📖 Jeremiah — Chapter 7 (KJV)
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Jeremiah 7:1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
Jeremiah 7:2 RStand in the gate of the LORD’s house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the LORD, all ye of Judah, that enter in at these gates to worship the LORD.
Jeremiah 7:3 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, RAmend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place.
Jeremiah 7:4 RTrust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, are these.
Jeremiah 7:5 RFor if ye throughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye throughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbour;
Jeremiah 7:6 If ye Roppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt:
Jeremiah 7:7 Then Rwill I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever.
Jeremiah 7:8 Behold, Rye trust in lying words, that cannot profit.
Jeremiah 7:9 Will ye Rsteal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;
Jeremiah 7:10 And Rcome and stand before me in this house, Twhich is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations?
Jeremiah 7:11 Is Rthis house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 7:12 But go ye now unto Rmy place which was in Shiloh, where I set my name at the first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel.
Jeremiah 7:13 And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the LORD, Rand I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but ye answered not;
Jeremiah 7:14 Therefore will I do unto this house, which is called by my name, Rwherein ye trust, and unto the place which I gave to you and to your fathers, as I have done to Shiloh.
Jeremiah 7:15 And RI will cast you out of my sight, as I have cast out all your brethren, even the whole seed of Ephraim.
Jeremiah 7:16 Therefore Rpray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me: for I will not hear thee.
Jeremiah 7:17 Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
Jeremiah 7:18 The Rchildren gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the Tqueen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.
Jeremiah 7:19 Do Rthey provoke me to anger? saith the LORD: do they not provoke themselves to the confusion of their own faces?
Jeremiah 7:20 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, mine anger and my fury shall be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon beast, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of the ground; and it shall burn, Rand shall not be quenched.
Jeremiah 7:21 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; RPut your burnt offerings unto your sacrifices, and eat flesh.
Jeremiah 7:22 For I spake not unto your fathers, Rnor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, Tconcerning burnt offerings or sacrifices:
Jeremiah 7:23 But this thing commanded I them, saying, RObey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you.
Jeremiah 7:24 But Rthey hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the Timagination of their evil heart, and Twent backward, and not forward.
Jeremiah 7:25 Since Rthe day that your fathers came forth out of the land of Egypt unto this day I have even sent unto you all my servants the prophets, daily rising up early and sending them:
Jeremiah 7:26 Yet Rthey hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers.
Jeremiah 7:27 Therefore Rthou shalt speak all these words unto them; but they will not hearken to thee: thou shalt also call unto them; but they will not answer thee.
Jeremiah 7:28 But thou shalt say unto them, This is a nation that obeyeth not the voice of the LORD their God, Rnor receiveth Tcorrection: truth is perished, and is cut off from their mouth.
Jeremiah 7:29 RCut off thine hair, O Jerusalem, and cast it away, and take up a lamentation on high places; for the LORD hath rejected and forsaken the generation of his wrath.
Jeremiah 7:30 For the children of Judah have done evil in my sight, saith the LORD: Rthey have set their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to pollute it.
Jeremiah 7:31 And they have built Rthe high places of Tophet, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded them not, neither Tcame it into my heart.
Jeremiah 7:32 Therefore, behold, Rthe days come, saith the LORD, that it shall no more be called Tophet, nor the valley of the son of Hinnom, but the valley of slaughter: for they shall bury in Tophet, till there be no place.
Jeremiah 7:33 And the carcases of this people shall be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth; and none shall fray them away.
Jeremiah 7:34 Then will I cause Rto cease from the cities of Judah, and from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride: for the land shall be desolate.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Jeremiah 7:1–12 — The temple cannot shelter unrepented injustice
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
At the temple gate Jeremiah calls for amended ways and justice toward strangers, orphans, and widows. Trusting sacred buildings while stealing, killing, and worshiping idols is exposed by the warning of Shiloh.
Key Truth: Match worship with just conduct.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “The ____ that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,” (Jeremiah 7:1)
Find it in Jeremiah 7:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “____ will I cause you to dwell in this place, in …” (Jeremiah 7:7)
Find it in Jeremiah 7:7 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “… doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this ____ .” (Jeremiah 7:3)
Find it in Jeremiah 7:3 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Jeremiah 7:13–23 — Persistent refusal and the call to obey
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Repeated divine calls are ignored, and families participate in worship of other gods. The Lord emphasizes obedience to his voice rather than confidence in burnt offerings alone.
Key Truth: Listen and obey instead of relying on rituals.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “… gave to you and to your fathers, as I have ____ to Shiloh.” (Jeremiah 7:14)
Find it in Jeremiah 7:14 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “The ____ gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the …” (Jeremiah 7:18)
Find it in Jeremiah 7:18 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “But this ____ commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will …” (Jeremiah 7:23)
Find it in Jeremiah 7:23 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Jeremiah 7:24–34 — A backward path brings grief and desolation
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The people reject successive prophets and lose truthful speech. Defiling the temple and burning children at Tophet bring a severe warning that joyful voices will cease and the land become desolate.
Key Truth: Reject harmful devotion and respond to correction.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “… walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their ____ heart, and went backward, and not forward.” (Jeremiah 7:24)
Find it in Jeremiah 7:24 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “… the LORD hath rejected and forsaken the generation of his ____ .” (Jeremiah 7:29)
Find it in Jeremiah 7:29 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “… of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth, and the voice of ____ , the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of …” (Jeremiah 7:34)
Find it in Jeremiah 7:34 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Matthew 21:13 — Jesus cites the charge that God’s house became a den of thieves.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
How should your treatment of neighbors change to agree with your worship?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. What conduct must accompany the people’s claim to dwell safely?
2. How does the den-of-robbers question challenge temple confidence?
3. Why is Shiloh relevant to the warning?
4. What relationship joins obedience and covenant belonging?
5. How does God describe the burning of children at Tophet?
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