Jeremiah 11:6

Lexham English Bible

Contextual Overview

¹ The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying, ² "Hear the words of this covenant, and speak to the people of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, ³ and say to them, ‘Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel: "The man is cursed who does not obey the words of this covenant, ⁴ which I commanded your ancestors in the day of my bringing them from the land of Egypt, from the furnace of iron, saying, ‘Listen to my voice and do according to all that I command you, so will you be my people, and I will be your God.' ⁵ in order to keep the oath that I swore to your ancestors, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day."'" Then I answered and said, "Let it be so, O Yahweh." ⁶ And Yahweh 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 do them, ⁷ for I solemnly admonished your ancestors in the day of my leading them out from the land of Egypt and up to this day, admonishing persistently, saying, "Obey my voice." ⁸ But they did not obey and they did not incline their ear. Instead each one walked in the stubbornness of his evil heart. Therefore, I brought on them all the words of this covenant which I commanded them to do, and they did not do it.'" ⁹ And Yahweh said to me, "A conspiracy is found among the people of Judah and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem. ¹⁰ They have turned back to the iniquities of their former ancestors, who refused to obey 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 that I made with their ancestors."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Proclaim: Jeremiah 3:12, Jeremiah 7:2, Jeremiah 19:2, Isaiah 58:1, Zechariah 7:7

Hear: Jeremiah 11:2-4, Psalms 15:5, John 13:17, Romans 2:13, James 1:22

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 29:1 - the words Jeremiah 2:2 - cry Zechariah 1:4 - but

Cross-References

Genesis 3:22
And Yahweh God said, "Look—the man has become as one of us, to know good and evil. What if he stretches out his hand and takes also from the tree of life and eats, and lives forever?"

Genesis 6:5
And Yahweh saw that the evil of humankind was great upon the earth, and every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was always only evil.

Genesis 8:21
And Yahweh smelled the soothing fragrance, and Yahweh said to himself, "Never again will I curse the ground for the sake of humankind, because the inclination of the heart of humankind is evil from his youth. Nor will I ever again destroy all life as I have done.

Genesis 9:19
These three were the sons of Noah, and from these the whole earth was populated.

Genesis 11:1
Now the whole earth had one language and the same words.

Genesis 11:4
And they said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower whose top reaches to the heavens. And let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered over the face of the whole earth."

Judges 10:14
Go and cry out to the gods whom you have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your trouble."

1 Kings 18:27
It happened at noon that Elijah mocked them and said, "Call out with a loud voice, for he is a god! Perhaps he is meditating, or is using the bathroom, or is on a journey. Perhaps he is asleep and must wake up!"

Ecclesiastes 11:9
Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth! Follow the ways of your heart and the sight of your eyes— but know that God will bring you into judgment for all these things.

Luke 1:51
He has done a mighty deed with his arm; he has dispersed the proud in the thoughts of their hearts.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then the Lord said unto me,.... Again; for this is a repetition of the above order:

proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: with a loud voice, and openly, that all may hear:

saying, hear ye the words of this covenant, and do them; which their forefathers promised, when the covenant was made with them, Exodus 24:7, but did not perform; hearing without doing is of little avail; not the hearers, but the doers of the law are justified; wherefore men should not be content with hearing only, Romans 2:13.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Proclaim ... - Probably Jeremiah accompanied Josiah in his progress 2 Kings 23:15-20, and everywhere read to the people the words of the newly-found book.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jeremiah 11:6. Proclaim all these words — Let the same covenant, with the blessings and cursings, be read in every city of Judah, and in all the streets of Jerusalem, that all the people may know their duty, their privileges, and their danger.