11.htm">New King James Version</a> They have turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers who refused to hear My words, and they have gone after other gods to serve them; the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken My covenant which I made with their fathers.” <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> They have turned back to the wrongdoings of their ancestors who refused to hear My words, and they have followed other gods to serve them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken My covenant which I made with their fathers.” <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/11.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220They have turned back to the iniquities of their ancestors who refused to hear My words, and they have gone after other gods to serve them; the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken My covenant which I made with their fathers.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “They have turned back to the iniquities of their ancestors who refused to hear My words, and they have gone after other gods to serve them; the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken My covenant which I made with their fathers.” <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> They have turned back to the iniquities of their ancestors who refused to hear My words, and they have walked after other gods to serve them; the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken My covenant which I cut with their fathers.” <a href="/amp/jeremiah/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a> They have returned to the wickedness of their ancestors who refused to hear My words; they have followed other gods [in order] to serve them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken My [solemn] covenant which I made with their fathers.” <a href="/csb/jeremiah/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> They have returned to the iniquities of their ancestors who refused to obey my words and have followed other gods to worship them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah broke my covenant I made with their ancestors. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> They have returned to the sins of their ancestors who refused to obey My words and have followed other gods to worship them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah broke My covenant I made with their ancestors. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/11.htm">American Standard Version</a> They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, who refused to hear my words; and they are gone after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> They have sinned in the same way their ancestors did, by turning from me and worshiping other gods. The northern kingdom of Israel broke the agreement I made with your ancestors, and now the southern kingdom of Judah has done the same. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/11.htm">English Revised Version</a> They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, which refused to hear my words; and they are gone after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> They've gone back to the evil ways of their ancestors and refused to obey my words. They are following other gods and worshiping them. The nations of Israel and Judah have rejected the promise that I made to their ancestors. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/11.htm">Good News Translation</a> They have gone back to the sins of their ancestors, who refused to do what I said; they have worshiped other gods. Both Israel and Judah have broken the covenant that I made with their ancestors. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/11.htm">International Standard Version</a> They have turned back to the iniquities of their ancestors of old who refused to listen to my words. They followed other gods to serve them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah broke my covenant which I made with their ancestors." <a href="/msb/jeremiah/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> They have returned to the sins of their forefathers who refused to obey My words. They have followed other gods to serve them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken the covenant I made with their fathers. <a href="/net/jeremiah/11.htm">NET Bible</a> They have gone back to the evil ways of their ancestors of old who refused to obey what I told them. They, too, have paid allegiance to other gods and worshiped them. Both the nation of Israel and the nation of Judah have violated the covenant I made with their ancestors. <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, who refused to hear my words; and they are gone after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> They have turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, who refused to hear my words; and they went after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers. <a href="/web/jeremiah/11.htm">World English Bible</a> They have turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, who refused to hear my words. They have gone after other gods to serve them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> They have turned back to the iniquities of their first fathers, "" Who refused to hear My words, "" And they have gone after other gods to serve them, "" The house of Israel and the house of Judah "" Have made void My covenant that I made with their fathers.” <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> They have turned back to the iniquities of their first fathers, Who refused to hear My words, And they have gone after other gods to serve them, The house of Israel, and the house of Judah, Have made void My covenant, that I made with their fathers. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> They turned back to the iniquities of their fathers before them who refused to hear my words; and they went after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah brake my covenant which I cut out with their fathers.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> They are returned to the former iniquities of their fathers, who refused to hear my words: so these likewise have gone after strange gods, to serve them: the house of Israel, and the house of Juda have made void my covenant, which I made with their fathers. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> They have returned to the former iniquities of their fathers, who refused to listen to my words. And likewise, they have gone after strange gods, so that they may serve them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah have treated as void my covenant, which I made with their fathers. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/11.htm">New American Bible</a> They have returned to the crimes of their ancestors who refused to obey my words. They also have followed and served other gods; the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken the covenant I made with their ancestors. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> They have turned back to the iniquities of their ancestors of old, who refused to heed my words; they have gone after other gods to serve them; the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken the covenant that I made with their ancestors.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> They are turned back to the iniquities of their fathers and have refused to hear my words; and they went after other gods to serve them; the house of Israel and the house of Judah have nullified my covenant which I made with their fathers. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> They have turned to the first sin of their fathers, and they have not chosen to hear my words, and they went after other gods to serve them, and the children of Israel and the children of Yehuda destroyed my covenant that I covenanted with their fathers<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, who refused to hear My words; and they are gone after other gods to serve them; the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken My covenant which I made with their fathers. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> They are turned aside to the iniquities of their fathers that were of old, who would not hearken to my words: and, behold, they go after strange gods, to serve them: and the house of Israel and the house of Juda have broken my covenant, which I made with their fathers. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/11-10.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=3447" 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> …9And the LORD told me, “There is a conspiracy among the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem. 10<a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: šā·ḇū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">They have returned</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/5771.htm" title="5771: ‘ă·wō·nōṯ (N-cpc) -- Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity. Or oavown; from avah; perversity, i.e. evil.">the sins</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">of their forefathers</a> <a href="/hebrew/7223.htm" title="7223: hā·ri·šō·nîm (Art:: Adj-mp) -- Former, first, chief. Or riishon; from ri'shah; first, in place, time or rank."></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.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/3985.htm" title="3985: mê·’ă·nū (V-Piel-Perf-3cp) -- To refuse. A primitive root; to refuse.">refused</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: liš·mō·w·a‘ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">to obey</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: də·ḇā·ray (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">My words.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: wə·hêm·māh (Conj-w:: Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they.">They</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: hā·lə·ḵū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">have followed</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥă·rê (Prep) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after."></a> <a href="/hebrew/312.htm" title="312: ’ă·ḥê·rîm (Adj-mp) -- Another. From 'achar; properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.">other</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">gods</a> <a href="/hebrew/5647.htm" title="5647: lə·‘ā·ḇə·ḏām (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3mp) -- To work, serve. A primitive root; to work; by implication, to serve, till, enslave, etc.">to serve them.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: ḇêṯ- (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">The house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: ū·ḇêṯ (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">and the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">of Judah</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6565.htm" title="6565: hê·p̄ê·rū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- To break up, to violate, frustrate. A primitive root; to break up">have broken</a> <a href="/hebrew/1285.htm" title="1285: bə·rî·ṯî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- A covenant. From barah (like bara'); a compact.">the covenant</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/3772.htm" title="3772: kā·rat·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To cut off, cut down. A primitive root; to cut; by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant.">I made</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’eṯ- (Prep) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">with</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">their fathers.</a> 11Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I am about to bring upon them a disaster that they cannot escape. They will cry out to Me, but I will not listen to them.…<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="/deuteronomy/31-16.htm">Deuteronomy 31:16-18</a> And the LORD said to Moses, “You will soon rest with your fathers, and these people will rise up and prostitute themselves with the foreign gods of the land they are entering. They will forsake Me and break the covenant I have made with them. / On that day My anger will burn against them, and I will abandon them and hide My face from them, so that they will be consumed, and many troubles and afflictions will befall them. On that day they will say, ‘Have not these disasters come upon us because our God is no longer with us?’ / And on that day I will surely hide My face because of all the evil they have done by turning to other gods. <a href="/judges/2-11.htm">Judges 2:11-13</a> And the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals. / Thus they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and they followed after various gods of the peoples around them. They bowed down to them and provoked the LORD to anger, / for they forsook Him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths. <a href="/2_kings/17-7.htm">2 Kings 17:7-18</a> All this happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They had worshiped other gods / and walked in the customs of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites, as well as in the practices introduced by the kings of Israel. / The Israelites secretly did things against the LORD their God that were not right. From watchtower to fortified city, they built high places in all their cities. ... <a href="/2_chronicles/36-14.htm">2 Chronicles 36:14-16</a> Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, following all the abominations of the nations, and they defiled the house of the LORD, which He had consecrated in Jerusalem. / Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. / But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy. <a href="/isaiah/1-2.htm">Isaiah 1:2-4</a> Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me. / The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s manger, but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.” / Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children who act corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him. <a href="/hosea/4-1.htm">Hosea 4:1-2</a> Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land! / Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another. <a href="/hosea/9-1.htm">Hosea 9:1</a> Do not rejoice, O Israel, with exultation like the nations, for you have played the harlot against your God; you have made love for hire on every threshing floor. <a href="/ezekiel/20-18.htm">Ezekiel 20:18-21</a> In the wilderness I said to their children: ‘Do not walk in the statutes of your fathers or keep their ordinances or defile yourselves with their idols. / I am the LORD your God; walk in My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them. / Keep My Sabbaths holy, that they may be a sign between us, so that you may know that I am the LORD your God.’ ... <a href="/nehemiah/9-26.htm">Nehemiah 9:26-30</a> But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies. / So You delivered them into the hands of enemies who oppressed them, and in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them, and in Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who saved them from the hands of their enemies. / But as soon as they had rest, they again did evil in Your sight. So You abandoned them to the hands of their enemies, who had dominion over them. When they cried out to You again, You heard from heaven, and You delivered them many times in Your compassion. ... <a href="/psalms/78-56.htm">Psalm 78:56-58</a> But they tested and disobeyed God Most High, for they did not keep His decrees. / They turned back and were faithless like their fathers, twisted like a faulty bow. / They enraged Him with their high places and provoked His jealousy with their idols. <a href="/matthew/23-29.htm">Matthew 23:29-32</a> Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous. / And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’ / So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets. ... <a href="/mark/7-6.htm">Mark 7:6-9</a> Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. / They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’ / You have disregarded the commandment of God to keep the tradition of men.” ... <a href="/luke/11-47.htm">Luke 11:47-51</a> Woe to you! For you build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them. / So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs. / Because of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and others they will persecute.’ ... <a href="/john/8-39.htm">John 8:39-47</a> “Abraham is our father,” they replied. “If you were children of Abraham,” said Jesus, “you would do the works of Abraham. / But now you are trying to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham never did such a thing. / You are doing the works of your father.” “We are not illegitimate children,” they declared. “Our only Father is God Himself.” ... <a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51-53</a> You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did. / Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers— / you who received the law ordained by angels, yet have not kept it.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, which refused to hear my words; and they went after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers.turned.<a href="/jeremiah/3-10.htm">Jeremiah 3:10</a> And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the LORD.<a href="/1_samuel/15-11.htm">1 Samuel 15:11</a> It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the LORD all night.<a href="/2_chronicles/34-30.htm">2 Chronicles 34:30-33</a> And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites, and all the people, great and small: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of the LORD… iniquities.<a href="/judges/2-17.htm">Judges 2:17,19</a> And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the LORD; but they did not so… <a href="/psalms/78-8.htm">Psalm 78:8-10,57</a> And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God… <a href="/ezekiel/20-18.htm">Ezekiel 20:18-21</a> But I said unto their children in the wilderness, Walk ye not in the statutes of your fathers, neither observe their judgments, nor defile yourselves with their idols: … the house of Israel.<a href="/jeremiah/3-6.htm">Jeremiah 3:6-11</a> The LORD said also unto me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast thou seen that which backsliding Israel hath done? she is gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there hath played the harlot… <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="/leviticus/26-15.htm">Leviticus 26:15</a> And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye break my covenant:<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/19-14.htm">Ancestors</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-20.