Bible Strands
Jeremiah 11:2
“Listen to the words of this covenant and tell them to the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God speaks through Jeremiah to the men of Judah and residents of Jerusalem, initiating a formal proclamation regarding a covenant.
The words — שִׁמְעוּ (shim‘û) means “hear” or “listen,” commanding immediate attention to the covenant’s terms.
The thread — The call to hear and obey this covenant reappears in Jeremiah 11:6, echoes Exodus 19:5’s condition for covenant blessing, and parallels the covenant renewal in 2 Kings 11:17.
Why it lands — The text demands active listening and public proclamation of the covenant, requiring readers to examine their own obedience to divine instructions.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Hear ye the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem;
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 11:6 Then 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.
- Exodus 19:5 Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine.
- 2 Kings 11:17 Then Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and the people that they would be the LORD’s people. He also made a covenant between the king and the people.
- 2 Kings 23:2 And he went up to the house of the LORD with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as well as the priests and the prophets—all the people small and great—and in their hearing he read all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 23:16 Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and the king and the people that they would be the LORD’s people.
- 2 Chronicles 29:10 Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel, so that His fierce anger will turn away from us.
- 2 Chronicles 34:31 So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant that were written in this book.
- Jeremiah 34:13 “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I made a covenant with your forefathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, saying: