Jeremiah 7:13

13 And now, because you have done all these things, declares the LORD, and because I have spoken to you again and again ^[a] but you would not listen, and I have called to you but you would not answer,

Jeremiah 7:13 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 7:13

And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the Lord,
&c.] Meaning evil works, such as theft, murder, adultery, perjury, and idolatry, mentioned ( Jeremiah 7:8 ) or the same which were done by the people of Israel, on account of which the tabernacle at Shiloh was left: and I spake unto you, rising up early;
that is, by his servants the prophets, whom he sent unto them, and by whom he spoke, as the Targum paraphrases it, and as it is in ( Jeremiah 7:25 ) ( 44:4 ) ( 2 Chronicles 36:15 ) , which shows the Lord's great concern for this people, his early care of them, in sending his servants betimes to warn, rebuke, and reclaim them: and speaking, but ye heard not;
would not listen to the words of the prophets, and of the Lord by them; but turned a deaf ear to them, which aggravates their stubbornness, obstinacy, and wickedness, that so much respect should be shown them, so much pains should be taken with them, and that so early, and yet to no purpose: and I called you, but ye answered not;
this call was by the external ministry of the prophets, and was with great vehemence in them, but not with divine energy; however, it was sufficient to leave the Jews without excuse; and their inattention to it exposes their hardness and wilful obstinacy; see ( Proverbs 1:24 ) .

Jeremiah 7:13 In-Context

11 Has this house, which bears My Name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Yes, I too have seen it, declares the LORD.

12 But go now to the place in Shiloh where I first made a dwelling for My Name, and see 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 because I have spoken to you again and again but you would not listen, and I have called to you but you would not answer,

14 therefore what I did to Shiloh I will now do to the house that bears My Name, the house in which you trust, the place that I gave to you and your fathers.

15 And I will cast you out of My presence, just as I have cast out all your brothers, all the descendants of Ephraim.

Footnotes

• [a]. Literally I have spoken to you, rising up early and speaking,