Jeremiah 7:1

1 The word that came to Jeremias from the Lord, 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 Jeremias from the Lord, saying:

2 Stand in the gate of the house of the Lord, and proclaim there this word, and say: Hear ye the word of the Lord, all ye men of Juda, that enter in at these gates, to adore the Lord.

3 Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: Make your ways and your doings good: and I will dwell with you in this place.

4 Trust not in lying words, saying: The temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, it is the temple of the Lord.

5 For if you will order well your ways, and your doings: if you will execute judgment between a man and his neighbour,