NASB — Jeremiah 7 — KJV

Message at the Temple Gate

1 The word° that came° to Jeremiah° from the LORD°, saying°, 2aStand° in the gate° of the LORDS° house° and proclaim° there° this° word° and say°, ‘Hear° the word° of the LORD°, all° you of Judah°, who enter° by these° gates° to worship° the LORD°!’” 3 Thus° says° the LORD° of hosts°, the God° of Israel°, “aAmend° your ways° and your deeds°, and I will let you dwell° in this° place°. 4 aDo not trust° in deceptive° words°, saying°, ‘IThis° is the temple° of the LORD°, the temple° of the LORD°, the temple° of the LORD°.’ 5 For aif° you truly° amend° your ways° and your deeds°, if° you truly° bpractice° justice° between° a man° and his neighbor°, 6 [if] you do not oppress° the alien°, the Iaorphan°, or the widow°, and do not shed° binnocent° blood° in this° place°, nor° cwalk° after° other° gods° to your own ruin°, 7 then I will let you adwell° in this° place°, in the bland° that I gave° to your fathers° forever°° and ever°.

[2] aJr 17:19; 26:2
[3] aJr 4:1; 7:5; 18:11; 26:13
[4] ILit They are aJr 7:8; Mi 3:11
[5] aIs 1:19; Jr 4:1, 2 b1K 6:12; Jr 21:12; 22:3
[6] IOr fatherless aEx 22:21-24; Jr 5:28 bJr 2:34; 19:4 cDt 6:14, 15; 8:19; 11:28; Jr 13:10
[7] aDt 4:40 bJr 3:18

8 ¶ “Behold°, you are trusting° in adeceptive° words° to no° avail°. 9 Will you steal°, murder°, and commit° adultery° and swear° falsely°, and Iaoffer° sacrifices° to Baal° and walk° after° bother° gods° that you have not known°, 10 then acome° and stand° before° Me in bthis° house°, which° is called° by My name°, and say°, ‘We are delivered°!’—that you may do° all° these° abominations°? 11 Has athis° house°, which° is called° by My name°, become° a bden° of robbers° in your sight°? Behold°, cI, even° I, have seen° [it],” declares° the LORD°.

[8] aJr 7:4; 28:15
[9] IOr burn incense aJr 11:13, 17 bEx 20:3; Jr 7:6; 19:4
[10] aEzk 23:39 bJr 7:11, 14, 30; 32:34
[11] aIs 56:7 bMt 21:13; Mk 11:17; Lk 19:46 cJr 29:23

12 ¶ “But go° now° to My place° which° was in aShiloh°, where°° I bmade My name° dwell° at the first°, and csee° what° I did° to it because°° of the wickedness° of My people° Israel°. 13 And now°, because° you have done° all° these° things°,” declares° the LORD°, “and I spoke° to you, arising° up early° and bspeaking°, but you did not hear°, and I ccalled° you but you did not answer°, 14 therefore, I will do° to the ahouse° which° is called° by My name°, bin which° you trust°, and to the place° which° I gave° you and your fathers°, as I cdid° to Shiloh°. 15 I will acast° you out of My sight°, as I have cast° out all° your brothers°, all° the Ioffspring° of bEphraim°.

[12] aJg 18:31; Jr 26:6 bJsh 18:1, 10 c1S 4:10, 11, 22; Ps 78:60-64
[13] aJr 7:25 bJr 35:17 cPv 1:24; Is 65:12; 66:4
[14] aDt 12:5; 1K 9:7 bJr 7:4 cJr 7:12
[15] ILit seed aJr 15:1; 52:3 bPs 78:67; Ho 7:13; 9:13; 12:1

16 ¶ “As for you, ado not pray° for this° people°, and do not lift° up cry° or prayer° for them, and do not intercede° with Me; for I do not hear° you. 17 Do you not see° what° they are doing° in the cities° of Judah° and in the streets° of Jerusalem°? 18 The Ichildren° gather° wood°, and the fathers° kindle° the fire°, and the women° knead° dough° to make° cakes° for the queen° of heaven°; and [they] apour° out drink° offerings° to other° gods° in order° to bspite° Me. 19 aDo they spite° Me?” declares° the LORD°. “Is it not themselves [they spite], to Itheir own° bshame°°?” 20 Therefore° thus° says° the Lord° IGOD°, “Behold°, My aanger° and My wrath° will be poured° out on this° place°, on man° and on beast° and on the btrees° of the field° and on the fruit° of the ground°; and it will burn° and not be quenched°.”

