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Jeremiah 11:3

What does Jeremiah 11:3 mean?

A plain-English look at Jeremiah 11:3 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

and say thou unto them, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel: Cursed be the man that heareth not the words of this covenant,

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

and say thou unto them, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel: Cursed be the man that heareth not the words of this covenant,

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

The Lord, the God of Israel, has said, Let that man be cursed who does not give ear to the words of this agreement,

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and thou hast said unto them, Thus said Jehovah God of Israel: Cursed <FI>is<Fi> the man who doth not obey the words of this covenant,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And thou shalt say to them: Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: Cursed is the man that shall not hearken to the words of this covenant,

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah, theGod of Israel: Cursed be the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant

Context

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

v.3This passage

v.4which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of 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

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Deuteronomy 27:26

    Cursed be he that confirmeth not the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen.

  • Galatians 3:10

    For as many as are of the works of the law are under a curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one who continueth not in all things that are written in the book of the law, to do them.

  • Deuteronomy 29:19

    and it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the stubbornness of my heart, to destroy the moist with the dry.

  • Deuteronomy 28:15

    But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of Jehovah thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day, that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee.

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