Jeremiah 7:1

Jeremiah’s Proclamation at the Gate of the House of Yahweh

1 The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, {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 Yahweh, {saying},

2 "Stand in the gate of the house of Yahweh and proclaim there this word, and say, 'Hear the word of Yahweh, all of Judah, [those who] enter through these gates to bow in worship to Yahweh.

3 Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, "Make your ways and your deeds good and let me dwell with you in this place.

4 Do not trust in {the deceitful words}, {saying}, 'The temple of Yahweh, the temple of Yahweh, they [are] the temple of Yahweh.'

5 For if you truly make your ways and your deeds good, if you truly do justice between a man and his neighbor,

Footnotes

• [a] Literally "to say"