Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary
Jeremiah 11:6
Let it be thy work to call upon this people, not only to hear, but to do, the words which I have commanded them, and they have engaged to do.
Let it be thy work to call upon this people, not only to hear, but to do, the words which I have commanded them, and they have engaged to do.
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 kn...
PROCLAIM ... - Probably Jeremiah accompanied Josiah in his progress 2 Kings 23:15, and everywhere read to the people the words of the newly-found book....
CHAPTER 11 The Broken Covenant and the Plot Against Jeremiah _ 1. The broken covenant (Jeremiah 11:1) _ 2. The plot revealed and Jehovah's answer (Jeremiah 11:18) Jeremiah 11:1. Jehovah
THE PROCLAMATION OF THE COVENANT. Jeremiah is commissioned to enforce solemnly (_cf._ Deuteronomy 27:26; Deuteronomy 29:9) on Judah and Jerusalem the covenant which Yahweh made at the time of the nati...
IN THE CITIES, &C. Compare Jeremiah 2:28, and Jeremiah 11:13....
See summary at commencement of section. Gi. omits these three _vv_. But Jeremiah 11:6 is needed, in order to account for the hostility roused at Anathoth by Jeremiah's mission. Jeremiah 11:7 on the ot...
CHAPTER NINE CONSPIRACIES AGAINST GOD AND HIS PROPHET Jeremiah 11:1 to Jeremiah 13:27 It is well nigh impossible to precisely date the discourses and activities contained in chapter 11-20. Naegelsba...
Then the LORD said unto me, Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, Hear ye the words of this covenant, and do them. PROCLAIM ALL THESE WORDS IN T...
1-14. Punishment must follow faithlessness....
THE CITIES OF JUDAH] Jeremiah may have accompanied Josiah in the journey which he made to Bethel and to the cities of Samaria for the overthrow of idolatry (2 Kings 23:15; 2 Kings 23:19)....
IN THE CITIES OF JUDAH... — It is, at least, probable that the words are to be taken literally, and that the prophet went from city to city, doing his work as a preacher of repentance, and taking the...
וַ יֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֵלַ֔י קְרָ֨א אֶת ־כָּל
CHAPTER VII THE BROKEN COVENANT Jeremiah 11:1 and Jeremiah 12:1 THERE is no visible break between these two Chapter s. They seem to summarise the history of a particular episode in the prophet's car...
THE PENALTY OF A BROKEN COVENANT Jeremiah 11:1-20 This and the following two Chapter s belong to the earlier ministry of Jeremiah, when he still dwelt in his native home of Anathoth. The prophet refe...
He then proceeded to deal with the broken Covenant. There came to him from the Lord a special word commissioning him to pronounce a curse on "the man that heareth not the words of this covenant." To t...
_Cities, or to those who come thence to the temple, that all may know._...
It should seem, that the Prophet was here sent into the streets to preach, as perhaps before he had been in the assembly....
Here the Prophet explains more clearly why he had been commanded to promulgate the words of the covenant: for the greater part of the people were no doubt ready boldly to object and say, “What dost th...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 11 AND 12. Chapter 11 suggests some observations. God addresses Himself again to Israel on the ground of their responsibility, reminding them of the call to o...
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, th...
Then the LORD said unto me, Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, Hear ye the words of this covenant, and do them. Ver. 6. _Hear ye the words of th...
_Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah_, &c. That all may hear, for all are concerned; saying, _Hear ye the words, &c., and do them_ Let it be thy work to call upon this people, not only to...
REMINDER OF THE COVENANT BETWEEN JEHOVAH AND HIS PEOPLE...
Then the Lord said unto me, Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, on a journey through the entire country, but especially in the capital city, SAYING, HEAR Y...
1-10 God never promised to bestow blessings on his rational creatures, while they persist in wilful disobedience. Pardon and acceptance are promised freely to all believers; but no man can be saved w...
Jeremiah 11:6 LORD H3068 said H559 (H8799) Proclaim H7121 (H8798) words H1697 cities H5892 Judah H3063 streets...
YHWH CALLS ON HIS PEOPLE TO HEAR THE WORD OF HIS COVENANT AND REMINDS THEM OF THE COVENANT CURSE WHICH FALLS ON ALL WHO FAIL TO OBSERVE IT, BUT THEN DRAWS ATTENTION TO THEIR FAILURE TO OBSERVE IT, IND...
CONTENTS: Jeremiah's message on the broken covenant. CHARACTERS: God, Jeremiah. CONCLUSION: Those who enter into solemn covenant with God must expect on their part to fulfill the conditions, else He...
Jeremiah 11:14. _Pray not thou for this people._ The Chaldaic and the LXX, Deprecate not the scourge of war coming upon them. We find the same sentiments more fully expressed in Ezekiel 14., confirmin...
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 11:1 Jeremiah’s Struggles with God and Judah. As the nation faces invasion, Jeremiah struggles to serve God faithfully. He is surprised by opposition ...
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—1. CHRONOLOGY OF THE CHAPTER.—The “covenant” summarised in Jeremiah 11:2 refers to the nation’s renewal of vows with Jehovah upon the Book of the Law being discovered du...
EXPOSITION The superscription in Jeremiah 11:1 evidently belongs to the three chapters 11-13, though Jeremiah 11:1 and Jeremiah 12:1 are more closely connected with each other than with...
Shall we turn to Jeremiah the eleventh chapter as we continue our study through the book of Jeremiah. Chapter 11 begins a new section of the book, not a whole new division, but it's a new message, and...
Isaiah 58:1; James 1:22; Jeremiah 11:2; Jeremiah 19:2; Jeremiah 3:12;