Jeremiah 11:4

which I commanded your forefathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying, ‘Obey Me, and do everything I command you, and you will be My people, and I will be your God.’

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — God addresses the people of Judah and Jerusalem through Jeremiah, restating the covenant terms during a prophetic warning about curses for disobedience.

The words — צִוִּ֣יתִי (tzi.Vi.ti) translates as "I commanded," and אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם ('a.vo.tei.khem) translates as "your forefathers."

The thread — The text recalls the Exodus deliverance and the mutual covenant promise, echoing the covenant formula in Leviticus 26:12 and Deuteronomy 4:20 while recalling the initial Sinai instruction in Jeremiah 7:22.

Why it lands — The verse demands immediate obedience to every divine command as the condition for remaining God’s people under His authority.

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The Hebrew words

אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhich צִוִּ֣יתִיtzi.Vi.tiI commanded אֶת־'et-<obj.>אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֡ם'a.vo.tei./Khemancestors/ your בְּי֣וֹםbe./Yomon/ [the] day הוֹצִיאִֽי־ho.tzi.'/i-brought out/ I אוֹתָ֣ם'o.Ta/m<obj.>/ them מֵאֶֽרֶץ־me./'e.retz-from/ [the] land of מִצְרַיִם֩mitz.ra.YimEgypt מִכּ֨וּרmi./Kurfrom/ [the] furnace of הַבַּרְזֶ֜לha./bar.Zel<the>/ iron לֵאמֹ֗רle./Mor<to>/ saying שִׁמְע֤וּshim.'Ulisten בְקוֹלִי֙ve./ko.L/ito/ voice/ my וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֣םva./'a.si.Temand/ you will do אוֹתָ֔ם'o.Ta/m<obj.>/ them כְּכֹ֥לke./Kholaccording to/ all אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-that אֲצַוֶּ֖ה'a.tza.VehI will command אֶתְכֶ֑ם'et./Khem<obj.>/ you וִהְיִ֤יתֶםvi/h.Yi.temand/ you will becomeלִי֙l/ifor <the>/ meלְעָ֔םle./'Am<into>/ a people וְאָ֣נֹכִ֔יve./'A.no.Khiand/ I אֶהְיֶ֥ה'eh.YehI will becomeלָכֶ֖םla./Khemfor <the>/ youלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le./lo.Him<into>/ God

King James Version

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:

Cross-references

Leviticus 26:12 I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people.
Deuteronomy 4:20 Yet the LORD has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be the people of His inheritance, as you are today.
Jeremiah 7:22 For when I brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt, I did not merely command them about burnt offerings and sacrifices,
Zechariah 8:8 I will bring them back to dwell in Jerusalem, where they will be My people, and I will be their faithful and righteous God.”
1 Kings 8:51 For they are Your people and Your inheritance; You brought them out of Egypt, out of the furnace for iron.
Jeremiah 24:7 I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the LORD. They will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with all their heart.
2 Corinthians 6:16 What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”
Genesis 17:8 And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.”
Exodus 24:3 When Moses came and told the people all the words and ordinances of the LORD, they all responded with one voice: “All the words that the LORD has spoken, we will do.”
Leviticus 26:3 If you follow My statutes and carefully keep My commandments,