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Jeremiah 11:3

Tell them that this is what the Lord , the God of Israel, says: ‘Bad things will happen to anyone who does not obey this agreement.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Blessing;   Covenant;   Thompson Chain Reference - Curse, Divine;   Divine;   God;   The Topic Concordance - Covenant;   Curses;   Disobedience;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Forgiveness;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Hilkiah;   Jeremiah;   Kings, the Books of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Covenant;   Jeremiah;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Deuteronomy;   Jeremiah (2);   Josiah;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Cursing;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Tell them, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: “Let a curse be on the man who does not obey the words of this covenant,
Hebrew Names Version
and say you to them, Thus says the LORD, the God of Yisra'el: Cursed be the man who doesn't hear the words of this covenant,
King James Version
And say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel; Cursed be the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant,
English Standard Version
You shall say to them, Thus says the Lord , the God of Israel: Cursed be the man who does not hear the words of this covenant
New American Standard Bible
and say to them, 'This is what the LORD, the God of Israel says: "Cursed is the one who does not obey the words of this covenant
New Century Version
Tell them this is what the Lord , the God of Israel, says: ‘Cursed is the person who does not obey the words of this agreement
Amplified Bible
"Say to them, 'Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, "Cursed is the man who does not heed the words of this covenant
World English Bible
and say you to them, Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel: Cursed be the man who doesn't hear the words of this covenant,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And say thou vnto them, Thus sayeth the Lorde God of Israel, Cursed be the man that obeyeth not the wordes of this couenant,
Legacy Standard Bible
and say to them, ‘Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, "Cursed is the man who does not hear the words of this covenant
Berean Standard Bible
You must tell them that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: 'Cursed is the man who does not obey the words of this covenant,
Complete Jewish Bible
tell them that Adonai the God of Isra'el says: ‘A curse on anyone who does not pay attention to the words of this covenant,
Darby Translation
And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel: Cursed be the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant
George Lamsa Translation
And you shall say to them. Thus says the LORD God of Israel: Cursed be the man who does not obey the words of this covenant
Good News Translation
that I, the Lord God of Israel, have placed a curse on everyone who does not obey the terms of this covenant.
Lexham English Bible
and say to them, ‘Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel: "The man is cursed who does not obey the words of this covenant,
Literal Translation
and say to them, So says Jehovah, the God of Israel, Cursed is the man who does not obey the Words of this covenant,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And saye thou vnto the: Thus saieth the LORDE God of Israel: Cursed be euery one, that is not obedient vnto ye wordes of this couenaut:
American Standard Version
and say thou unto them, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel: Cursed be the man that heareth not the words of this covenant,
Bible in Basic English
The Lord, the God of Israel, has said, Let that man be cursed who does not give ear to the words of this agreement,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and say thou unto them: Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel: Cursed be the man that heareth not the words of this covenant,
King James Version (1611)
And say thou vnto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Cursed bee the man that obeyeth not the words of this Couenant,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And say vnto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel: Cursed be euery one that is not obedient vnto the words of this couenaunt,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and thou shalt say to them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Cursed is the man, who shall not hearken to the words of this covenant,
English Revised Version
and say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel: Cursed be the man that heareth not the words of this covenant,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The Lord God of Israel seith these thingis, Cursid be the man that herith not the wordis of this couenaunt,
Update Bible Version
and say to them, This is what Yahweh, the God of Israel, says: Cursed be the man that does not hear the words of this covenant,
Webster's Bible Translation
And say thou to them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel; Cursed [be] the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant,
New English Translation
Tell them that the Lord , the God of Israel, says, ‘Anyone who does not keep the terms of the covenant will be under a curse.
New King James Version
and say to them, "Thus says the LORD God of Israel: "Cursed is the man who does not obey the words of this covenant
New Living Translation
Say to them, ‘This is what the Lord , the God of Israel, says: Cursed is anyone who does not obey the terms of my covenant!
New Life Bible
Say to them, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: "Cursed is the man who does not listen to the words of this agreement
New Revised Standard
You shall say to them, Thus says the Lord , the God of Israel: Cursed be anyone who does not heed the words of this covenant,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and say thou unto them, Thus, saith Yahweh God of Israel, - Accursed, is the man who will not hear the words of this covenant;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And thou shalt say to them: Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: Cursed is the man that shall not hearken to the words of this covenant,
Revised Standard Version
You shall say to them, Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Cursed be the man who does not heed the words of this covenant
Young's Literal Translation
and thou hast said unto them, Thus said Jehovah God of Israel: Cursed [is] the man who doth not obey the words of this covenant,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and say to them, 'Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, "Cursed is the man who does not heed the words of this covenant

