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Jeremiah 11:5

Covenant and promises

3 You must tell them that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Cursed is the man who does not obey the words of this covenant,

4 which I commanded your forefathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying, ‘Obey Me, and do everything I command you, and you will be My people, and I will be your God.’

This was in order to establish the oath I swore to your forefathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is to this day.” “Amen, LORD,” I answered.

6 Then 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.

7 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.’

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
This was in order to establish the oath I swore to your forefathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is to this day.” “Amen, LORD,” I answered.
KJV
That I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then answered I, and said, So be it, O LORD.
WEB
that I may establish the oath which I swore to your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey,’ as it is today.” Then I answered, and said, “Amen, LORD.”
ASV
that I may establish the oath which I sware unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as at this day. Then answered I, and said, Amen, O Jehovah.
DARBY
that I may perform the oath that I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. And I answered and said, Amen, Jehovah!
BLB
so that I may establish the oath that I swore to your⁺ fathers, to give to them a land flowing with milk and honey, as this day.” And I answered and said, “Amen, YHWH.
ÅB
så jeg kan holde den ed jeg svor deres fedre, at jeg ville gi dem et land som flyter med melk og honning, slik som det kan sees på denne dag. Og jeg svarte: Amen, Herre!
OTB
Da vil jeg oppfylle eden jeg sverget til deres forfedre, å gi dem et land som flyter av melk og honning, slik det er i dag.”’” Jeg svarte, “Amen, Herre.”
B1930
så jeg kan holde den ed jeg svor eders fedre, at jeg vilde gi dem et land som flyter med melk og honning, således som det kan sees på denne dag. Og jeg svarte: Amen, Herre!

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Psalms 105:9–11

    the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.

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  • Jeremiah 28:6

    “Amen!” Jeremiah said. “May the LORD do so! May the LORD fulfill the words you have prophesied, and may He restore the articles of His house and all the exiles back to this place from Babylon.

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  • Deuteronomy 7:12–13

    If you listen to these ordinances and keep them carefully, then the LORD your God will keep His covenant and the loving devotion that He swore to your fathers.

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  • Leviticus 20:24

    But I have told you that you will inherit their land, since I will give it to you as an inheritance—a land flowing with milk and honey. I am the LORD your God, who has set you apart from the peoples.

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  • Exodus 13:5

    And when the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites, and Jebusites—the land He swore to your fathers that He would give you, a land flowing with milk and honey—you shall keep this service in this month.

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  • 1 Corinthians 14:16

    Otherwise, if you speak a blessing in spirit, how can someone who is uninstructed say “Amen” to your thanksgiving, since he does not know what you are saying?

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  • Deuteronomy 6:3

    Hear, O Israel, and be careful to observe them, so that you may prosper and multiply greatly in a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you.

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  • Exodus 3:8–17

    I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.

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