Jeremiah 7:1

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

Jeremiah 7:1 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 7:1

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.

Jeremiah 7:1 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 ye of Judah, who enter in at these gates to worship the LORD!

3 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place.

4 Trust ye not in lying words, saying, "The temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD are these."

5 For if ye thoroughly amend your ways and your doings, if ye thoroughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbor,