Jeremiah 11 · Verse 7

Jeremiah 11:7

For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even unto this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice.
Jeremiah 11:7, King James Version

Jeremiah 11:7 in other translations

BSBFor from the time I brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt until today, I strongly warned them again and again, saying, ‘Obey My voice.’
WEBFor I earnestly protested to your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even to this day, rising early and protesting, saying, “Obey my voice.”
ASVFor I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even unto this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice.
YLTFor I certainly testified against your fathers, In the day of My bringing them up out of the land of Egypt--till this day, Rising early and testifying, saying, Hearken to My voice,
DARBYFor I earnestly protested unto your fathers, in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, unto this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Hearken unto my voice.
BBEFor I gave certain witness to your fathers on the day when I took them up out of the land of Egypt, and even to this day, getting up early and witnessing and saying, Give ear to my voice.
WebsterFor I earnestly protested to your fathers in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, even to this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice.

What does Jeremiah 11:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
7. rising early--(Jr 7:13).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 11:1-10

The disobedient Jews reproved. (Jr 11:1-10) Their utter ruin. (Jr 11:11-17) The people would be destroyed who sought the prophet's life. (Jr 11:18-23) Verses 1-10 God never promised to bestow blessings on his rational creatures, while they persist in wilful disobedience. Pardon and acceptance are promised freely to all believers; but no man can be saved who does not obey the command of God to repent, to believe in…

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Jeremiah 11:7 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּי֩kiforH3588
הָעֵ֨דha.'Edcertainly <to warn>H5749
הַעִדֹ֜תִיha.'i.Do.tiI warnedH5749
בַּאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗םba.'a.vo.tei.Khem<in> ancestors yourH1
בְּיוֹם֩be.yOmon [the] dayH3117
הַעֲלוֹתִ֨יha.'a.lo.Tibrought up IH5927
אוֹתָ֜ם'o.Tam<obj.> themH853
מֵאֶ֤רֶץme.'E.retzfrom [the] land ofH776
מִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714
וְעַד\־ve.'ad-and untilH5704
הַיּ֣וֹםhai.Yomthe dayH3117
הַזֶּ֔הha.Zeh<the> thisH2088
הַשְׁכֵּ֥םhash.Kemrising earlyH7925
וְהָעֵ֖דve.ha.'Edand warningH5749
לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
שִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UlistenH8085
בְּקוֹלִֽי\׃be.ko.Lito voice myH6963

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Cross references for Jeremiah 11:7

  • 2 Chronicles 36:15

    And the Lord God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, rising up betimes, and sending; because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling place:

  • 1 Samuel 8:9

    Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.

  • Ephesians 4:17

    This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,

  • Exodus 15:26

    And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee.

  • Exodus 23:21-22

    Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him. But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries.

  • Jeremiah 7:13

    And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the Lord, and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but ye answered not;

  • Deuteronomy 5:29

    O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!

  • Deuteronomy 30:20

    That thou mayest love the Lord thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.

  • Deuteronomy 12:32

    What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.

  • Deuteronomy 11:26-28

    Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse; A blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the Lord your God, which I command you this day: And a curse, if ye will not obey the commandments of the Lord your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods, which ye have not known.

  • Jeremiah 25:4

    And the Lord hath sent unto you all his servants the prophets, rising early and sending them; but ye have not hearkened, nor inclined your ear to hear.

  • Jeremiah 35:15

    I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I earnestly.
1Sa 8:9; Eph 4:17; 2Th 3:12
in the.
7:13,23-25; 25:4; 35:15; Ex 15:26; 23:21,22; De 4:6; 5:29; 6:2; 8:6
De 10:12,13; 11:26-28; 12:32; 28:1-14; 30:20

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Context

  • Jeremiah 11:6

    Then the Lord said unto me, Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, Hear ye the words of this covenant, and do them.

  • Jeremiah 11:7

    For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even unto this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice.

  • Jeremiah 11:8

    Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every one in the imagination of their evil heart: therefore I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do; but they did them not.

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Jeremiah 11:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Porque con eficacia protesté á vuestros padres el día que los hice subir de la tierra de Egipto hasta el día de hoy, madrugando y protestando, diciendo: Oid mi voz.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
car j’ai protesté à vos pères, au jour où je les ai fait monter du pays d’Égypte jusqu’à ce jour, me levant de bonne heure et protestant, en disant: Écoutez ma voix.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Denn ich habe euren Vätern ernstlich bezeugt an dem Tage, da ich sie aus dem Lande Ägypten heraufführte, bis auf diesen Tag, früh mich aufmachend und bezeugend, indem ich sprach: Höret auf meine Stimme!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
quia contestans contestatus sum patres vestros, in die qua eduxi eos de terra Ægypti, usque ad diem hanc: mane consurgens contestatus sum, et dixi: Audite vocem meam.