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Jeremiah 11:10

Israel as DistinctIsrael-Specific Promises
“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.”
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Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every one in the imagination of their evil heart: therefore I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do; but they did them not.

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And the Lord said unto me, A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

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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.

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Therefore thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them.

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Then shall the cities of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem go, and cry unto the gods unto whom they offer incense: but they shall not save them at all in the time of their trouble.

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Israel as Distinct

The verse describes the *failure* of both the house of Israel and the house of Judah to uphold the covenant. While it distinguishes them as two entities, it doesn't inherently support a *future* distinct role or separate promises for them apart from the Church. Instead, it highlights their shared disobedience to a covenant that, from a New Testament perspective, is superseded by a new covenant in Christ, which is inclusive of both Jews and Gentiles (the Church). Therefore, the distinction here i

Israel-Specific Promises

While the verse mentions a covenant made with "their fathers" and speaks of "the house of Israel and the house of Judah," it primarily describes their *failure* to uphold that covenant and their turning away from God, rather than reiterating or making a new promise specifically to Israel.

Israel as Distinct
Israel as Distinct

Cross-References

Deuteronomy 31:16Thematic

“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.”

Ezekiel 5:6Thematic

“And she hath changed my judgments into wickedness more than the nations, and my statutes more than the countries that are round about her: for they have refused my judgments and my statutes, they have not walked in them.”

Psalms 44:18Thematic

“Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way;”

Zechariah 1:4Thematic

“Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets have cried, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Turn ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith the Lord.”

2 Chronicles 34:30Thematic

“And the king went up into the house of the Lord, and all the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites, and all the people, great and small: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of the Lord.”

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