Jeremiah 11:1-5
Authorized (King James) Version
11 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, 2 Hear ye the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem; 3 and say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel; Cursed be the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant, 4 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: 5 that I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then answered I, and said, So be it, O Lord.
Read full chapter
Jeremiah 11:1-5
21st Century King James Version
11 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,
2 “Hear ye the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem;
3 and say thou unto them, ‘Thus saith the Lord God of Israel: Cursed be the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant,
4 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,”
5 that I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day.’” Then answered I, and said, “So be it, O Lord.”
Read full chapterKJV reproduced by permission of Cambridge University Press, the Crown’s patentee in the UK.
Copyright © 1994 by Deuel Enterprises, Inc.