Jeremiah
Jeremiah 11:6–8
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,a 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.”
Footnotes
- a 11:7 Literally I earnestly warned them, rising up early and warning (them),
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Jeremiah 11:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| said | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to me | אֵלַ֔י | ’ê·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
| Proclaim | קְרָ֨א | qə·rā | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| these | הָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ | hā·’êl·leh | Article; Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| words | הַדְּבָרִ֤ים | had·də·ḇā·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1697 speech, word |
| in the cities | בְּעָרֵ֣י | bə·‘ā·rê | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct | H5892 excitement |
| of Judah | יְהוּדָ֔ה | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| and in the streets | וּבְחֻצ֥וֹת | ū·ḇə·ḥu·ṣō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct | H2351 the outside |
| of Jerusalem | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם | yə·rū·šā·lim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| saying | לֵאמֹ֑ר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| Hear | שִׁמְע֗וּ | šim·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H8085 hear |
| the words | דִּבְרֵי֙ | diḇ·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1697 speech, word |
| of this | הַזֹּ֔את | haz·zōṯ | Article; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| covenant | הַבְּרִ֣ית | hab·bə·rîṯ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H1285 covenant |
| and carry them out | וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם | wa·‘ă·śî·ṯem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
Jeremiah 11:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּי֩ | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| from the time | בְּיוֹם֩ | bə·yō·wm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3117 day |
| I brought | הַעֲלוֹתִ֨י | ha·‘ă·lō·w·ṯî | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; first person common singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| your fathers | בַּאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗ם | ba·’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H1 father |
| out of the land | מֵאֶ֤רֶץ | mê·’e·reṣ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of Egypt | מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ | miṣ·ra·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| until | וְעַד־ | wə·‘aḏ- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| today | הַיּ֣וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| I strongly warned them | הָעֵ֨ד | hā·‘êḏ | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute | H5749 return, go about, repeat, do again |
| again and again | הַשְׁכֵּ֥ם | haš·kêm | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute | H7925 start, rise, early |
| saying | לֵאמֹ֑ר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| Obey | שִׁמְע֖וּ | šim·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H8085 hear |
| My voice | בְּקוֹלִֽי׃ | bə·qō·w·lî | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H6963 sound, voice |
Jeremiah 11:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yet they would | וְלֹ֤א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| not | וְלֹֽא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| obey | שָֽׁמְעוּ֙ | šā·mə·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H8085 hear |
| or incline | הִטּ֣וּ | hiṭ·ṭū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend |
| their ears | אָזְנָ֔ם | ’ā·zə·nām | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H241 ear |
| but each one | אִ֕ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| followed | וַיֵּ֣לְכ֔וּ | way·yê·lə·ḵū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| the stubbornness | בִּשְׁרִיר֖וּת | biš·rî·rūṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H8307 firmness |
| of his evil | הָרָ֑ע | hā·rā‘ | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| heart | לִבָּ֣ם | lib·bām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| So I brought | וָאָבִ֨יא | wā·’ā·ḇî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| on | עֲלֵיהֶ֜ם | ‘ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H5921 height |
| them | אֶֽת־ | ’eṯ- | Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the curses | דִּבְרֵ֧י | diḇ·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1697 speech, word |
| of this | הַזֹּ֛את | haz·zōṯ | Article; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| covenant | הַבְּרִית־ | hab·bə·rîṯ- | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H1285 covenant |
| I had commanded them | צִוִּ֥יתִי | ṣiw·wî·ṯî | Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| to follow | עָשֽׂוּ׃ס | ‘ā·śū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H6213 do, make |
| but they did not keep | לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת | la·‘ă·śō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6213 do, make |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 11:6 Romans 2:13 · James 1:22 · John 13:17 · Jeremiah 19:2 · Jeremiah 3:12 · Jeremiah 7:2
Jeremiah 11:7 2 Chronicles 36:15 · Exodus 23:21–22 · 1 Samuel 8:9 · Exodus 15:26 · Ephesians 4:17
Jeremiah 11:8 Jeremiah 7:24 · Jeremiah 7:26 · Jeremiah 35:15 · Jeremiah 3:17 · Ezekiel 20:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.