Jeremiah 5:11

11 For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have been utterly faithless to me, says the Lord.

Jeremiah 5:11 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 5:11

For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very
treacherously against me
This is a reason why such orders are given to the army of the Chaldeans to ascend the walls of Jerusalem and destroy them; namely, the perfidy both of the ten tribes, signified by the house of Israel; so Abarbinel; and of the two tribes of Judah and Benjamin, signified by the house of Judah; which was very great, and attended with aggravated circumstances; instances of it follow. The Targum is,

``they have dealt very falsely with my word:''

saith the Lord;
for this was not the charge of the prophet against them, but of the Lord himself. This can only be understood of such of the ten tribes as remained in Judea, for the body of that people had been carried captive mary years ago; whose sins Judah imitated, and, being also the posterity of Israel, may be so called.

Jeremiah 5:11 In-Context

9 Shall I not punish them for these things? says the Lord; and shall I not bring retribution on a nation such as this?

10 Go up through her vine-rows and destroy, but do not make a full end; strip away her branches, for they are not the Lord's.

11 For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have been utterly faithless to me, says the Lord.

12 They have spoken falsely of the Lord, and have said, "He will do nothing. No evil will come upon us, and we shall not see sword or famine."

13 The prophets are nothing but wind, for the word is not in them. Thus shall it be done to them!