[16] aEx 32:10; Dt 9:14; Jr 11:14
[18] ILit sons aJr 19:13 bDt 32:16, 21; 1K 14:9; 16:2; Jr 11:17; Ezk 8:17
[19] ILit their faces’; aJb 35:6; 1Co 10:22 bJr 9:19; 15:9; 22:22
[20] IHeb YHWH, usually rendered LORD aIs 42:25; Jr 6:11, 12; 42:18; Lm 2:3-5; 4:11 bJr 8:13; 11:16

21 ¶ Thus° says° the LORD° of hosts°, the God° of Israel°, “Add° your aburnt° offerings° to your sacrifices° and beat° flesh°. 22 For I did not aspeak° to your fathers°, or command° them in the day° that I brought° them out of the land° of Egypt°, concerning°° burnt° offerings° and sacrifices°. 23 But this° is Iwhat° I commanded° them, saying°, ‘aObey° My voice°, and bI will be your God°, and you will be My people°; and you will walk° in all° the way° which° I command° you, that it may cbe well° with you.’ 24 Yet they adid not obey° or incline° their ear°, but walked° in [their own] counsels° [and] in the stubbornness° of their evil° heart°, and Ibwent° backward° and not forward°. 25 Since° the day° that your fathers° came° out of the land° of Egypt° until° this° day°, I have asent° you all° My servants° the prophets°, daily° rising° early° and sending° [them]. 26 Yet they did not listen° to Me or incline° their ear°, but astiffened° their neck°; they bdid more° evil° than° their fathers°.

[21] aIs 1:11; Jr 6:20; 14:12; Am 5:22 bEzk 33:25; Ho 8:13
[22] a1S 15:22; Ps 51:16; Ho 6:6
[23] ILit the word which aEx 15:26; 16:32; Dt 6:3 bEx 19:5, 6; Lv 26:12; Jr 11:4; 13:11 cIs 3:10; Jr 38:20; 42:6
[24] ILit they were aDt 29:19; Ps 81:11; Jr 11:8; Ezk 20:8, 13, 16, 21 bJr 15:6
[25] a2Ch 36:15; Jr 25:4; 29:19; Lk 11:49
[26] aNe 9:16; Jr 17:23; 19:15 bJr 16:12; Mt 23:32

27 ¶ “You shall aspeak° all° these° words° to them, but they will not listen° to you; and you shall call° to them, but they will bnot answer° you. 28 You shall say° to them, ‘This° is the nation° that adid not obey° the voice° of the LORD° their God° or accept° correction°; Ibtruth° has perished° and has been cut° off° from their mouth°.
  29aCut° off° Iyour hair° and cast° [it] away°,
  And btake° up a lamentation° on the bare° heights°;
  For the LORD° has crejected° and forsaken°
  The generation° of His wrath°.’
30 For the sons° of Judah° have done° that which° is evil° in My sight°,” declares° the LORD°, “they have aset° their detestable° things° in the house° which° is called° by My name°, to defile° it. 31 They have abuilt° the high° places° of Topheth°, which° is in the valley° of the son° of Hinnom°, to bburn° their sons° and their daughters° in the fire°, which° I cdid not command°, and it did not come° into My Imind°.

