Jeremiah 11:6
in Jeremiah 11Then 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.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Jehovah said unto me, Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, Hear ye the words of this covenant, and do them.
KJV
Then the Lord said unto me, Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, Hear ye the words of this covenant, and do them.
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This verse in Jeremiah 11
Commentary
7 notes on this verseThen the Lord said unto me,.... Again; for this is a repetition of the above order: proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: with a loud voice, and openly, that all may hear: saying, hear ye the words of this covenant, and do them; which their forefathers promised, when the covenant was made with them, Exo 24:7, but did not perform; hearing without doing is of little avail; not the hearers, but the doers of the law are justified; wherefore men should not be content with hearing only, Rom 2:13.
This site's exposition
Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah
on Jeremiah 11:6-8
The command to proclaim is doubled by the record of how long the warning had run, “I strongly warned them again and again”. Verse 8 gives the verdict the covenant predicted, “each one followed the stubbornness of his evil heart”. The curses now falling are the covenant's own words returning.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
"And the Lord said to me: Read these words in the cities of Judah and outside Jerusalem." And to those outside we read the words of God, calling them to salvation. "Hear the words of this covenant and do them."
(Version 6.) And the Lord said to me, proclaim (or read) all these words in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying: Listen to the words of this covenant and do them. The most merciful God often predicts the future, so that the hard heart may be softened to believe. He predicts both in the city of Jerusalem and in the field outside, so that the same repentance may apply to both, which is the common distinction of those places.
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Jeremiah was to take a prophetic tour throughout Judah, to proclaim everywhere the denunciations in the book of the law found in the temple. Hear . . . do-- (Ro 2:13;
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — unbalanced-parens
Proclaim all these words - Let the same covenant, with the blessings and cursings, be read in every city of Judah, and in all the streets of Jerusalem, that all the people may know their duty, their privileges, and their danger.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Proclaim ... - Probably Jeremiah accompanied Josiah in his progress 2Ki 23:15-20, and everywhere read to the people the words of the newly-found book.
The words behind it
20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֵלַ֔י | ʾelai | to me | H413 → | 5510 times |
| קְרָ֨א | kera' | proclaim | H7121 → | 733 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַדְּבָרִ֤ים | hadevarim | the words | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| הָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ | haeleh | <the> these | H428 → | 746 times |
| בְּעָרֵ֣י | bearei | in [the] cities of | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| יְהוּדָ֔ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| וּבְחֻצ֥וֹת | uvechutzot | and in [the] streets of | H2351 → | 164 times |
| יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם | yerushalim | Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
| לֵאמֹ֑ר | lemor | <to> saying | H559 → | 5305 times |
| שִׁמְע֗וּ | shimu | hear | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| דִּבְרֵי֙ | divrei | [the] words of | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| הַבְּרִ֣ית | haberit | the covenant | H1285 → | 284 times |
| הַזֹּ֔את | hazot | <the> this | H2063 → | 603 times |
| וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם | vaasitem | and you will do | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| אוֹתָֽם׃ | ʾotam | <obj.> them | H853 → | 10935 times |
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
יְהוָה֙Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֵלַ֔יto me
ʾelaiH413 →5510 times
קְרָ֨אproclaim
kera'H7121 →733 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
הַדְּבָרִ֤יםthe words
hadevarimH1697 →1440 times
הָאֵ֙לֶּה֙<the> these
haelehH428 →746 times
בְּעָרֵ֣יin [the] cities of
beareiH5892 →1090 times
יְהוּדָ֔הJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
וּבְחֻצ֥וֹתand in [the] streets of
uvechutzotH2351 →164 times
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םJerusalem
yerushalimH3389 →643 times
לֵאמֹ֑ר<to> saying
lemorH559 →5305 times
שִׁמְע֗וּhear
shimuH8085 →1159 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
דִּבְרֵי֙[the] words of
divreiH1697 →1440 times
הַבְּרִ֣יתthe covenant
haberitH1285 →284 times
הַזֹּ֔את<the> this
hazotH2063 →603 times
וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םand you will do
vaasitemH6213 →2628 times
אוֹתָֽם׃<obj.> them
ʾotamH853 →10935 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
James 1:22Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.
it leads to
- Romans 2:13
For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but it is the doers of the law who will be declared righteous.
- James 4:17
Anyone, then, who knows the right thing to do, yet fails to do it, is guilty of sin.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Luke 6:46–48
Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but not do what I say?
- John 13:17
If you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.
- 1 John 2:3
By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments.
- Romans 2:13
Through
Romans 2:13For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but it is the doers of the law who will be declared righteous.
it leads to
- James 1:22–25
Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.
- 1 John 3:7
Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.
- James 1:22–25
Through
John 13:17If you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.
it leads to
- Luke 11:28
But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
- Luke 11:28
Where this verse is studied
About Jeremiah
Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPatriarchsJudahJacob's fourth son who pledges himself for Benjamin; the tribe that carries the scepter to Shiloh (49:10) and the line to Christ (…
- PlaceJerusalemJerusalemThe city David took from the Jebusites and made his capital, where Solomon built the temple, where Christ was crucified and rose,…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Origen of Alexandria, HOMILIES ON JEREMIAH 9.