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Jeremiah 11:5

King James Version (KJV)

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Jeremiah 11:5

Verse 5 of 23

Scripture focus

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 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 11:5

Theological / Devotional

The oath. For an explanation see Lev. 26:3-13; Deut. 7:8 ; 8:18.

Flowing with milk and honey. A proverbial expression indicating the plenty of the land of Palestine (see on Ex. 3:8; cf. Deut. 6:3).

So be it. Heb. ’amen, common expression in Hebrew worship (see Neh. 8:6; Ps. 41:13 ; 106:48). Our English word “amen” is derived from this root.

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