Jeremiah 26:6

6 then I will make this temple a ruin like Shiloh, and this city I will make a curse before all nations on 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 So tell them, The LORD proclaims: If you don't listen to me or follow the Instruction I have set before you—

5 if you don't listen to the words of the prophets that I have sent to you time and again, though you haven't listened,

6 then I will make this temple a ruin like Shiloh, and this city I will make a curse before all nations on earth.

7 The priests, the prophets, and all the people heard Jeremiah declare these words in the LORD's temple.

8 And when Jeremiah finished saying everything the LORD told him to say, the priests and the prophets and all the people seized him and said, "You must die!