Jeremiah 11:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Jeremiah 11:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 11:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 11:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.””
Jeremiah 11:5 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 11:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Jeremiah 11:5 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 11:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.'”
Jeremiah 11:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 11:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“that I may perform the oath that I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. And I answered and said, Amen, Jehovah! ”
Jeremiah 11:5 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 11:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“That I may confirme the othe, that I haue sworne vnto your fathers, to giue them a lande, which floweth with milke and hony, as appeareth this day. Then answered I and sayde, So be it, O Lord.”
Jeremiah 11:5 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 11:5 in Context — Jeremiah 11
3 And say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel; Cursed be the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant,
4 Which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God:
5 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.
6 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.
7 For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even unto this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice.
What Does Jeremiah 11:5 Mean?
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