[27] aJr 1:7; 26:2; Ezk 2:7 bIs 50:2; 65:12; Zc 7:13
[28] ILit faithfulness aJr 6:17; 11:10 bIs 59:14, 15; Jr 9:5
[29] ILit your crown aJb 1:20; Is 15:2; 22:12; Jr 16:6; Mi 1:16 bJr 3:21; 9:17, 18 cJr 6:30; 14:19
[30] a2K 21:3f; 2Ch 33:3-5, 7; Jr 32:34, 35; Ezk 7:20; Dn 9:27; 11:31
[31] ILit heart a2K 23:10; Jr 19:5; 32:35 bLv 18:21; 2K 17:17; Ps 106:38 cDt 17:3

32 ¶ “aTherefore°, behold°, days° are coming°,” declares° the LORD°, “when it will no° longer° be called° Topheth°, or the valley° of the son° of Hinnom°, but the valley° of the Slaughter°; for they will bbury° in Topheth° Ibecause° there° is no° [other] place°. 33 The adead° bodies° of this° people° will be food° for the birds° of the sky° and for the beasts° of the earth°; and no° one° will frighten° [them away]. 34 Then I will make to acease° from the cities° of Judah° and from the streets° of Jerusalem° the voice° of joy° and the voice° of gladness°, the voice° of the bridegroom° and the voice° of the bride°; for the bland° will become° a ruin°.

[32] IOr until there is no place left aJr 19:6, 11 b2K 23:10
[33] aDt 28:26; Ps 79:2; Jr 12:9; 19:7
[34] aIs 24:7, 8; Jr 16:9; 25:10; Ezk 26:13; Ho 2:11; Rv 18:23 bLv 26:33; Is 1:7; Jr 4:27


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Jeremiah is sent to call for true repentance, to prevent the Jews' captivity.

1 ¶ The wordº that² came² to² Jeremiahº from²² the LORD,º saying,ºª 2 Standºª in the gateº of the LORD'Sº house,º and proclaimºª there²² this² word,º and say,ºª Hearºª the wordº of the LORD,º all² [ye of] Judah,º that enter² in¹ª at these² gatesº to worshipºª the LORD.º 3 Thus² saithºª the LORDº of hosts,º the Godº of Israel,º Amendºª your waysº and your doings,º and I will cause you to dwellºª in this² place.º 4 Trustºª ye not² in² lyingº words,º saying,ºª The templeº of the LORD,º The templeº of the LORD,º The templeº of the LORD,º [are] these.² 5 For² if² ye throughly¹ª amendºª² your waysº and your doings;º if² ye throughly¹ª executeºª judgmentº between² a manº and his neighbour;º 6 [If] ye oppressºª not² the stranger,º the fatherless,º and the widow,º and shedºª not² innocentº bloodº in this² place,º neither² walk¹ª² afterº otherº godsº to your hurt:º 7 Then will I cause you to dwellºª in this² place,º in the landº that² I gaveºª to your fathers,º for¹ everº² and ever.º²

[2] 1K 22:19; Pv 1:20; 8:2; Is 1:10; Jr 2:4; 10:1; 17:19; 19:2, 3, 14; 22:1, 2; 26:2; 34:4; 36:6, 10; 44:24; Ezk 2:4; Ho 5:1; Am 7:16; Mi 1:2; 3:1, 9; Mt 13:9; Jn 18:20; Ac 5:20, 42; Rv 2:7, 11, 17, 29; 3:6, 13, 22.
[3] Pv 28:13; Is 1:16; 55:7; Jr 7:5; 18:11; 26:13; 35:15; Ezk 18:30; 33:4; Mt 3:8; Jm 4:8.
[4] 1S 4:3; Jr 6:14; 7:8, 9; 28:15; 29:23, 31; Ezk 13:19; Mi 3:11; Zp 3:11; Mt 3:9; Lk 3:8.
[5] Jg 5:1; 21:12; 1K 6:12; Is 1:19; 16:3; Jr 4:1; 7:3; Ezk 18:8, 17.
[6] Ex 22:21; Dt 6:14; 8:19; 11:28; 24:17; 27:19; 2K 21:6; 24:4; Jb 31:13; Ps 82:3; 106:38; Is 59:7; Jr 2:30, 34; 13:10; 22:3, 15, 17; 26:15, 23; Lm 4:13; Ezk 18:6; 22:3; Zc 7:9; Mal 3:5; Mt 23:35; 27:4, 25; Jm 1:27.
[7] Dt 4:40; 2Ch 33:8; Jr 3:18; 17:20; 18:7; 25:5.

