Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every one in the imagination of their evil heart: therefore I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded [them] to do; but they did [them] not.
Ver. 8. Yet they obeyed not.] See Jeremiah 7:24 .
Therefore I will bring.] Heb., And I brought upon them.
I WILL BRING - Rather, I have brought. The breach of the covenant upon their part had always brought temporal calamity. The last examples were the deportation of the ten tribes by Salmanezer, and the...
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...
IMAGINATION. stubbornness. EVIL. Hebrew. _ra'a'._ App-44....
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...
_stubbornness_ Cp. ch. Jeremiah 3:17....
THEREFORE I WILL BRING— _Therefore have I brought._ It is of the nature of a covenant to denounce penalties against the presumptuous transgressor of it. And the sanctions of the Mosaic covenant may be...
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...
Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every one in the imagination of their evil heart: therefore I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do...
1-14. Punishment must follow faithlessness....
IMAGINATION] RV 'stubbornness.'...
IMAGINATION. — Better, as before (Jeremiah 3:17), _stubbornness._ THEREFORE I WILL BRING UPON THEM. — Better, _I have brought upon them._ The words contain not a direct prediction, but an appeal to t...
וְ לֹ֤א שָֽׁמְעוּ֙ וְ לֹֽא ־הִטּ֣וּ אֶת
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...
Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every one in the imagination of their (d) evil heart: therefore I will bring upon them all the (e) words of this covenant, which I commanded [th...
_Brought; or "will bring," seems preferable. What does the history of God's people till the captivity exhibit, but scenes of disorder and of succeeding misery? (Calmet)_...
It should seem, that the Prophet was here sent into the streets to preach, as perhaps before he had been in the assembly....
It afterwards follows, _Yet they heard not, and bent not, _or _inclined not their ear _Here the Prophet does not accuse a few men of perverseness, but says that, from the time they had been redeemed,...
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...
YET THEY OBEYED NOT, NOR INCLINED THEIR EAR,.... Though they had such strong solicitations and fair warnings, and these repeated again and again; all which was an aggravation of their disobedience and...
_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...
Yet they obeyed not nor inclined their ear, did not even make an attempt to give heed, BUT WALKED EVERY ONE IN THE IMAGINATION OF THEIR EVIL HEART, in wicked stubbornness; THEREFORE I WILL BRING UPON...
IMAGINATION: Or, stubbornness...
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...
But had not hearkened unto his counsels, but every one had walked after the imaginations of his own heart. A phrase by which sin is often expressed in holy writ, Deuteronomy 29:19 Jeremiah 3:17, Jerem...
Jeremiah 11:8 obey H8085 (H8804) incline H5186 (H8689) ear H241 everyone H376 followed H3212 (H8799) dictates...
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...
_They obeyed not._ SINS OF OMISSION I. The great commonness of sins of omission. 1. In a certain sense all offences against the law of God come under the head of sins of omission. Every sin is a bre...
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...
Deuteronomy 28:15; Deuteronomy 29:21; Deuteronomy 30:17; Deuteronomy 31:17;...
Did them not — For this God threatens to bring upon them all his words of threatening, annexed to the covenant of the law....