Jeremiah 26:6

6 I will make this temple like Shiloh.^[a] I will make this city an object of cursing for all the nations of the earth."

Jeremiah 26:6 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 26:6

Then will I make this house like Shiloh
Where the ark was until it was taken by the Philistines; and then the Lord forsook his tabernacle there, ( Psalms 78:60 ) ; and so he threatens to do the like to the temple at Jerusalem, should they continue in their disobedience to him; (See Gill on Jeremiah 7:12) and (See Gill on Jeremiah 7:14); and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth;
that is, the city of Jerusalem, which should be taken up, and used proverbially in all countries; who, when they would curse anyone, should say, the Lord make thee as Jerusalem, or do unto thee as he has done to Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 26:6 In-Context

4 You are to say to them: This is what the Lord says: If you do not listen to Me by living according to My law that I set before you

5 and by listening to the words of My servants the prophets I have been sending you time and time again, though you did not listen,

6 I will make this temple like Shiloh. I will make this city an object of cursing for all the nations of the earth."

7 The priests, the prophets, and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the temple of the Lord.

8 He finished the address the Lord had commanded him to deliver to all the people. Then the priests, the prophets, and all the people took hold of him, yelling, "You must surely die!

Footnotes

• [a]. Jos 18:1,8-10; 21:2; 1 Sm 1:3