He rejecteth their vain confidence,

8 ¶ Behold,² ye² trustºª in² lyingº words,º that cannot² profit.ºª 9 Will ye steal,ºª murder,ºª and commit adultery,ºª and swearºª falsely,º and burn incenseºª unto Baal,º and walkºª afterº otherº godsº whom² ye knowºª not;² 10 And comeºª and standºª beforeº me in this² house,º which² is calledºª by² my name,º and say,ºª We are delivered¹ª to doºª²²² all² these² abominations?º 11 Is this² house,º which² is calledºª by² my name,º become² a denº of robbersº in your eyes?º Behold,² even² I² have seenºª [it], saithºª the LORD.º

[8] Is 28:15; 30:10; Jr 4:10; 5:31; 7:4; 8:10; 14:13; 23:14, 26, 32; Ezk 13:6.
[9] Ex 20:3; Dt 32:17; Jg 5:8; 1K 18:21; Ps 50:16; Is 59:1; Jr 7:6; 9:2; 11:13, 17; 13:10; 32:29; 44:3; Ezk 18:10, 18; 33:25; Ho 4:1; Mi 3:8; Zp 1:5; Zc 5:3; Mal 3:5; Ro 2:2, 17; 1Co 6:9; Ga 5:19; Ep 5:5; 2Ti 3:2; Jm 4:1; Rv 21:8; 22:15.
[10] 2K 21:4; 2Ch 33:4, 7; Pv 7:14; 15:8; Is 1:10; 48:2; 58:2; Jr 7:11, 14, 30; 32:34; 34:15; Ezk 20:39; 23:29, 37, 39; 33:31; Mt 23:14; Jn 13:18, 26; 18:28.
[11] 2Ch 6:33; Is 56:7; Jr 2:34; 16:16; 23:24; Mt 21:13; Mk 11:17; Lk 19:45; Jn 2:16; He 4:13; Rv 2:18.

by the example of Shiloh.

12 But² go¹ª² ye now² unto² my placeº which² [was] in Shiloh,º where² I setºª my nameº at the first,º and seeºª² what² I didºª to it forº² the wickednessº of my peopleº Israel.º 13 And now,² because² ye have doneºª² all² these² works,º saithºª the LORD,º and I spakeºª unto² you, rising up earlyºª and speaking,ºª but ye heardºª not;² and I calledºª you, but ye answeredºª not;² 14 Therefore will I doºª unto [this] house,º which² is calledºª by² my name,º wherein² ye² trust,ºª and unto the placeº which² I gaveºª to you and to your fathers,º as² I have doneºª to Shiloh.º 15 And I will cast² you out¹ª of²² my sight,º as² I have cast outºª² all² your brethren,º² [even] the whole² seedº of Ephraim.º 16 Therefore prayºª not² thou² for² this² people,º neither² lift upºª cryº nor prayerº for² them,¹ neither² make intercessionºª to me: for² I will not² hearºª thee.

[12] Dt 12:5, 11; Jsh 18:1; Jg 18:31; 1S 1:3; 4:3, 10, 22; Ps 78:60; Jr 26:6.
[13] 2Ch 36:15; Ne 9:29; Pv 1:24; Is 50:2; 65:12; 66:4; Jr 7:25; 11:7; 25:3; 35:15; 44:4; Ho 11:2, 7; Zc 7:13; Mt 23:37.
[14] Dt 28:52; 1S 4:10; 1K 9:7; 2K 25:9; 2Ch 7:21; 36:18; Ps 74:6; 78:60; Is 64:11; Jr 7:4, 10; 26:6, 18; 52:13; Lm 2:7; 4:1; Ezk 7:20; 9:5; 24:21; Mi 3:11, 12; Mt 24:1; Ac 6:13.
[15] 2K 17:18, 23; 24:20; 2Ch 15:9; Ps 78:67; Jr 3:8; 15:1; 23:39; 52:3; Ho 1:4; 9:3, 9, 16; 13:16.
[16] Ex 32:10; 2S 8:18; Is 1:15; Jr 11:14; 14:11; 15:1; 18:20; Ezk 14:14; Mi 3:4; 1Jn 5:16.

