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The Broken Covenant

11 The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,[a] “Hear the words of this covenant, and speak to the people[b] of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and say to them, ‘Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel: “The man is cursed who does not obey the words of this covenant, which I commanded your ancestors[c] in the day of my bringing them from the land of Egypt, from the furnace of iron, saying,[d] ‘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.’[e] in order to keep the oath that I swore to your ancestors,[f] to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day.”’” Then I answered and said, “Let it be so,[g] O Yahweh.”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 11:1 Literally “to say”
  2. Jeremiah 11:2 Literally “man”
  3. Jeremiah 11:4 Or “fathers”
  4. Jeremiah 11:4 Literally “to say”
  5. Jeremiah 11:4 Literally “and you shall be to me as people and I will be to you as God”
  6. Jeremiah 11:5 Or “fathers”
  7. Jeremiah 11:5 Literally “Amen”

The Broken Covenant

11 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, “Hear the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God of Israel: (A)“Cursed is the man who does not obey the words of this covenant which I commanded your fathers in the day I brought them out of the land of Egypt, (B)from the iron furnace, saying, (C)‘Obey My voice, and do according to all that I command you; so shall you be My people, and I will be your God,’ that I may establish the (D)oath which I have sworn to your fathers, to give them (E)‘a land flowing with milk and honey,’ as it is this day.” ’ ”

And I answered and said, [a]“So be it, Lord.”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 11:5 Heb. Amen