Jeremiah 7:1-10 ▼

1 The word that has been to Jeremiah from YHWH, saying,

2 “Stand in the gate of the house of YHWH, and you have proclaimed this word there, and have said, Hear a word of YHWH, all you of Judah, who are coming in at these gates, to bow before YHWH.”

3 Thus said YHWH of Hosts, God of Israel: “Amend your ways, and your doings, || And I cause you to dwell in this place.

4 Do not trust for yourselves || To the words of falsehood, saying, || The temple of YHWH! The temple of YHWH! These [are] the temple of YHWH!

5 For if you thoroughly amend your ways and your doings, || If you thoroughly do judgment || Between a man and his neighbor,

6 You do not oppress sojourner, fatherless, and widow, || And innocent blood is not shed in this place, || And [you] do not walk after other gods, for evil to yourselves,

7 Then I have caused you to dwell in this place, || In the land that I gave to your fathers, || From age even to age.

8 Behold, you are trusting for yourselves || On the words of falsehood, so as not to profit.

9 Stealing, murdering, and committing adultery, || And swearing to falsehood, and giving incense to Ba‘al, || And going after other gods whom you did not know.

10 And you have come in and stood before Me, || In this house on which My Name is called, || And have said, We have been delivered, || In order to do all these abominations.