Jeremiah 7:3

3 Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, "¹Amend your ways and your deeds, and I will let you dwell in this place.

Jeremiah 7:3 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 7:3

Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel
The Lord of armies above and below in general, and the God of Israel in particular; wherefore they ought to hearken to what he was about to say, and to be obedient to him: amend your ways and your doings;
or, "make them good" ^F12; which shows that they were bad, and were not agreeable to the law and will of God, to which they ought to have been conformed; and the way to amend them was to act according to the rule of the divine word they were favoured with: and I will cause you to dwell in this place;
to continue to dwell in Jerusalem, and in Judea, the land of their nativity, and in the temple, the house of God, and place of religious worship; but, if not, it is suggested that they should not continue here, but be carried captive into a strange land.

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FOOTNOTES:

F12 (Mkykrd wbyjyh) "bonas facite vias vestras", V. L. Munster, Pagninus, Montanus; "efficite" Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.

Jeremiah 7:3 In-Context

1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD , saying,

2 "Stand in the gate of the LORD'S 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, "Amend your ways and your deeds, and I will let you dwell in this place.

4 "Do not trust in deceptive words, saying, 'This is the temple of the LORD , the temple of the LORD , the temple of the LORD .'

5 "For if you truly amend your ways and your deeds, if you truly practice justice between a man and his neighbor,

Cross References

• 1. Jeremiah 4:1; Jeremiah 7:5; Jeremiah 18:11; Jeremiah 26:13