What is Jeremiah 11:11? What does it mean in Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’?

What does Jeremiah 11:11 mean? If you already saw the movie UsJordan Peele’s most recent film, you may have been left with many questions, such as why does it allude to this passage from the Bible?

We have previously told you that Us It was our duty, because although we believe that it touches on interesting topics, it also fails on some issues. The truth is that after watching it, many doubts arise about the meaning of the film and the symbolism. One of them is What is Jeremiah 11:11?

Jeremiah 11:11

The most recent film from the director of Flees! It has many symbolisms: the rabbits, mentions of the Bible and especially the Jeremiah passage, which is mentioned directly.

SPOILER ALERT: If you haven’t seen the movie yet, it may be best to save this note for the time you watch it and discover why this verse is alluded to.

In the film we find several references to this verse, from the sign that says “Jeremiah 11:11” carried by a man just before Adelaide meets her doppelgänger as a child, until clock time at night.

Then it is repeated several times, when the announcer narrating the baseball game says that they are tied at 11:11.

In the Bible, Jeremiah 11:11 is a verse that says:

“Therefore, thus says the Lord, behold, I am bringing upon them an evil from which they will not be able to escape. They will cry to me, but I will not listen to them.”

Like many other things in Usthe meaning of this repetition is very symbolic and alludes to a passage from the Old Testament.

But, what is Jeremiah 11:11 in the movie Us? Although the original verse speaks of God’s anger against the Jews for worshiping false deities, in Jordan Peele’s film it has a meaning with that world hidden beneath the earth.

As in the original verse, the characters of Us Nor can they escape the terrible fate that awaits them. It is a kind of prophecy that is going to be fulfilled without them being able to do anything, and Adelaide is in charge of leading that rebellion, since she was the first to have contact with the doubles who have now returned to earth.

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