He threateneth them for their idolatry.

17 ¶ Seestºª thou not² what² they² doºª in the citiesº of Judahº and in the streetsº of Jerusalem?º 18 The childrenº gatherºª wood,º and the fathersº kindleºª² the fire,º and the womenº kneadºª [their] dough,º to makeºª cakesº to the queenº of heaven,º and to pour outºª drink offeringsº unto otherº gods,º that² they may provoke me to anger.ºª 19 Do they² provoke me to anger?ºª² saithºª the LORD:º [do they] not² [provoke] themselves to² the confusionº of their own faces?º 20 Therefore² thus² saithºª the Lordº GOD;º Behold,² mine angerº and my furyº shall be poured outºª upon² this² place,º upon² man,º and upon² beast,º and upon² the treesº of the field,º and upon² the fruitº of the ground;º and it shall burn,ºª and shall not² be quenched.ºª

[17] Jr 6:27; Ezk 8:6; 14:23.
[18] Dt 4:19; 32:37; Jb 31:26; Ps 16:4; Is 3:8; 57:6; 65:3, 11; Jr 19:13; 25:7; 32:29; 44:17, 25; Ezk 20:28; 1Co 10:22.
[19] Dt 32:16, 21; Ezr 9:7; Is 1:20, 24; 45:16; Jr 2:17, 19; 20:11; Ezk 8:17; Dn 9:7; 1Co 10:22.
[20] 2K 22:17; Is 42:25; 66:24; Jr 4:23; 9:10; 12:4; 14:16; 17:27; 42:18; 44:6; Lm 2:3; 4:11; Ezk 20:47; 22:22; Dn 9:11; Na 1:6; Mal 4:1; Mk 9:43; Rv 14:10; 16:1.

He rejecteth the sacrifices of the disobedient.

21 ¶ Thus² saithºª the LORDº of hosts,º the Godº of Israel;º Putºª your burnt offeringsº unto² your sacrifices,º and eatºª flesh.º 22 For² I spakeºª not² unto² your fathers,º nor² commandedºª them in the dayº that I brought² them out¹ª of the landº² of Egypt,º concerningº² burnt offeringsº or sacrifices:º 23 But²²² this² thingº commandedºª I them, saying,ºª Obeyºª my voice,º and I will be² your God,º and ye² shall be² my people:º and walkºª ye in all² the waysº that² I have commandedºª you, that² it may be wellºª unto you. 24 But they hearkenedºª not,² nor² inclinedºª² their ear,º but walked¹ª² in the counselsº [and] in the imaginationº of their evilº heart,º and went² backward,º and not² forward.º 25 Since² the dayº that² your fathersº came forth² out¹ª of the landº² of Egyptº unto² this² dayº I have even sentºª unto² you² all² my servantsº the prophets,º dailyº rising up earlyºª and sendingºª [them]: 26 Yet they hearkenedºª not² unto² me, nor² inclinedºª² their ear,º but hardenedºª² their neck:º they did worseºª than their fathers.º² 27 Therefore thou shalt speakºª² all² these² wordsº unto² them; but they will not² hearkenºª to² thee: thou shalt also callºª unto² them; but they will not² answerºª thee. 28 But thou shalt sayºª unto² them, This² [is] a nationº that² obeyethºª not² the voiceº of the LORDº their God,º nor² receivethºª correction:º truthº is perished,ºª and is cut offºª from their mouth.º²

