Jeremiah 11:7
New International Version
From the time I brought your ancestors up from Egypt until today, I warned them again and again, saying, “Obey me.”

New Living Translation
For I solemnly warned your ancestors when I brought them out of Egypt, “Obey me!” I have repeated this warning over and over to this day,

English Standard Version
For I solemnly warned your fathers when I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, warning them persistently, even to this day, saying, Obey my voice.

Berean Standard Bible
For from the time I brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt until today, I strongly warned them again and again, saying, ‘Obey My voice.’

King James Bible
For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even unto this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice.

New King James Version
For I earnestly exhorted your fathers in the day I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, until this day, rising early and exhorting, saying, “Obey My voice.”

New American Standard Bible
For I solemnly warned your fathers on the day I brought them up from the land of Egypt, even to this day, warning them persistently, saying, “Listen to My voice.”

NASB 1995
‘For 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.”

NASB 1977
‘For 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.”

Legacy Standard Bible
For I solemnly warned your fathers in the day that I brought them up from the land of Egypt, even to this day, rising up early and warning, saying, “Listen to My voice.”

Amplified Bible
For I solemnly warned your fathers at the time that I brought them up from the land of Egypt, even to this day, warning them persistently, saying, “Obey My voice.”

Christian Standard Bible
For I strongly warned your ancestors when I brought them out of the land of Egypt until today, warning them time and time again, ‘Obey me.’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For I strongly warned your ancestors when I brought them out of the land of Egypt until today, warning them time and time again, ‘Obey My voice.’

American Standard Version
For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even unto this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice.

Contemporary English Version
Ever since I brought your ancestors out of Egypt, I have been telling your people to obey me. But you and your ancestors

English Revised Version
For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even unto this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I solemnly warned your ancestors when I brought them out of Egypt, and the warning still applies to you today. I solemnly warned them to obey me.

Good News Translation
When I brought their ancestors out of Egypt, I solemnly warned them to obey me, and I have kept on warning the people until this day.

International Standard Version
For I've diligently warned your ancestors from the day I brought them out of the land of Egypt until now, regularly warning them, saying, "Obey me!"

Majority Standard Bible
For from the time I brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt until today, I strongly warned them again and again, saying, ?Obey My voice.?

NET Bible
For I solemnly warned your ancestors to obey me. I warned them again and again, ever since I delivered them out of Egypt until this very day.

New Heart English Bible
For I earnestly protested to your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even to this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice.

Webster's Bible Translation
For I earnestly protested to your fathers in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, even to this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice.

World English Bible
For I earnestly protested to your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even to this day, rising early and protesting, saying, “Obey my voice.”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
For I certainly testified against your fathers, "" In the day of My bringing them up out of the land of Egypt—until this day, "" Rising early and testifying, saying, Listen to My voice,

Young's Literal Translation
For I certainly testified against your fathers, In the day of My bringing them up out of the land of Egypt -- till this day, Rising early and testifying, saying, Hearken to My voice,

Smith's Literal Translation
For testifying, I testified to your fathers in the day of my bringing them up out of the land of Egypt, even to this day, rising early and testifying, saying, Hear ye to my voice.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For protesting I conjured your fathers in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt even to this day: rising early I conjured them, and said: Hearken ye to my voice:

Catholic Public Domain Version
For when testing, I tested your fathers in the day when I led them away from the land of Egypt, even until this day. Rising early, I tested them, and I said: Listen to my voice.

New American Bible
I warned your ancestors unceasingly from the day I brought them up out of the land of Egypt even to this day: obey my voice.

