Jeremiah 11:1-10

The Broken Covenant

11¹ The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord , saying , ² " Hear the words of this covenant , and speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem ; ³ and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord , the God of Israel , " Cursed is the man who does not heed the words of this covenant ⁴ which I commanded your forefathers in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt , from the iron furnace , saying , ' Listen to My voice , and do according to all which I command you; so you shall be My people , and I will be your God ,' ⁵ in order to confirm the oath which I swore to your forefathers , to give them a land flowing with milk and honey , as it is this day ."' " Then I said , " Amen , O Lord ." ⁶ And 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. ⁷ 'For I solemnly warned your fathers in the day that I brought them up from the land of Egypt , even to this day , warning persistently , saying , " Listen to My voice ." ⁸ 'Yet they did not obey or incline their ear , but walked , each one , in the stubbornness of his evil heart ; therefore I brought on them all the words of this covenant , which I commanded them to do , but they did not.' " ⁹ Then the Lord said to me, "A conspiracy has been found among the men of Judah and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem . ¹⁰ "They have turned back to the iniquities of their ancestors who refused to hear My words , and they have gone after other gods to serve them; the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken My covenant which I made with their fathers ."