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-8.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-7.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-7.htm">Forefathers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-11.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-6.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-1.htm">House</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-25.htm">Iniquities</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-3.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-9.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-6.htm">Refused</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-19.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-5.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-8.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/49-26.htm">Ancestors</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-16.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-21.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-14.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-11.htm">Forefathers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-12.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-14.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-15.htm">House</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-7.htm">Iniquities</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-17.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-12.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-15.htm">Refused</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-10.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-3.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-6.htm">Words</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>They have returned to the sins of their forefathers This phrase indicates a cyclical pattern of disobedience among the Israelites. Historically, the forefathers referenced here are the generations that wandered in the wilderness and those who settled in the Promised Land but repeatedly fell into idolatry. This return to sin suggests a failure to learn from past mistakes, highlighting the persistent nature of human rebellion against God. Theologically, it underscores the concept of original sin and the tendency of humanity to revert to sinful behaviors without divine intervention.who refused to obey My words The refusal to obey God's words points to a deliberate rejection of divine commandments. In the context of the Old Testament, this disobedience often involved ignoring the Law given through Moses. The historical context includes the repeated warnings from prophets like Jeremiah, who called the people back to covenant faithfulness. This phrase also connects to the broader biblical theme of the importance of obedience to God's word, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>, where blessings and curses are outlined based on Israel's obedience or disobedience.They have followed other gods to serve them This phrase highlights the sin of idolatry, which was a major issue for Israel and Judah. The cultural context includes the influence of surrounding nations, whose gods and religious practices often enticed the Israelites. Archaeological findings have uncovered various idols and altars, confirming the prevalence of idolatry in ancient Israel. Biblically, this is a direct violation of the first two commandments (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3-4</a>). Theologically, it represents spiritual adultery, as Israel was to be exclusively devoted to Yahweh.The house of Israel and the house of Judah This phrase refers to the divided kingdom after Solomon's reign, with Israel in the north and Judah in the south. Historically, both kingdoms experienced periods of idolatry and apostasy, though Judah had some reforming kings like Hezekiah and Josiah. The division itself was a result of Solomon's disobedience (<a href="/1_kings/11-11.htm">1 Kings 11:11-13</a>). This division also serves as a backdrop for many prophetic messages, including those of Jeremiah, who ministered primarily to Judah.have broken the covenant I made with their fathers The covenant mentioned here is the Mosaic Covenant, established at Mount Sinai (Exodus 19-24). Breaking this covenant meant violating the terms of the agreement, which included exclusive worship of Yahweh and adherence to His laws. Theologically, this breach of covenant is significant because it underscores the need for a new covenant, which is later prophesied by Jeremiah (<a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">Jeremiah 31:31-34</a>) and fulfilled in Jesus Christ. The breaking of the covenant also led to the consequences of exile and judgment, as outlined in the covenant curses (<a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">Deuteronomy 28:15-68</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> A prophet called by God to deliver messages of warning and hope to the people of Judah and Jerusalem. 2. <a href="/topical/h/house_of_israel.htm">House of Israel</a> Refers to the northern kingdom, which had already fallen to Assyria due to their disobedience and idolatry. 3. <a href="/topical/h/house_of_judah.htm">House of Judah</a> The southern kingdom, which was being warned by Jeremiah of impending judgment if they did not repent. 4. <a href="/topical/f/forefathers.htm">Forefathers</a> The ancestors of the Israelites who had similarly turned away from God, leading to various periods of judgment and exile. 5. <a href="/topical/c/covenant.htm">Covenant</a> The sacred agreement between God and the Israelites, initially established with Abraham and later reaffirmed through Moses at Sinai.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_idolatry.htm">The Danger of Idolatry</a> Idolatry is not just the worship of physical idols but can include anything that takes the place of God in our lives. We must examine our hearts for modern-day idols. