Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
oath— (Psalms 105:9-10).
a land flowing with milk and honey—(See on Numbers 14:8).
as it is this day—These are the concluding words of God to the Israelites when formerly brought out of Egypt, "Obey . . . that I may at this time make good the promise I made to your fathers, to give," etc. [MAURER]. English Version makes the words apply to Jeremiah's time, "As ye know at this time, that God's promise has been fulfilled," namely, in Israel's acquisition of Canaan.
So be it—Hebrew, Amen. Taken from Deuteronomy 27:15-26. Jeremiah hereby solemnly concurs in the justice of the curses pronounced there (see Jeremiah 11:3).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Jeremiah 11:5:
Jeremiah 3:19
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