Jeremiah 11:5

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 11:1-10

The prophet here, as prosecutor in God's name, draws up an indictment against the Jews for wilful disobedience to the commands of their rightful Sovereign. For the more solemn management of this charge, I. He produces the commission he had to draw up the charge against them. He did not take pleasure in accusing the children of his people, but God commanded him to speak it to the men of Judah, Jer. 11:1, 2. In the original it is plural: Speak you this. For what he said to Jeremiah was the same... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 11:5

That I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers ,.... Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: to give them a land flowing with milk and honey : that is, abounding with plenty of all kind of provisions; see Exodus 3:8 , as it is this day ; the land of Canaan continued to those times a very fruitful country; it was as it was promised it should be, and which was a clear thing; their eyes saw it, and the day bore witness to it: then answered I, and said ; that is, the Prophet... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 11:5

So be it, O Lord - Let thy promises be fulfilled; and let the incorrigible beware of thy threatenings! read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 11:5

Verse 5 He adds, That I may establish the oath which I have sworn to your fathers, to give them a land abounding in milk and honey, according to what it is at this day Here he does not refer to the chief part of their happiness; but only the land of Canaan is mentioned as the pledge or the earnest of God’s favor; for his promise had regard to something much higher than to the land of Canaan. God had indeed promised this as an inheritance to the Israelites: but when he says, that he would be... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 11:1-8

The ancient covenant. I. THE OBJECT OF THE COVENANT . This was to secure obedience. No covenant was required on God's side, since he is ever willing to bless and changeless in his beneficence. But for the sake of men's faith and to secure their allegiance God graciously condescended to enter into covenant bonds. It is therefore foolish to claim the fulfillment of God's promises irrespective of our conduct. They are covenant promises— i.e. conditional and assured on certain... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 11:1-12

The covenant with the fathers binding on the children. Here it is necessary to go back over all the history of Israel, and consider the great covenant transactions between God and his people. Such transactions we find to have been filled with great solemnity, so that they might make a deep mark in history. We trace the beginnings of the great covenant in God's dealings with Abraham. Indeed, the covenant with Israel as a nation was the necessary consequence of the covenant with Abraham as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 11:1-23

1. A reminder of the renewal of the covenant between Jehovah and the people lately made under Josiah ( Jeremiah 11:1-8 ). 2. First stage of the conspiracy; all Israel, instead of keeping the covenant with Jehovah, conspires against him ( Jeremiah 11:9-13 ). 3. The punishment of the conspiracy is an irreversible, severe judgment ( Jeremiah 11:14 17). 4. Second stage of the conspiracy; the plot of the men of Anathoth ( Jeremiah 11:18-23 ). 5. Third stage; the plot... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 11:5

The oath which I have sworn (so Deuteronomy 7:8 ; comp. Deuteronomy 8:18 ). As it is this day ; a Deuteronomic formula (see e.g. Deuteronomy 2:30 ; Deuteronomy 4:20 ), appealing to the test of experience. So be it, O Lord . The-Hebrew has "Amen, Jehovah." "Amen" equivalent to "true, faithful, trustworthy;" or used in this way as a formula of asseveration, "may it be verified by facts"; comp. Jeremiah 28:6 . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 11:5

The response of the spiritual conscience to the words of God. "And I said, Amen, Jehovah." This expression, uttered by Jeremiah with apparent originality, is really an echo of Deuteronomy 27:15 . There it expresses the agreement of the whole congregation of Israel: here it is the word of one mouth. The adoption by the prophet, at this juncture, of words so solemnly significant is very impressive. One stands sponsor for many; a righteous and earnest man for a nation of callous... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 11:5

As it is this day - God had kept the terms of the covenant. Whether the promised land would permanently remain the property of the Jews would depend upon their observance of their part of the covenant.So be it, O Lord - Or, “Amen, Yahweh.” The prophet was literally obeying the command given in Deuteronomy 27:14-26, and the same word should be kept in both places. read more

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