Jeremiah 11:6

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The LORD said to me, ‘Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying: Listen to the words of this covenant and do them.’

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֵלַ֔י קְרָ֨א אֶת־כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֤ים הָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ בְּעָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה וּבְחֻצ֥וֹת יְרוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם לֵאמֹ֑ר שִׁמְע֗וּ אֶת־דִּבְרֵי֙ הַבְּרִ֣ית הַזֹּ֔את וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם אוֹתָֽם׃

Transliteration

wayyōʾmer yhwh to-me, qĕrāʾ ʾet-all-haddĕbārîm hāʾēlleh in-ʿārê yĕhûdāh and-in-ḥuṣôt yĕrûšālaim lēʾmōr: šimʿû ʾet-dibrê habběrît hazzōʾt waʿăśîtem them.

Grammar Details

• *wayyōʾmer*: conjunction + Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said
• *yhwh*: proper noun - YHWH/LORD
• *qĕrāʾ*: Qal imperative, masculine singular - proclaim/call out
• *haddĕbārîm*: definite noun, masculine plural - the words
• *hāʾēlleh*: demonstrative adjective, masculine plural - these
• *ʿārê*: noun, feminine plural construct - cities of
• *yĕhûdāh*: proper noun - Judah
• *ḥuṣôt*: noun, feminine plural construct - streets of
• *yĕrûšālaim*: proper noun - Jerusalem
• *lēʾmōr*: preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to say/saying
• *šimʿû*: Qal imperative, masculine plural - hear/listen
• *dibrê*: noun, masculine plural construct - words of
• *habběrît*: definite noun, feminine singular - the covenant
• *hazzōʾt*: demonstrative adjective, feminine singular - this
• *waʿăśîtem*: conjunction + Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine plural - and you shall do

Word Meanings

• *qĕrāʾ*: proclaim/call out/announce/read aloud
• *haddĕbārîm*: the words/matters/things
• *ḥuṣôt*: streets/outside areas/marketplaces
• *šimʿû*: hear/listen/obey

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV1611 – Modern English

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

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Jehovah 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.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then the LORDE sayde vnto me agayne: Preach this in ye cities off Iuda and rounde aboute Ierusalem, and saye: Heare the wordes off this couenaunt, that ye maye kepe them.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then the Lord saide vnto me, Cry all these words in the cities of Iudah, and in the streetes of Ierusalem, saying, Heare yee the words of this couenant, and doe them.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then the Lord sayd vnto me againe: Preache this in the cities of Iuda, and rounde about Hierusalem, & say: Heare the wordes of this couenaunt, and kepe them.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Yahweh said to me, Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, Hear you the words of this covenant, and do them.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Jehovah saith 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 ye have done them.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jehovah 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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jehovah 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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the Lord said to me, Give out these words in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, Give ear to the words of this agreement and do them.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Yahweh said to me, Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, Hear the words of this covenant, and do them.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The LORD said to me,“Announce all the following words in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem:‘Listen to the terms of my covenant with you and carry them out!

Referenced Verses

• Rom 2:13 : 13 For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but it is the doers of the law who will be justified.
• Jas 1:22 : 22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
• Jer 19:2 : 2 Go out to the Valley of Ben-Hinnom, near the entrance of the Potsherd Gate, and there proclaim the words I tell you.
• Jer 3:12 : 12 Go, proclaim these words toward the north: 'Return, faithless Israel,' declares the LORD. 'I will not look on you with anger, for I am faithful,' declares the LORD, 'and I will not be angry forever.
• Jer 7:2 : 2 Stand in the gate of the LORD's house and proclaim there this message: ‘Hear the word of the LORD, all of Judah who enter through these gates to worship the LORD.’
• John 13:17 : 17 If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them.
• Jer 11:2-4 : 2 Listen to the words of this covenant, and speak them to the people of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 3 Say to them, ‘This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Cursed is the one who does not listen to the words of this covenant. 4 Which I commanded your ancestors on the day I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying: Obey my voice and do everything I command you, and you will be my people, and I will be your God.
• Ps 15:5 : 5 Who does not lend money at interest or accept a bribe against the innocent. The one who does these things will never be shaken.
• Isa 58:1 : 1 Cry aloud, do not hold back! Raise your voice like a trumpet; announce to my people their rebellion and to the house of Jacob their sins.
• Zech 7:7 : 7 Are these not the words the LORD proclaimed through the earlier prophets when Jerusalem was inhabited and prosperous, along with its surrounding cities, and when the Negev and the Shephelah were also peopled?