Jeremiah 11:6

6 The Lord said to me, "Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem: Obey the words of this covenant and carry them out.

Jeremiah 11:6 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 11:6

Then 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, ( Exodus 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, ( Romans 2:13 ) ( James 1:22 ) .

Jeremiah 11:6 In-Context

4 which I commanded your ancestors when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace. I declared: 'Obey Me, and do everything that I command you, and you will be My people, and I will be your God,'

5 in order to establish the oath I swore to your ancestors, to give [them] a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is today." I answered, "Amen, Lord."

6 The Lord said to me, "Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem: Obey the words of this covenant and carry them out.

7 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.

8 Yet they would not obey or pay attention; each one followed the stubbornness of his evil heart. So I brought on them all the curses of this covenant, because they had not done what I commanded [them] to do."