Jeremiah 7

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 7 of 52

1 The Word that was to Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,

2 Stand in the gate of the house of Jehovah and call out there this Word, and say, Hear the Word of Jehovah all Judah, who enter in at these gates to worship Jehovah.

3 So says Jehovah of Hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will let you dwell in this place.

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Chapter Summary

Jeremiah is sent to call for true repentance, to prevent the Jews' captivity. He threatens them for their idolatry. He exhorts to mourn for their abominations in Tophet.

Key Hebrew Words

זִבְחֵי sacrifice H2077 · TWOT 525a
רֵעֵֽ friend H7453 · TWOT 2186a
רִנָּ֥ה ringing cry H7440 · TWOT 2179c
נְאֻם utterance H5002 · TWOT 1272a
אֲחֵרִ֛ים another H312 · TWOT 68a

People & Context

The Temple Sermon

Jeremiah stands in the gate of the house of Jehovah, warning Judah not to trust the deceptive claim 'The temple of Jehovah,' and urging them to practi…

The Warning from Shiloh

Jehovah uses the historical destruction of Shiloh as a precedent for what He will do to the temple in Jerusalem because they refused to hear His warni…

Idolatry to the Queen of the Heavens

God forbids Jeremiah to pray for the people, pointing out entire families are openly participating in idolatrous baking and sacrifices for the 'queen …

Timeline

The Temple Sermon

Jeremiah stands in the gate of the house of Jehovah, warning Judah not to trust the deceptive claim 'The temple of Jehovah,' and urging them to practice true justice instead of bringing their abominations into His house.

Jeremiah 7:1-11
The Warning from Shiloh

Jehovah uses the historical destruction of Shiloh as a precedent for what He will do to the temple in Jerusalem because they refused to hear His warnings.

Jeremiah 7:12-15
Idolatry to the Queen of the Heavens

God forbids Jeremiah to pray for the people, pointing out entire families are openly participating in idolatrous baking and sacrifices for the 'queen of the heavens.'

Jeremiah 7:16-20

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