New Revised Standard Version
For I solemnly warned your ancestors when I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, warning them persistently, even to this day, saying, Obey my voice.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
For I have solemnly testified against your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even to this day; I sent messengers in advance, warning them, saying, Obey my voice.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Because I testified to your fathers in the day that I brought them up from the land of Egypt, and until today, I went before and I sent and I said: ’Listen to my voice’
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
For I earnestly forewarned your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even unto this day, forewarning betimes and often, saying: Hearken to My voice.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Broken Covenant
6Then 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 carry them out. 7For from the time I brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt until today, I strongly warned them again and again, saying, ‘Obey My voice.’ 8Yet they would not obey or incline their ears, but each one followed the stubbornness of his evil heart. So I brought on them all the curses of this covenant I had commanded them to follow but they did not keep.”…

Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:9-10
Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren. / The day you stood before the LORD your God at Horeb, the LORD said to me, “Gather the people before Me to hear My words, so that they may learn to fear Me all the days they live on the earth, and that they may teach them to their children.”

Deuteronomy 6:4-9
Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is One. / And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. / These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts. ...

Deuteronomy 11:26-28
See, today I am setting before you a blessing and a curse— / a blessing if you obey the commandments of the LORD your God that I am giving you today, / but a curse if you disobey the commandments of the LORD your God and turn aside from the path I command you today by following other gods, which you have not known.

Deuteronomy 28:1-2
“Now if you faithfully obey the voice of the LORD your God and are careful to follow all His commandments I am giving you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. / And all these blessings will come upon you and overtake you, if you will obey the voice of the LORD your God:

Deuteronomy 30:15-20
See, I have set before you today life and prosperity, as well as death and disaster. / For I am commanding you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments, statutes, and ordinances, so that you may live and increase, and the LORD your God may bless you in the land that you are entering to possess. / But if your heart turns away and you do not listen, but are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them, ...

Joshua 24:14-15
Now, therefore, fear the LORD and serve Him in sincerity and truth; cast aside the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates and in Egypt, and serve the LORD. / But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD!”

1 Samuel 12:14-15
If you fear the LORD and serve Him and obey His voice, and if you do not rebel against the command of the LORD, and if both you and the king who rules over you follow the LORD your God, then all will be well. / But if you disobey the LORD and rebel against His command, then the hand of the LORD will be against you as it was against your fathers.

2 Kings 17:13-14
Yet through all His prophets and seers, the LORD warned Israel and Judah, saying, “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes, according to the entire Law that I commanded your fathers and delivered to you through My servants the prophets.” / But they would not listen, and they stiffened their necks like their fathers, who did not believe the LORD their God.

Nehemiah 9:29-30
You admonished them to turn back to Your law, but they were arrogant and disobeyed Your commandments. They sinned against Your ordinances, by which a man will live if he practices them. They turned a stubborn shoulder; they stiffened their necks and would not obey. / You were patient with them for many years, and Your Spirit admonished them through Your prophets. Yet they would not listen, so You gave them into the hands of the neighboring peoples.

Psalm 81:8-13
Hear, O My people, and I will warn you: O Israel, if only you would listen to Me! / There must be no strange god among you, nor shall you bow to a foreign god. / I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth, and I will fill it. ...

Isaiah 1:19-20
If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land. / But if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.

Ezekiel 20:11-13
And I gave them My statutes and made known to them My ordinances—for the man who does these things will live by them. / I also gave them My Sabbaths as a sign between us, so that they would know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them. / Yet the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness. They did not follow My statutes and they rejected My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they utterly profaned My Sabbaths. Then I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and put an end to them in the wilderness.

Matthew 7:24-27
Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. / The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock. / But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. ...

Matthew 23:37
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!

Luke 11:28
But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”


Treasury of Scripture

For I earnestly protested to your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even to this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice.

I earnestly.

1 Samuel 8:9
Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.

Ephesians 4:17
This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,

2 Thessalonians 3:12
Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

in the.

Jeremiah 7:13,23-25
And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the LORD, and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but ye answered not; …

Jeremiah 25:4
And the LORD hath sent unto you all his servants the prophets, rising early and sending them; but ye have not hearkened, nor inclined your ear to hear.

Jeremiah 35:15
I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me.

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Jeremiah 11
1. Jeremiah proclaims God's covenant;
8. rebukes the peoples' disobeying thereof;
11. prophesies evils to come upon them;
18. and upon the men of Anathoth, for conspiring to kill him.














