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Selected Verse: Jeremiah 11:5 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Jer 11:5 |
Strong Concordance |
That I may perform [06965] the oath [07621] which I have sworn [07650] unto your fathers [01], to give [05414] them a land [0776] flowing [02100] with milk [02461] and honey [01706], as it is this day [03117]. Then answered [06030] I, and said [0559], So be it [0543], O LORD [03068]. |
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King James |
That I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then answered I, and said, So be it, O LORD. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
oath-- (Psa 105:9-10).
a land flowing with milk and honey--(See on Num 14:8).
as it is this day--These are the concluding words of God to the Israelites when formerly brought out of Egypt, "Obey . . . that I may at this time make good the promise I made to your fathers, to give," &c. [MAURER]. English Version makes the words apply to Jeremiah's time, "As ye know at this time, that God's promise has been fulfilled," namely, in Israel's acquisition of Canaan.
So be it--Hebrew, Amen. Taken from Deu 27:15-26. Jeremiah hereby solemnly concurs in the justice of the curses pronounced there (see Jer 11:3). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
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 Deu 27:14-26, and the same word should be kept in both places. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| So be it - God having ended his speech, the prophet saith, Amen, either asserting the truth of which God had said, or wishing that the people would do according to their covenant. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| So be it, O Lord - Let thy promises be fulfilled; and let the incorrigible beware of thy threatenings! |
3 And say [0559] thou unto them, Thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068] God [0430] of Israel [03478]; Cursed [0779] be the man [0376] that obeyeth [08085] not the words [01697] of this covenant [01285],
15 Cursed [0779] be the man [0376] that maketh [06213] any graven [06459] or molten image [04541], an abomination [08441] unto the LORD [03068], the work [04639] of the hands [03027] of the craftsman [02796], and putteth [07760] it in a secret [05643] place. And all the people [05971] shall answer [06030] and say [0559], Amen [0543].
16 Cursed [0779] be he that setteth light [07034] by his father [01] or his mother [0517]. And all the people [05971] shall say [0559], Amen [0543].
17 Cursed [0779] be he that removeth [05253] his neighbour's [07453] landmark [01366]. And all the people [05971] shall say [0559], Amen [0543].
18 Cursed [0779] be he that maketh the blind [05787] to wander [07686] out of the way [01870]. And all the people [05971] shall say [0559], Amen [0543].
19 Cursed [0779] be he that perverteth [05186] the judgment [04941] of the stranger [01616], fatherless [03490], and widow [0490]. And all the people [05971] shall say [0559], Amen [0543].
20 Cursed [0779] be he that lieth [07901] with his father's [01] wife [0802]; because he uncovereth [01540] his father's [01] skirt [03671]. And all the people [05971] shall say [0559], Amen [0543].
21 Cursed [0779] be he that lieth [07901] with any manner of beast [0929]. And all the people [05971] shall say [0559], Amen [0543].
22 Cursed [0779] be he that lieth [07901] with his sister [0269], the daughter [01323] of his father [01], or the daughter [01323] of his mother [0517]. And all the people [05971] shall say [0559], Amen [0543].
23 Cursed [0779] be he that lieth [07901] with his mother in law [02859]. And all the people [05971] shall say [0559], Amen [0543].
24 Cursed [0779] be he that smiteth [05221] his neighbour [07453] secretly [05643]. And all the people [05971] shall say [0559], Amen [0543].
25 Cursed [0779] be he that taketh [03947] reward [07810] to slay [05221] an innocent [05355] person [05315] [01818]. And all the people [05971] shall say [0559], Amen [0543].
26 Cursed [0779] be he that confirmeth [06965] not all the words [01697] of this law [08451] to do [06213] them. And all the people [05971] shall say [0559], Amen [0543].
8 If the LORD [03068] delight [02654] in us, then he will bring [0935] us into this land [0776], and give [05414] it us; a land [0776] which floweth [02100] with milk [02461] and honey [01706].
9 Which covenant he made [03772] with Abraham [085], and his oath [07621] unto Isaac [03446];
10 And confirmed [05975] the same unto Jacob [03290] for a law [02706], and to Israel [03478] for an everlasting [05769] covenant [01285]:
14 And the Levites [03881] shall speak [06030], and say [0559] unto all the men [0376] of Israel [03478] with a loud [07311] voice [06963],
15 Cursed [0779] be the man [0376] that maketh [06213] any graven [06459] or molten image [04541], an abomination [08441] unto the LORD [03068], the work [04639] of the hands [03027] of the craftsman [02796], and putteth [07760] it in a secret [05643] place. And all the people [05971] shall answer [06030] and say [0559], Amen [0543].
16 Cursed [0779] be he that setteth light [07034] by his father [01] or his mother [0517]. And all the people [05971] shall say [0559], Amen [0543].
17 Cursed [0779] be he that removeth [05253] his neighbour's [07453] landmark [01366]. And all the people [05971] shall say [0559], Amen [0543].
18 Cursed [0779] be he that maketh the blind [05787] to wander [07686] out of the way [01870]. And all the people [05971] shall say [0559], Amen [0543].
19 Cursed [0779] be he that perverteth [05186] the judgment [04941] of the stranger [01616], fatherless [03490], and widow [0490]. And all the people [05971] shall say [0559], Amen [0543].
20 Cursed [0779] be he that lieth [07901] with his father's [01] wife [0802]; because he uncovereth [01540] his father's [01] skirt [03671]. And all the people [05971] shall say [0559], Amen [0543].
21 Cursed [0779] be he that lieth [07901] with any manner of beast [0929]. And all the people [05971] shall say [0559], Amen [0543].
22 Cursed [0779] be he that lieth [07901] with his sister [0269], the daughter [01323] of his father [01], or the daughter [01323] of his mother [0517]. And all the people [05971] shall say [0559], Amen [0543].
23 Cursed [0779] be he that lieth [07901] with his mother in law [02859]. And all the people [05971] shall say [0559], Amen [0543].
24 Cursed [0779] be he that smiteth [05221] his neighbour [07453] secretly [05643]. And all the people [05971] shall say [0559], Amen [0543].
25 Cursed [0779] be he that taketh [03947] reward [07810] to slay [05221] an innocent [05355] person [05315] [01818]. And all the people [05971] shall say [0559], Amen [0543].
26 Cursed [0779] be he that confirmeth [06965] not all the words [01697] of this law [08451] to do [06213] them. And all the people [05971] shall say [0559], Amen [0543].