Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then I will fulfill the oath I swore to your ancestors, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey’—the land you possess today.” I answered, “Amen, LORD.” New Living Translation I said this so I could keep my promise to your ancestors to give you a land flowing with milk and honey—the land you live in today.’” Then I replied, “Amen, LORD! May it be so.” English Standard Version that I may confirm the oath that I swore to your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as at this day.” Then I answered, “So be it, LORD.” Berean Standard Bible This was in order to establish the oath I swore to your forefathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is to this day.” “Amen, LORD,” I answered. King James Bible 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. New King James Version that I may establish the oath which I have sworn to your fathers, to give them ‘a land flowing with milk and honey,’ as it is this day.” ’ ” And I answered and said, “So be it, LORD.” New American Standard Bible 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 replied, “Amen, LORD.” NASB 1995 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.” NASB 1977 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 answered and said, “Amen, O LORD.” Legacy Standard Bible in order to establish the oath which I swore to your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day.”’” Then I answered and said, “Amen, O Yahweh.” Amplified Bible that I may complete the oath which I swore to your fathers, to give them a land [of plenty] flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day.”’” Then I answered, “Amen (so be it), O LORD.” Christian Standard Bible in order to establish the oath I swore to your ancestors, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is today.’ ” I answered, “Amen, LORD.” Holman Christian Standard Bible in order to establish the oath I swore to your ancestors, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is today.” I answered, “Amen, LORD.” American Standard Version that I may establish the oath which I sware unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as at this day. Then answered I, and said, Amen, O Jehovah. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And I shall establish the oath that I swore to your fathers, to give you the land that flows milk and honey, as today’”, and I answered and I said, “Amen, LORD JEHOVAH!” Brenton Septuagint Translation that I may confirm mine oath, which I sware to your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then I answered and said, So be it, O Lord. Contemporary English Version Then I did what I had promised and gave them this wonderful land, where you now live. "Yes, LORD," I replied, "that's true." Douay-Rheims Bible That I may accomplish the oath which I swore to your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. And I answered and said: Amen, O Lord. English Revised Version that I may establish the oath which I sware unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as at this day. Then answered I, and said, Amen, O LORD. GOD'S WORD® Translation I will keep the oath I made to your ancestors and give them a land flowing with milk and honey, the land you still have today." ' " I answered, "Yes, LORD." Good News Translation Then I would keep the promise I made to their ancestors that I would give them the rich and fertile land which they now have." I said, "Yes, LORD." International Standard Version As a result, I'll fulfill the oath that I made with your ancestors to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, just as is the case today."'" Then I answered, "So be it, LORD." JPS Tanakh 1917 that I may establish the oath which I swore unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as at this day.' Then answered I, and said: 'Amen, O LORD.' Literal Standard Version In order to establish the oath that I have sworn to your fathers, | To give to them a land flowing with milk and honey, as this day.” And I answer and say, “Amen, O YHWH.” Majority Standard Bible This was in order to establish the oath I swore to your forefathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is to this day.” “Amen, LORD,” I answered. New American Bible Thus I will fulfill the oath I swore to your ancestors, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, the one you have today. “Amen, LORD,” I answered. NET Bible Then I will keep the promise I swore on oath to your ancestors to give them a land flowing with milk and honey." That is the very land that you still live in today.'" And I responded, "Amen! Let it be so, LORD!" New Revised Standard Version that I may perform the oath that I swore to your ancestors, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as at this day. Then I answered, “So be it, LORD.” New Heart English Bible that I may establish the oath which I swore to your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey," as at this day.'" Then I answered, and said, "Amen, LORD." Webster's Bible Translation That I may perform the oath which I have sworn to 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. World English Bible that I may establish the oath which I swore to your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey,’ as it is today.” Then I answered, and said, “Amen, Yahweh.” Young's Literal Translation In order to establish the oath that I have sworn to your fathers, To give to them a land flowing with milk and honey, as this day. And I answer and say, 'Amen, O Jehovah.' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Broken Covenant…4which I commanded your forefathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying, ‘Obey Me, and do everything I command you, and you will be My people, and I will be your God.’ 5This was in order to establish the oath I swore to your forefathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is to this day.” “Amen, LORD,” I answered. 