Context 2Hear the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem; 3and say to them, Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, Cursed is the man who does not heed the words of this covenant 4which I commanded your forefathers in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Listen to My voice, and do according to all which I command you; so you shall be My people, and I will be your God, 5in order to confirm the oath which I swore to your forefathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then I said, Amen, O LORD. 6And the LORD said to me, Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, Hear the words of this covenant and do them. 7For I solemnly warned your fathers in the day that I brought them up from the land of Egypt, even to this day, warning persistently, saying, Listen to My voice. 8Yet they did not obey or incline their ear, but walked, each one, in the stubbornness of his evil heart; therefore I brought on them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do, but they did not. 9Then the LORD said to me, A conspiracy has been found among the men of Judah and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 10They have turned back to the iniquities of their ancestors who refused to hear My words, and they have gone after other gods to serve them; the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken My covenant which I made with their fathers. 11Therefore thus says the LORD, Behold I am bringing disaster on them which they will not be able to escape; though they will cry to Me, yet I will not listen to them. 12Then the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem will go and cry to the gods to whom they burn incense, but they surely will not save them in the time of their disaster. 13For your gods are as many as your cities, O Judah; and as many as the streets of Jerusalem are the altars you have set up to the shameful thing, altars to burn incense to Baal. 14Therefore do not pray for this people, nor lift up a cry or prayer for them; for I will not listen when they call to Me because of their disaster. 15What right has My beloved in My house 16The LORD called your name, 17The LORD of hosts, who planted you, has pronounced evil against you because of the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have done to provoke Me by offering up sacrifices to Baal. Plots against Jeremiah 18Moreover, the LORD made it known to me and I knew it; 19But I was like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter; 20But, O LORD of hosts, who judges righteously, 21Therefore thus says the LORD concerning the men of Anathoth, who seek your life, saying, Do not prophesy in the name of the LORD, so that you will not die at our hand; 22therefore, thus says the LORD of hosts, Behold, I am about to punish them! The young men will die by the sword, their sons and daughters will die by famine; 23and a remnant will not be left to them, for I will bring disaster on the men of Anathoththe year of their punishment. Parallel Verses American Standard VersionHear ye the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem; Douay-Rheims Bible Hear ye the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Juda, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Darby Bible Translation Hear ye the words of this covenant; and speak ye unto the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. English Revised Version Hear ye the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem; Webster's Bible Translation Hear ye the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem; World English Bible Hear the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem; Young's Literal Translation 'Hear ye the words of this covenant, and ye have spoken unto the men of Judah, and unto the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Library First, for Thy Thoughts. 1. Be careful to suppress every sin in the first motion; dash Babylon's children, whilst they are young, against the stones; tread, betimes, the cockatrice's egg, lest it break out into a serpent; let sin be to thy heart a stranger, not a home-dweller: take heed of falling oft into the same sin, lest the custom of sinning take away the conscience of sin, and then shalt thou wax so impudently wicked, that thou wilt neither fear God nor reverence man. 2. Suffer not thy mind to feed itself upon any … Lewis Bayly—The Practice of Piety "And we all do Fade as a Leaf, and Our Iniquities, Like the Wind, have Taken us Away. " The Medes and the Second Chaldaean Empire Light through Darkness Backsliding. The Tests of Love to God Jeremiah Covenanting Confers Obligation. Jeremiah Links Jeremiah 11:2 NIV • Jeremiah 11:2 NLT • Jeremiah 11:2 ESV • Jeremiah 11:2 NASB • Jeremiah 11:2 KJV • Jeremiah 11:2 Bible Apps • Jeremiah 11:2 Parallel • Bible Hub |