King James Version
Jeremiah 11:2 in the King James Version says “Hear ye the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem;” — study this verse from Jeremiah chapter 11 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Hear ye the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem;”
Jeremiah 11:2 · KJV
The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
Hear ye the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem;
And say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel; Cursed be the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant,
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:
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“Hear”
H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“ye the words”
H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
“and speak”
H1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
“unto the men”
H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
“of Judah”
H3063jehudah (or judah), the name of five israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“and to the inhabitants”
H3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
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