Jeremiah 5:11

For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have greatly transgressed against me, says the Lord.

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In The King James Version

For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith the LORD.

In Context

10Scale its walls and tear them down. But do not be willing to bring about its very end. Take away its plantings, for they are not the Lord’s.

12They have denied the Lord, and they have said, ‘It is not him,’ and, ‘Evil will not overwhelm us. We will not see famine and the sword.’

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Cross References

Isaiah 48:8You have neither heard, nor known, nor were your ears open in that time. For I knew that you would transgress greatly, and so I called you a transgressor from the womb.

Jeremiah 3:20But, in the same way that a woman spurns her lover, so also has the house of Israel spurned me, says the Lord.”

Hosea 6:7But they, like Adam, have transgressed the covenant; in this, they have been dishonest with me.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 5:11-20

Divine Judgments Threatened; Divine Judgments Vindicated. ( b. c. 608.) 10 Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her battlements; for they are not the Lord 's. 11 For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith the Lord . 12 They have belied the Lord , and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine: 13 And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be… Read the whole commentary →

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