1 Jeremiah proclaims God's covenant;
8 rebukes the Jews' disobeying thereof;
11 prophesies evils to come upon them;
18 and upon the men of Anathoth, for conspiring to kill him.

And there. 3 Ge 49:10

shall come. Ge 49:5

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

A.M. 3406. B.C. 598. 6 34:13-16 Ex 19:5 2Ki 11:17 23:2,3 2Ch 23:16 29:10 2Ch 34:31

3 And say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel; Cursed be the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant,

De 27:26 28:15 29:19,20 Ga 3:10-13

4 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:

I commanded. 31:32 Ex 24:3-8 De 5:2,3 29:10-15 Eze 20:6-12 Heb 8:8-10

iron. De 4:20 1Ki 8:51 Isa 48:10

obey. 7:22,23 26:13 Ex 20:6 23:21,22 Le 26:3,12 De 11:27 28:1 1Sa 15:22 Zec 6:15 Mt 28:20 Heb 5:9

ye be. 24:7 30:22 31:31,33 32:28 Ge 17:8 Le 26:12 Eze 11:20 14:11 Eze 36:28 37:23,27 Zec 8:8 13:9 2Co 6:16 Heb 8:10

5 That I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then answered I, and said, So be it, O LORD.

perform. Ge 22:16-18 26:3-5 Ps 105:9-11

a land. Ex 3:8-17 Le 20:24 De 6:3 7:12,13

so be it. Heb. Amen. 28:6 De 27:15-26 Mt 6:13 1Co 14:16

6 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.

Proclaim. 3:12 7:2 19:2 Isa 58:1 Zec 7:7

hear. 2-4 Ps 15:5 Joh 13:17 Ro 2:13 Jas 1:22

7 For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even unto this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice.

I earnestly. 1Sa 8:9 Eph 4:17 2Th 3:12

in the. 7:13,23-25 25:4 35:15 Ex 15:26 23:21,22 De 4:6 5:19 6:2 8:6 De 10:12,13 11:26-28 12:32 28:1 30:20

8 Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every one in the imagination of their evil heart: therefore I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do: but they did them not.

obeyed. 3:17 6:16,17 7:24,26 9:13,14 35:15 44:17 Ne 9:16,17,26,29 Eze 20:8,18-21 Zec 7:11

imagination. or stubbornness. 7:24

therefore. Le 26:16 De 28:15 29:21-24 30:17-19 31:17,18 32:20-26 Jos 23:13-16 Eze 20:37,38

9 And the LORD said unto me, A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

5:31 6:13 8:10 Eze 22:25-31 Ho 6:9 Mic 3:11 7:2,3 Zep 3:1-4 Mt 21:38,39 26:3,4,15 Joh 11:53 Ac 23:12-15

10 They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, which refused to hear my words; and they went after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers.

turned. 3:10 1Sa 15:11 2Ch 34:30-33 Ho 6:4 7:16 Zep 1:6

iniquities. Jud 2:17,19 Ps 78:8-10,57 Eze 20:18-21 Zec 1:4 Ac 7:51,52

the house of Israel. 3:6-11 31:32 Le 26:15 De 31:16 2Ki 17:7-20 Eze 16:59 Eze 44:7 Ho 6:7 8:1 Heb 8:9

11 Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them.

I will bring. 17 6:19 19:3,15 23:12 35:17 36:31 2Ki 22:16 2Ch 34:24 Eze 7:5

which. 15:2 Pr 29:1 Isa 24:17 Am 2:14,15 5:19 9:1-4 1Th 5:3 Heb 1:3 Re 6:16,17

escape. Heb. go forth of. Cry. 14:12 Ps 18:41 66:18 Pr 1:28 Isa 1:15 Eze 8:18 Mic 3:4 Zec 7:13 Lu 13:24-28

12 Then shall the cities of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem go, and cry unto the gods unto whom they offer incense: but they shall not save them at all in the time of their trouble.

go. 2:28 44:17-27 De 32:37 Jud 10:14 2Ch 28:22 Isa 45:20

trouble. Heb. evil.

13 For according to the number of thy cities were thy gods, O Judah; and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have ye set up altars to that shameful thing, even altars to burn incense unto Baal.