6Then 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 carry them out.… Cross References 1 Corinthians 14:16 Otherwise, if you speak a blessing in spirit, how can someone who is uninstructed say "Amen" to your thanksgiving, since he does not know what you are saying? Exodus 3:8 I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey--the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. Exodus 13:5 And when the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites, and Jebusites--the land He swore to your fathers that He would give you, a land flowing with milk and honey--you shall keep this service in this month. Deuteronomy 7:12 If you listen to these ordinances and keep them carefully, then the LORD your God will keep His covenant and the loving devotion that He swore to your fathers. Psalm 105:9 the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac. Jeremiah 28:6 "Amen!" Jeremiah said. "May the LORD do so! May the LORD fulfill the words you have prophesied, and may He restore the articles of His house and all the exiles back to this place from Babylon. Jeremiah 32:22 You gave them this land that You had sworn to give their fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey. Treasury of Scripture That I may perform the oath which I have sworn to 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. perform. Genesis 22:16-18 And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: … Genesis 26:3-5 Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father; … Psalm 105:9-11 Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac; … a land. Exodus 3:8-17 And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites… Leviticus 20:24 But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land that floweth with milk and honey: I am the LORD your God, which have separated you from other people. Deuteronomy 6:3 Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey. so be it. Jeremiah 28:6 Even the prophet Jeremiah said, Amen: the LORD do so: the LORD perform thy words which thou hast prophesied, to bring again the vessels of the LORD'S house, and all that is carried away captive, from Babylon into this place. Deuteronomy 27:15-26 Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen… Matthew 6:13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. Jump to Previous Amen Confirm Effect Establish Fathers Flowing Forefathers Fulfill Honey Milk Oath Order Perform Possess Sware Swore Sworn TodayJump to Next Amen Confirm Effect Establish Fathers Flowing Forefathers Fulfill Honey Milk Oath Order Perform Possess Sware Swore Sworn TodayJeremiah 11 1. Jeremiah proclaims God's covenant;8. rebukes the peoples' disobeying thereof; 11. prophesies evils to come upon them; 18. and upon the men of Anathoth, for conspiring to kill him. (5) A land flowing with milk and honey.--The description appears for the first time in Exodus 3:8; Exodus 3:17. It rapidly became proverbial, and is prominent in Deuteronomy 6:3 and Joshua 5:6. It points primarily, it may be noticed, to the plenty of a pastoral rather than an agricultural people (see Note on Isaiah 7:22), and so far to the earlier rather than the later stages of the life of Israel. So be it, O Lord.--The Amen of the liturgies and litanies of Israel, brought probably into fresh prominence by Deuteronomy 27:15-26, and uttered by princes and people in the solemn ceremonial of 2Kings 23:3. . . . Verse 5. - The oath which I have sworn (so Deuteronomy 7:8; comp. 8:18). As it is this day; a Deuteronomic formula (see e.g. Deuteronomy 2:30; Deuteronomy 4:20), appealing to the test of experience. So be it, O Lord. The-Hebrew has "Amen, Jehovah." "Amen" equivalent to "true, faithful, trustworthy;" or used in this way as a formula of asseveration, "may it be verified by facts" (the Septuagint has γένοιτο); comp. Jeremiah 28:6.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew [This was] in order toלְמַעַן֩ (lə·ma·‘an) Conjunction Strong's 4616: Purpose -- intent establish הָקִ֨ים (hā·qîm) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand the oath הַשְּׁבוּעָ֜ה (haš·šə·ḇū·‘āh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 7621: Something sworn, an oath I swore נִשְׁבַּ֣עְתִּי (niš·ba‘·tî) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 7650: To seven oneself, swear to your forefathers, לַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗ם (la·’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 1: Father to give לָתֵ֤ת (lā·ṯêṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 5414: To give, put, set them a land אֶ֣רֶץ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land flowing זָבַ֥ת (zā·ḇaṯ) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct Strong's 2100: To flow freely, to have a, flux, to waste away, to overflow with milk חָלָ֛ב (ḥā·lāḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2461: Milk and honey, וּדְבַ֖שׁ (ū·ḏə·ḇaš) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1706: Honey, syrup as it is to this day.’” כַּיּ֣וֹם (kay·yō·wm) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day “Amen, אָמֵ֥ן ׀ (’ā·mên) Adverb Strong's 543: Sure, faithfulness, truly LORD,” יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3069: YHWH I answered. וָאַ֥עַן (wā·’a·‘an) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 6030: To answer, respond Links Jeremiah 11:5 NIVJeremiah 11:5 NLT Jeremiah 11:5 ESV Jeremiah 11:5 NASB Jeremiah 11:5 KJV Jeremiah 11:5 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 11:5 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 11:5 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 11:5 French Bible Jeremiah 11:5 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 11:5 That I may establish the oath which (Jer.) |
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