Old Testament · Prophecy
Jeremiah 11:10
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They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, which refused to hear my words; and they went 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.
About Jeremiah 11:10
Few verses address Covenant Breaking in the Bible and Covenant Unfaithfulness in the Bible as directly as Jeremiah 11:10. This Old Testament passage from the prophecy of Jeremiah has become a cornerstone of biblical teaching on the subject, treasured for its precision and pastoral warmth.
Related Verses
- Jeremiah 31:32
“Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the Lord:”
- Leviticus 26:15
“And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye break my covenant:”
- Deuteronomy 31:16
“And the Lord said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after the gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go to be among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them.”
- Hosea 6:7
“But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.”
- Hebrews 8:9
“Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord.”
How to Apply Jeremiah 11:10
Pray through Jeremiah 11:10 slowly, pausing at each phrase. Journal what God highlights regarding on the theme of Covenant Breaking in the Bible. Commit to one concrete application over the next seven days, and revisit your notes at the end of the week to see how your perspective has shifted through the lens of this passage.