For according. 2:28 3:1,2 De 32:16,17 2Ki 23:4,5,13 Isa 2:8 Ho 12:11

up altars. 19:5 32:35 2Ki 21:4,5

shameful thing. Heb. shame.

14 Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up a cry or prayer for them: for I will not hear them in the time that they cry unto me for their trouble.

pray. 7:16 14:11 15:1 Ex 32:10 Pr 26:24,25 1Jo 5:16

for. 11 Ps 66:18 Ho 5:6

trouble. Heb. evil. 11

15 What hath my beloved to do in mine house, seeing she hath wrought lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? when thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest.

What, etc. Heb. What is to my beloved in my house? Lu 8:28

my. 2:2 3:14 12:7 Ho 3:1 Mt 22:11 Ro 11:28

to do. 3:8 7:8-11 15:1 Ps 50:16 Pr 15:8 21:27 28:9 Isa 1:11-15 50:1

seeing. 3:1,2 Eze 16:25 23:2

the holy. Hag 2:12-14 Tit 1:15

thou doest evil. or thy evil is. Pr 2:14 10:23 26:18 1Co 13:6 Jas 4:16

16 The LORD called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, and of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken.

A green. Ps 52:8 Ro 11:17-24

with. Ps 80:16 Isa 1:30,31 27:11 Eze 15:4-7 20:47,48 Mt 3:10 Joh 15:6

17 For the LORD of hosts, that planted thee, hath pronounced evil against thee, for the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have done against themselves to provoke me to anger in offering incense unto Baal.

that. See on ch. 2:21 12:2 24:6 42:10 45:4 2Sa 7:10 Ps 44:2 80:8,15 Isa 5:2 Isa 61:3 Eze 17:5

pronounced. 11 16:10,11 18:8 19:15 26:13,19 35:17 36:7 40:2

18 And the LORD hath given me knowledge of it, and I know it: then thou shewedst me their doings.

the Lord. 19:1 1Sa 23:11,12 2Ki 6:9,10,14-20 Eze 8:6 Mt 21:3 Ro 3:7

19 But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.

I was. Pr 7:22 Isa 53:7

and I. 18:18 20:10 Ps 31:13 35:15 37:32,33 Isa 32:7 Mt 26:3,4

destroy. Let us kill the prophet, and burn his prophecies.

tree with the fruit. Heb. stalk with his bread. let us cut. Ps 83:4 Isa 53:8 Da 9:26 Lu 20:10-15

from. Job 28:13 Ps 27:13 52:5 116:9 142:5

that his. Ps 109:13 112:6 Pr 10:7 Isa 38:11 Nu 1:14

20 But, O LORD of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I revealed my cause.

judgest. 12:1 Ge 18:25 Ps 98:9 Ac 17:31

triest. 17:10 20:12 1Sa 16:7 1Ch 28:9 29:17 Ps 7:9 Re 2:23

let. 15:15 17:18 18:20-23 2Ti 4:14 Re 6:9,10 18:20

revealed. 1Sa 24:15 Job 5:8 Ps 10:14,15 35:2 43:1 57:1 Php 4:6 1Pe 2:23

21 Therefore thus saith the LORD of the men of Anathoth, that seek thy life, saying, Prophesy not in the name of the LORD, that thou die not by our hand:

that seek. 12:5,6 20:10 Mic 7:6 Mt 10:21,34-36 Lu 4:24

prophesy. Isa 30:10 Am 2:12 7:13-16 Mic 2:6-11

thou. 20:1,2 38:1-6 Mt 21:35 22:6 23:34-37 Lu 13:33,34 Ac 7:51,52

22 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will punish them: the young men shall die by the sword; their sons and their daughters shall die by famine:

punish. Heb. visit upon. Young. 9:21 18:21 2Ch 36:17 La 2:21 1Th 2:15,16

23 And there shall be no remnant of them: for I will bring evil upon the men of Anathoth, even the year of their visitation.

no. 19 44:27 Isa 14:20-22

the year. 5:9,29 8:12 23:12 46:21 48:44 50:27 Ho 9:7 Mic 7:4 Lu 19:44