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a> Obedience to God's Word is crucial. The Israelites' failure to obey led to severe consequences, reminding us of the importance of aligning our lives with Scripture. <a href="/topical/c/covenant_faithfulness.htm">Covenant Faithfulness</a> God is faithful to His covenant, but He requires faithfulness from His people. We are called to live in a way that honors our relationship with Him. <a href="/topical/l/learning_from_the_past.htm">Learning from the Past</a> The sins of the forefathers serve as a warning. We should learn from past mistakes and strive to follow God's commands diligently. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a> Despite the judgment, God always offers a path to repentance and restoration. We should seek His forgiveness and return to Him wholeheartedly.<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/why_does_god_forbid_prayer_in_jeremiah_11_14.htm">Jeremiah 11:14: Why would God forbid prayer for the people when other passages emphasize intercession and mercy? </a> <a href="/q/evidence_of_judah-israel_conspiracy.htm">Jeremiah 11:9-10: Is there archaeological or historical evidence of a widespread 'conspiracy' among Judah and Israel during Jeremiah's time?</a> <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_acts_10_contradict_leviticus_11.htm">If Leviticus 11 is God's eternal command, why does Acts 10:9-16 appear to contradict these dietary laws?</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>(10) Their forefathers.--The Hebrew is more specific--their first fathers (as in <a href="/isaiah/43-27.htm" title="Your first father has sinned, and your teachers have transgressed against me.">Isaiah 43:27</a>), with special reference to the idolatries of the forty years' wandering and the first settlement in Canaan.They went after other gods.--The Hebrew pronoun is emphatically repeated, as pointing back to the subject of the first clause of the verse, the men of Jeremiah's own time--"they have gone after other gods."<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 10. - Their forefathers. The Hebrew has "their fathers, the former ones." The allusion is to the sins of the Israelites in the wilderness, and in Canaan under the judges. The prophets are constantly pointing their hearers back to those early times, either for warning (as here) or for encouragement (<a href="/jeremiah/2-1.htm">Jeremiah 2:1</a>; <a href="/hosea/2-15.htm">Hosea 2:15</a>; <a href="/isaiah/1-26.htm">Isaiah 1:26</a>; <a href="/isaiah/63-11.htm">Isaiah 63:11, 13</a>). And they went after; rather and they (themselves) have gone after. The pronoun is expressed in the Hebrew, to indicate that the prophet's contemporaries are now the subject. <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/11-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>They have returned שָׁ֩בוּ֩ (šā·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again to עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the sins עֲוֺנֹ֨ת (‘ă·wō·nōṯ) Noun - common plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5771.htm">Strong's 5771: </a> Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity of their forefathers אֲבוֹתָ֜ם (’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father who אֲשֶׁ֤ר (’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 refused מֵֽאֲנוּ֙ (mê·’ă·nū) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3985.htm">Strong's 3985: </a> To refuse to obey לִשְׁמ֣וֹעַ (liš·mō·w·a‘) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently My words. דְּבָרַ֔י (də·ḇā·ray) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> A word, a matter, thing, a cause They וְהֵ֣מָּה (wə·hêm·māh) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> They have followed הָלְכ֗וּ (hā·lə·ḵū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk other אֲחֵרִ֖ים (’ă·ḥê·rîm) Adjective - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_312.htm">Strong's 312: </a> Hinder, next, other gods אֱלֹהִ֥ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative to serve them. לְעָבְדָ֑ם (lə·‘ā·ḇə·ḏām) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5647.htm">Strong's 5647: </a> To work, to serve, till, enslave The house בֵֽית־ (ḇêṯ-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc and the house וּבֵ֣ית (ū·ḇêṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house of Judah יְהוּדָ֔ה (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites have broken הֵפֵ֤רוּ (hê·p̄ê·rū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6565.htm">Strong's 6565: </a> To break up, to violate, frustrate the covenant בְּרִיתִ֕י (bə·rî·ṯî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1285.htm">Strong's 1285: </a> A covenant I made כָּרַ֖תִּי (kā·rat·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant with אֶת־ (’eṯ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> Nearness, near, with, by, at, among their fathers. אֲבוֹתָֽם׃ (’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/11-10.htm">Jeremiah 11:10 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/11-10.htm">Jeremiah 11:10 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/11-10.htm">Jeremiah 11:10 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/11-10.htm">Jeremiah 11:10 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/11-10.htm">Jeremiah 11:10 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/11-10.htm">Jeremiah 11:10 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/11-10.htm">Jeremiah 11:10 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/11-10.htm">Jeremiah 11:10 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/11-10.htm">Jeremiah 11:10 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/11-10.htm">Jeremiah 11:10 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-10.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 11:10 They are turned back to the iniquities (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/11-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 11:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 11:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/11-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 11:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 11:11" /></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>