Jeremiah 7:1

1 The LORD spoke his word to Jeremiah. He said,

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 LORD spoke his word to Jeremiah. He said,

2 "Stand at the gate of the LORD's house, and announce from there this message: 'Listen to the word of the LORD, all you people of Judah who go through these gates to worship the LORD.

3 This is what the LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, says: Change the way you live and act, and I will let you live in this place.

4 Do not trust the words of this saying, "This is the LORD's temple, the LORD's temple, the LORD's temple!" It's a lie.

5 "'Suppose you really change the way you live and act and you really treat each other fairly.