[21] Is 1:11; Jr 6:20; Ho 8:13; Am 5:21.
[22] 1S 15:22; Ps 40:6; 50:8; 51:16; Ho 6:6; Mt 9:13; Mk 12:33.
[23] Ex 15:26; 19:5; Lv 26:3; Dt 4:10; 5:16, 29, 33; 6:3; 11:27; 13:4; 30:2, 8, 20; Jr 11:4, 7; 31:33; 42:6; Ro 16:26; 2Co 10:5; He 5:9.
[24] Ex 32:7; Dt 29:19; Ne 9:16, 29; Ps 81:11; 106:7; Jr 2:27; 3:17; 7:26; 8:5; 11:7; 23:17; 32:33; Ezk 20:8, 13, 16, 21; Ho 4:16.
[25] Dt 9:7, 21; 1S 8:7; 2Ch 36:15; Ezr 9:7; Ne 9:16, 26, 30; Ps 106:13; Jr 7:13; 25:4; 32:30; Ezk 2:3; 20:5; 23:2; Mt 21:34; Lk 20:10.
[26] 2K 17:14; 2Ch 30:8; 33:10; Ne 9:16, 17, 29; Pv 29:1; Is 48:4; Jr 6:17; 7:24; 11:8; 16:12; 17:23; 19:15; 25:3, 7; 26:5; 29:19; 34:14; 44:16; Dn 9:6; Mt 21:38; 23:32; Ac 7:51; Ro 2:5.
[27] Is 6:9; 50:2; 65:12; Jr 1:7, 19; 26:2; Ezk 2:4; 3:4, 17; Zc 7:13; Ac 20:27.
[28] Ps 50:17; Pv 1:7; Is 1:4; 59:14; Jr 2:30; 5:1, 3; 6:8, 29; 9:3; 32:33; Ho 4:1; Mi 7:2; Zp 3:2, 7.

He exhorteth to mourn for their abominations in Tophet,

29 ¶ Cut offºª thine hair,º [O Jerusalem], and cast [it] away,ºª and take upºª a lamentationº on² high places;º for² the LORDº hath rejectedºª and forsakenºª² the generationº of his wrath.º 30 For² the childrenº of Judahº have doneºª evilº in my sight,º saithºª the LORD:º they have setºª their abominationsº in the houseº which² is calledºª by² my name,º to polluteºª it. 31 And they have builtºª the high placesº of Tophet,º which² [is] in the valleyº of the sonº of Hinnom,º to burnºª² their sonsº and their daughtersº in the fire;º which² I commandedºª [them] not,² neither² cameºª it into² my heart.º

[29] Dt 32:5; 2K 17:20; Jb 1:20; Is 15:2; Jr 6:30; 9:17; 16:6; 47:5; 48:37; Ezk 19:1; 28:12; Mi 1:16; Zc 11:8; Mt 3:7; 12:39; 16:4; 23:36; Ac 2:40.
[30] 2K 21:4, 7; 23:4, 12; 2Ch 33:4, 7, 15; Jr 23:11; 32:34; Ezk 7:20; 8:5; 43:7; Dn 9:27.
[31] Lv 18:21; 20:1; Dt 12:31; 17:3; Jsh 15:8; 2K 17:17; 23:20; 2Ch 28:3; 33:6; Ps 106:37; Jr 19:2, 5; 32:35; Ezk 16:20.

and the judgments for the same.

32 ¶ Therefore,² behold,² the daysº come,ºª saithºª the LORD,º that it shall no² more² be calledºª Tophet,º nor the valleyº of the sonº of Hinnom,º but²² the valleyº of slaughter:º for they shall buryºª in Tophet,º till there be noº² place.º 33 And the carcasesº of this² peopleº shall be² meatº for the fowlsº of the heaven,º and for the beastsº of the earth;º and none² shall fray [them] away.ºª 34 Then will I cause to ceaseºª from the citiesº² of Judah,º and from the streetsº² of Jerusalem,º the voiceº of mirth,º and the voiceº of gladness,º the voiceº of the bridegroom,º and the voiceº of the bride:º for² the landº shall be² desolate.º

[32] Lv 26:30; 2K 23:10; Jr 19:6, 11, 13; Ezk 6:5.
[33] Dt 28:26; Ps 79:2; Jr 8:1; 9:22; 12:9; 16:4; 22:19; 25:33; 34:20; Ezk 39:4, 18; Rv 19:17.
[34] Lv 26:33; Is 1:7; 3:26; 6:11; 24:7; Jr 4:27; 16:9; 25:10; 33:10; Ezk 26:13; Ho 2:11; Mi 7:13; Rv 18:23.


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