Jeremiah 11:4
in Jeremiah 11which 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.’
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ASV
which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God;
KJV
Which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God:
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This verse in Jeremiah 11
Commentary
3 notes on this verse(Ver. 4.) Cursed is the man who does not listen to the words of this covenant that I commanded your fathers on the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying: Listen to my voice, and do all that I command you, and you shall be my people, and I will be your Lord (or God). Not because of the privileges of lineage, not because of the injury of circumcision, and the rest of the Sabbath, but because of obedience, God becomes the people of Israel, and Israel becomes his people.
This site's exposition
The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord
on Jeremiah 11:1-5
The chapter opens as a covenant lawsuit, words to be preached in the streets of Jerusalem, cursed be the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant, and traces the covenant to its origin in the day I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, Sinai grounded in the exodus rather than left abstract. Jeremiah's own answer closes the unit, so be it, O Lord, the prophet assenting to the curse-and-blessing pattern he is about to preach against his own people.
The record, by era
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
From the iron furnace - Rather, out of “the iron furnace,” Egypt (see Deu 4:20). The constant reference to Deuteronomy shows how great had been the effect upon Jeremiah’s mind of the public recitation of the “Book of the covenant” found in the temple.
The words behind it
27 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| צִוִּ֣יתִי | tziviti | I commanded | H6680 → | 494 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֡ם | ʾavoteikhem | ancestors your | H1 → | 1212 times |
| בְּי֣וֹם | beyom | on [the] day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| הוֹצִיאִֽי־ | hotzii- | brought out I | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| אוֹתָ֣ם | ʾotam | <obj.> them | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מֵאֶֽרֶץ־ | meeretz- | from [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| מִצְרַיִם֩ | mitzrayim | Egypt | H4714 → | 641 times |
| מִכּ֨וּר | mikur | from [the] furnace of | H3564 → | |
| הַבַּרְזֶ֜ל | habarzel | <the> iron | H1270 → | 76 times |
| לֵאמֹ֗ר | lemor | <to> saying | H559 → | 5305 times |
| שִׁמְע֤וּ | shimu | listen | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| בְקוֹלִי֙ | vekoli | to voice my | H6963 → | 506 times |
| וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֣ם | vaasitem | and you will do | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| אוֹתָ֔ם | ʾotam | <obj.> them | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כְּכֹ֥ל | kekhol | according to all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | that | H834 → | 5497 times |
| אֲצַוֶּ֖ה | ʾatzaveh | I will command | H6680 → | 494 times |
| אֶתְכֶ֑ם | ʾetkhem | <obj.> you | H853 → | 10935 times |
| וִהְיִ֤יתֶם | vihyitem | and you will become | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| לִי֙ | li | for <the> me | ||
| לְעָ֔ם | leam | <into> a people | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| וְאָ֣נֹכִ֔י | veanokhi | and I | H595 → | 359 times |
| אֶהְיֶ֥ה | ʾehyeh | I will become | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| לָכֶ֖ם | lakhem | for <the> you | ||
| לֵאלֹהִֽים׃ | lelohim | <into> God | H430 → | 2601 times |
אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
צִוִּ֣יתִיI commanded
tzivitiH6680 →494 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֡םancestors your
ʾavoteikhemH1 →1212 times
בְּי֣וֹםon [the] day
beyomH3117 →2304 times
הוֹצִיאִֽי־brought out I
hotzii-H3318 →1067 times
אוֹתָ֣ם<obj.> them
ʾotamH853 →10935 times
מֵאֶֽרֶץ־from [the] land of
meeretz-H776 →2504 times
מִצְרַיִם֩Egypt
mitzrayimH4714 →641 times
מִכּ֨וּרfrom [the] furnace of
mikurH3564 →
הַבַּרְזֶ֜ל<the> iron
habarzelH1270 →76 times
לֵאמֹ֗ר<to> saying
lemorH559 →5305 times
שִׁמְע֤וּlisten
shimuH8085 →1159 times
בְקוֹלִי֙to voice my
vekoliH6963 →506 times
וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֣םand you will do
vaasitemH6213 →2628 times
אוֹתָ֔ם<obj.> them
ʾotamH853 →10935 times
כְּכֹ֥לaccording to all
kekholH3605 →5413 times
אֲשֶׁר־that
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
אֲצַוֶּ֖הI will command
ʾatzavehH6680 →494 times
אֶתְכֶ֑ם<obj.> you
ʾetkhemH853 →10935 times
וִהְיִ֤יתֶםand you will become
vihyitemH1961 →3559 times
לִי֙for <the> me
li
לְעָ֔ם<into> a people
leamH5971 →1873 times
וְאָ֣נֹכִ֔יand I
veanokhiH595 →359 times
אֶהְיֶ֥הI will become
ʾehyehH1961 →3559 times
לָכֶ֖םfor <the> you
lakhem
לֵאלֹהִֽים׃<into> God
lelohimH430 →2601 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Leviticus 26:12I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people.
it leads to
- 2 Corinthians 6:16
What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and…
- Jeremiah 30:22
“And you will be My people, and I will be your God.”
- Jeremiah 7:23
but this is what I commanded them: Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must walk in all the ways I have commanded you, so that…
- Exodus 6:7
I will take you as My own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of…
- Deuteronomy 23:14
For the LORD your God walks throughout your camp to protect you and deliver your enemies to you. Your camp must be holy, lest He see anything unclean among you and turn away from…
- 2 Corinthians 6:16
Through
Zechariah 8:8I will bring them back to dwell in Jerusalem, where they will be My people, and I will be their faithful and righteous God.”
it leads to
- Ezekiel 36:28
Then you will live in the land that I gave your forefathers; you will be My people, and I will be your God.
- Ezekiel 11:20
so that they may follow My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them. Then they will be My people, and I will be their God.
- Jeremiah 31:33
“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And…
- Ezekiel 36:28
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, The Prophecies of Jeremiah; Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.