Jeremiah 11:1

1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,

Jeremiah 11:1 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 11:1

The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying.
] Here seems to begin a new prophecy; but when it was, and under what reign, and what time between this and the former, is not known; however, it was from the Lord, and so to be regarded.

Jeremiah 11:1 In-Context

1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,

2 "Hear the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem;

3 and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord God of Israel: "Cursed is the man who does not obey the words of this covenant

4 which I commanded your fathers in the day I brought them out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, 'Obey My voice, and do according to all that I command you; so shall you be My people, and I will be your God,'

5 that I may establish the oath which I have sworn to your fathers, to give them 'a land flowing with milk and honey,' as it is this day." ' " And I answered and said, "So be it, Lord."