Jeremiah 7:1

False Religion Worthless

1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD:

Jeremiah 7:1 in Other Translations

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

1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD:

1 The LORD gave another message to Jeremiah. He said,

1 The Message from God to Jeremiah:

1 The word that came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,

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

1 [This is] the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord:

1 A message came to me from the Lord. 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 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD:

2 “Stand at the gate of the LORD’s house and there proclaim this message: “ ‘Hear the word of the LORD, all you people of Judah who come through these gates to worship the LORD.

3 This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Reform your ways and your actions, and I will let you live in this place.

4 Do not trust in deceptive words and say, “This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD!”

5 If you really change your ways and your actions and deal with each other justly,