John Gill Commentary Jeremiah 11:5

"that I may establish the oath which I sware unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as at this day. Then answered I, and said, Amen, O Jehovah." — Jeremiah 11:5 (ASV)

That I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your
fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: to give them a land flowing with milk and honey : that is, abounding with plenty of all kind of provisions; see (Exodus 3:8) (Deuteronomy 6:3) (8:7-9) :

as it is this day ; the land of Canaan continued to those times a very fruitful country; it was as it was promised it should be, and which was a clear thing; their eyes saw it, and the day bore witness to it:

then answered I, and said ; that is, the Prophet Jeremiah, to whom the above order was given: so be it, O Lord ; or, "Amen, Lord" ^F6 ;

either agreeing to publish what the Lord commanded him; or as wishing that the land of Canaan might continue the same fruitful land it was, and the people of the Jews in it, they keeping the words of this covenant; or else as assenting that the curse might fall upon the men that did not observe them, alluding to (Deuteronomy 27:15–26) .

This is the sense of Abarbinel; Jarchi and Kimchi observe, that the word "Lord" is vocative, and in the language of prayer.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F6: (hwhy Nma) "Amen, Domine", Pagninus: Montanus; "Amen, O Jehovah", Schmidt, Cocceius.