The word that came to Jeremiah The Word of prophecy, as the Targum: from the Lord, saying; this begins a new prophecy. This verse, and the beginning of the next, are wanting in the Septuagint version.
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Stand in the gate of the Lord's house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the Lord, all you people of Judah, you that enter these gates to worship the Lord.
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Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Amend your ways and your doings, and let me dwell with you in this place.
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Do not trust in these deceptive words: "This is the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord."
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For if you truly amend your ways and your doings, if you truly act justly one with another,
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