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Jeremiah 5:11

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Jeremiah 5:11 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith Jehovah.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith Jehovah.
Jeremiah 5:11 — American Standard Version

Context — Jeremiah 5

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
8They were as fed horses roaming at large; every one neighed after his neighbor`s wife.
9Shall I not visit for these things? saith Jehovah; and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
10Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her branches; for they are not Jehovah`s.
11For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith Jehovah.
12They have denied Jehovah, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:
13and the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.
14Wherefore thus saith Jehovah, the God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, etc.] This is a reason why such orders are given to the army of the Chaldeans to ascend the walls of Jerusalem and destroy them; namely, the perfidy both of the ten tribes, signified by the house of Israel; so Abarbinel; and of the two tribes of Judah and Benjamin, signified by the house of Judah; which was very great, and attended with aggravated circumstances; instances of it follow. The Targum is, “they have dealt very falsely with my word:” saith the Lord; for this was not the charge of the prophet against them, but of the Lord himself. This can only be understood of such of the ten tribes as…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“(Jer 3:20).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the house: Jer 3:6-11, Jer 3:20; Isa 48:8; Hos 5:7, Hos 6:7 Jeremiah 5:12”
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