Jeremiah 11:4 meaning and explanation
which I commanded your forefathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying, ‘Obey Me, and do everything I command you, and you will be My people, and I will be your God.’
Jeremiah 11:4, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
The LORD is speaking through Jeremiah to the people of Judah and Jerusalem, reminding them of the covenant he made with their ancestors at Sinai. The "iron furnace" of Egypt pictures the slavery and suffering from which God rescued Israel, and the covenant is the relationship he established with them after that rescue.
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