For I solemnly warned your fathers
The phrase "For I solemnly warned your fathers" underscores the seriousness and gravity with which God communicated His expectations to the ancestors of the Israelites. The Hebrew root for "warned" is "עֵדוּת" (edut), which conveys a sense of testimony or witness. This implies that God's warnings were not merely verbal instructions but were also a testament to His covenantal relationship with Israel. Historically, this reflects the numerous occasions in the Old Testament where God, through prophets and leaders, reminded the Israelites of their covenant obligations, emphasizing His patience and desire for their obedience.

when I brought them out of the land of Egypt
This phrase serves as a reminder of the foundational event in Israel's history—the Exodus. The Hebrew word for "brought out" is "יָצָא" (yatsa), which means to go out or come forth. This act of deliverance was not just a physical liberation but also a spiritual and covenantal one, marking the beginning of Israel's identity as God's chosen people. Archaeologically, the Exodus is a pivotal event that shaped the cultural and religious identity of the Israelites, and it is frequently referenced throughout the Bible as a demonstration of God's power and faithfulness.

until this day
The phrase "until this day" indicates the continuity and persistence of God's warnings and expectations. It suggests that from the time of the Exodus to the present moment in Jeremiah's prophecy, God has been consistently calling His people to faithfulness. This continuity highlights God's unchanging nature and His enduring commitment to His covenant, despite Israel's repeated failures. Scripturally, this reflects the ongoing narrative of God's relationship with His people, where He remains steadfast even when they waver.

rising up early and warning them
The expression "rising up early and warning them" is a Hebrew idiom that conveys diligence and urgency. The imagery of "rising up early" suggests God's proactive and persistent efforts to reach out to His people. This phrase emphasizes God's relentless pursuit of His people's hearts and His desire for their repentance and obedience. Historically, this reflects the role of prophets like Jeremiah, who were sent by God to deliver His messages and call the people back to the covenant.

again and again
The repetition in "again and again" underscores the frequency and consistency of God's warnings. It highlights His patience and long-suffering nature, as He repeatedly reaches out to His people despite their disobedience. This phrase serves as a reminder of God's grace and mercy, as He continually offers opportunities for repentance and restoration. Scripturally, it reflects the cyclical pattern of sin, judgment, and redemption that characterizes Israel's history and God's unwavering commitment to His covenant promises.

(7) Rising early.--The phrase in its spiritual meaning, as applied to Jehovah, is almost peculiar to Jeremiah, and is used by him twelve times. In its literal sense, or as denoting only ordinary activity, it is found often, e.g., Genesis 20:8; Proverbs 27:14. (See Note on Jeremiah 7:13.)

Verses 7, 8. - A condensation of Jeremiah 7:23-26. Imagination; rather, stubbornness (see on Jeremiah 3:17). I will bring; rather, I brought. All the words. "Word" sometimes means "thing spoken of;" here, for instance, the curses specified in Deuteronomy 28.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
For
כִּי֩ (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

from the time
בְּיוֹם֩ (bə·yō·wm)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3117: A day

I brought
הַעֲלוֹתִ֨י (ha·‘ă·lō·w·ṯî)
Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively

your fathers
בַּאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗ם (ba·’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 1: Father

out of the land
מֵאֶ֤רֶץ (mê·’e·reṣ)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 776: Earth, land

of Egypt
מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ (miṣ·ra·yim)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 4714: Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa

until today,
וְעַד־ (wə·‘aḏ-)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

I strongly warned
הָעֵ֨ד (hā·‘êḏ)
Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute
Strong's 5749: To duplicate, repeat, to protest, testify, to encompass, restore

them time and time again,
הַשְׁכֵּ֥ם (haš·kêm)
Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute
Strong's 7925: To load up, to start early in the morning

saying,
לֵאמֹ֑ר (lê·mōr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“Obey
שִׁמְע֖וּ (šim·‘ū)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

My voice.”
בְּקוֹלִֽי׃ (bə·qō·w·lî)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 6963: A voice, sound


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