Verse Lens · Context pointer
Jeremiah 11:7 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 7. 7For 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.
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Role in This Section
The dated report or historical recital supplies a stated reason through “For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the…” at Jeremiah 11:7 in “The Covenant Words Expose a Repeated Refusal to Hear.”
Read It With
- Jeremiah 11:1–10
Read Jeremiah 11:7 with 11:1–10. By itself, “For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the…” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, date, imperial horizon, poetic movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: Jeremiah is sent through Judah and Jerusalem with covenant warnings rooted in exodus and a history of nonhearing.
Why It Needs Context
The verse is a premise, action, image, response, or transition within Jeremiah 11:1–10, not an independent maxim. The dated report or historical recital supplies a stated reason through “For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the…” at Jeremiah 11:7 in “The Covenant Words Expose a Repeated Refusal to Hear.”
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Jeremiah 11:1–10 — The Covenant Words Expose a Repeated Refusal to HearSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Jeremiah 11:1–10, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Jeremiah
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2; fixed commit
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology checked at the exact unit without treating morphology as a critical apparatus or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Jer.xml, OSIS 11:1–10
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