What does Jeremiah 11:3 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"And say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel; Cursed be the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant,"
Verse Jeremiah 11:3. _CURSED_ BE _THE MAN THAT OBEYETH NOT_] After the reading, the prophet appears to _sum up_ the things contained in what was read to them; as if he had said, "Ye hear what the Lord...
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 had made a...
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...
THE LORD GOD OF ISRAEL. This title occurs in Jeremiah fourteen times (Jeremiah 11:3; Jeremiah 13:12; Jeremiah 21:4; Jeremiah 23:2; Jeremiah 24:5; Jeremiah 25:15; Jeremiah 30:2; Jeremiah 32:36; Jeremia...
_Cursed be the man that heareth not_ Cp. Deuteronomy 27:15-26, especially the last _v_. _the words of this covenant_ Cp. for the expression Deuteronomy 29:1; Deuteronomy 29:9....
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...
And say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel; Cursed be the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant, (; )....
1-14. Punishment must follow faithlessness....
CURSED BE THE MAN... — The verse is, as it were, a mosaic, so _to_ speak, of phrases, with slight verbal changes, from the recently discovered book of Deuteronomy — the “iron furnace” from Deuteronomy...
וְ אָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם כֹּֽה ־אָמַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אָר֣וּר הָ אִ֔ישׁ אֲשֶׁר֙ לֹ֣א יִשְׁמַ֔ע
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 ref...
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...
And say thou to them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel; (a) Cursed [be] the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant, (a) He calls the Jews to the consideration of God's mercy, who freely cho...
The Prophet produceth very frequently his commission from the Lord, by way both of establishing his authority, and enforcing their attention. The subject here is to remind Israel of God's covenant, an...
The Prophet afterwards shews more clearly that the command was especially given to him, for he uses the singular number, _Thou shalt say to them _Nor is it inconsistent that at first he joined others...
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...
AND SAY THOU UNTO THEM,.... This shows that the command of publishing the law or covenant was, however, principally given to Jeremiah: THUS SAITH THE LORD, THE GOD OF ISRAEL; that made them, and brou...
And say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel; Cursed [be] the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant, Ver. 3. _And say thou unto them._] Thou, Jeremiah, whether the rest will jo...
_Hear ye the words of this covenant_ God speaks here chiefly to Jeremiah, but seems, at the same time, to address, together with him, all those pious persons who were like-minded with him, and who rep...
REMINDER OF THE COVENANT BETWEEN JEHOVAH AND HIS PEOPLE...
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 wh...
In DEUTERONOMY 27:26, it is, _Cursed be he that confirmeth not all the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen_. The people's saying _Amen_ testified their assent, and made th...
Jeremiah 11:3 say H559 (H8804) says H559 (H8804) LORD H3068 God H430 Israel H3478 Cursed H779 (H8803) man H376 obey H8085 (H8799) words H1697 covenant H1285 Deuteronomy 27:26, Deuteronom
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 (Jeremiah 11:1), stunned...
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 Jeremiah 13:1....
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 27:26; Deuteronomy 28:15; Deuteronomy 29:19; Deuteronomy 29:20; Galatians 3:10...