Contextual Overview

1 This is the message from the Lord : 2 "Jeremiah, listen to the words of this agreement and tell them to the people living in Jerusalem and the rest of Judah. 3 Tell them that this is what the Lord , the God of Israel, says: ‘Bad things will happen to anyone who does not obey this agreement. 4 I am talking about the agreement I made with your ancestors when I brought them out of that furnace called Egypt.' At that time I told them, ‘Listen to me and obey all the commands I give you. Then you will be my people and I will be your God.' 5 "I did this to keep the promise that I had made to your ancestors. I promised to give them a very fertile land—a land flowing with milk and honey. And you are living in that country today." I answered, "Amen, Lord ." 6 The Lord said to me, "Jeremiah, tell this message in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem: ‘Listen to the words of this agreement, and then obey these laws. 7 I gave a warning to your ancestors at the time I brought them out of the land of Egypt. I have warned them again and again to this day. I told them to obey me. 8 But your ancestors did not listen to me. They were stubborn and did what their own evil hearts wanted. The agreement says that bad things will happen to them if they don't obey. So I made all the bad things happen to them. I commanded them to obey the agreement, but they did not.'" 9 The Lord said to me, "Jeremiah, I know that the people of Judah and the people living in Jerusalem have made secret plans. 10 They are committing the same sins that their ancestors did. Their ancestors refused to listen to my message. They followed and worshiped other gods. The family of Israel and the family of Judah have broken the agreement I made with their ancestors."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Deuteronomy 27:26, Deuteronomy 28:15-68, Deuteronomy 29:19, Deuteronomy 29:20, Galatians 3:10-13

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 27:15 - Cursed be

Cross-References

Genesis 11:4
Then the people said, "Let's build ourselves a city and a tower that will reach to the sky. Then we will be famous. This will keep us together so that we will not be scattered all over the earth."
Genesis 11:6
The Lord said, "These people all speak the same language. And I see that they are joined together to do this work. This is only the beginning of what they can do. Soon they will be able to do anything they want.
Genesis 11:7
Let's go down and confuse their language. Then they will not understand each other."
Genesis 11:18
After Peleg was 30 years old, his son Reu was born.
Genesis 14:10
There were many holes filled with tar in the Valley of Siddim. When the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah and their armies ran away, some of the soldiers fell into these holes, but the others ran away to the mountains.
Exodus 1:14
They made life hard for the Israelites. They forced the Israelites to work hard at making bricks and mortar and to work hard in the fields. The Egyptians showed no mercy in all the hard work they made the Israelites do!
Exodus 2:3
She hid him for as long as she could. After three months she made a basket and covered it with tar so that it would float. Then she put the baby in the basket and put the basket in the river in the tall grass.
2 Samuel 12:31
David also brought out the people of the city of Rabbah and made them work with saws, iron picks, and axes. He also forced them to build things with bricks. He did the same thing to all the Ammonite cities. Then David and the army went back to Jerusalem.
Psalms 64:5
They encourage each other to do wrong. They talk about setting traps and say, "No one will see them here!
Proverbs 1:11
They will say, "Come with us. Let's hide and beat to death anyone who happens to walk by.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And say thou unto them,.... This shows that the command of publishing the law or covenant was, however, principally given to Jeremiah:

thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel; that made them, and brought them out of Egypt, and made a covenant with them, and had taken care of them, and had bestowed many favours upon them:

cursed be the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant; which the prophet, it may be, had in his hands, even the book of the law, and held it forth unto them, while he was speaking; the language of which is, cursed is everyone that does not constantly and perfectly perform what is contained in it, Deuteronomy 27:26.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jeremiah 11:3. Cursed be the man that obeyeth not — After the reading, the prophet appears to sum up the things contained in what was read to them; as if he had said, "Ye hear what the Lord saith unto you: remember, the sum of it is this: The man is cursed who obeyeth not; and he is blessed who obeys. From these declarations God will not depart."


 
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