Focused Passage

Jeremiah 7:16-20

The Temple Sermon: Do Not Trust in Deceptive Words

The chapter moves from Jeremiah's temple-gate proclamation, to the exposure of deceptive temple slogans, to the demand for amended ways and justice, to the warning from Shiloh, to the LORD's refusal to receive intercession, to the exposure of household-wide idolatry, to the rejection of sacrifice without obedience, and finally to the judgment of Topheth and the end of joy in Judah.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

16As for you, do not pray for these people, do not offer a plea or petition on their behalf, and do not beg Me, for I will not listen to you.

17Do you not see what they are doing in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?

18The sons gather wood, the fathers light the fire, and the women knead the dough to make cakes for the Queen of Heaven; they pour out drink offerings to other gods to provoke Me to anger.

19But am I the One they are provoking? declares the LORD. Is it not themselves they spite, to their own shame?

20Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, My anger and My fury will be poured out on this place, on man and beast, on the trees of the field and the produce of the land, and it will burn and not be extinguished.

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Verse 16

Cross-references

1 John 5:16Classic cross-references Jeremiah 11:14Classic cross-references Jeremiah 14:11Classic cross-references Isaiah 1:15Classic cross-references Jeremiah 15:1Classic cross-references

Original words

As for youוְאַתָּ֞הH859Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singulardo notאַל־H408Adverbprayתִּתְפַּלֵּ֣ל׀H6419Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singularforבְּעַד־H1157Prepositiontheseהַזֶּ֗הH2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singularpeopleהָעָ֣םH5971Article | Noun - masculine singulardo notוְאַל־H408Conjunctive waw | Adverbofferתִּשָּׂ֧אH5375Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singulara pleaרִנָּ֥הH7440Noun - feminine singularor petitionוּתְפִלָּ֖הH8605Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularon their behalfבַעֲדָ֛םH1157Preposition | third person masculine pluraland do notוְאַל־H408Conjunctive waw | Adverbbegתִּפְגַּע־H6293Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularMeבִּ֑יPreposition | first person common singularforכִּי־H3588ConjunctionI will notאֵינֶ֥נִּיH369Adverb | first person common singularlistenשֹׁמֵ֖עַH8085Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularto youאֹתָֽךְ׃H853Direct object marker | second person masculine singular

Verse 17

Cross-references

Ezekiel 14:23Classic cross-references Ezekiel 8:6Classic cross-references Jeremiah 44:9Classic cross-references 1 Kings 21:29Classic cross-references Jeremiah 6:27Classic cross-references

Original words

Do you notהַֽאֵינְךָ֣H369Adverb | second person masculine singularseeרֹאֶ֔הH7200Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularwhatמָ֛הH4100Interrogativetheyהֵ֥מָּהH1992Pronoun - third person masculine pluralare doingעֹשִׂ֖יםH6213Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralin the citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יH5892Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural constructof Judahיְהוּדָ֑הH3063Noun - proper - masculine singularand in the streetsוּבְחֻצ֖וֹתH2351Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural constructof Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃H3389Noun - proper - feminine singular

Verse 18

Cross-references

Jeremiah 19:13Classic cross-references Jeremiah 44:17Classic cross-references Jeremiah 44:19Classic cross-references Psalms 16:4Classic cross-references Isaiah 57:6Classic cross-references

Original words

The sonsהַבָּנִ֞יםH1121Article | Noun - masculine pluralgatherמְלַקְּטִ֣יםH3950Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine pluralwoodעֵצִ֗יםH6086Noun - masculine pluralthe fathersוְהָֽאָבוֹת֙H1Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plurallightמְבַעֲרִ֣יםH1197Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe fireהָאֵ֔שׁH784Article | Noun - common singularand the womenוְהַנָּשִׁ֖יםH802Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine pluralkneadלָשׁ֣וֹתH3888Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine pluralthe doughבָּצֵ֑קH1217Noun - masculine singularto makeלַעֲשׂ֨וֹתH6213Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructcakesכַּוָּנִ֜יםH3561Noun - masculine pluralfor the Queenלִמְלֶ֣כֶתH4446Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular constructof Heavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםH8064Article | Noun - masculine pluralthey pour outוְהַסֵּ֤ךְH5258Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolutedrink offeringsנְסָכִים֙H5262Noun - masculine pluralto otherאֲחֵרִ֔יםH312Adjective - masculine pluralgodsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםH430Preposition-l | Noun - masculine pluraltoלְמַ֖עַןH4616Conjunctionprovoke Me to angerהַכְעִסֵֽנִי׃H3707Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | first person common singular

Verse 19

Cross-references

Job 35:6Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 10:22Classic cross-references Daniel 9:7Classic cross-references Ezekiel 8:17Classic cross-references Isaiah 1:4Classic cross-references

Original words

-הַאֹתִ֛יH853Direct object marker | first person common singularBut am I the Oneהֵ֥םH1992Pronoun - third person masculine pluralthey are provokingמַכְעִסִ֖יםH3707Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine pluraldeclaresנְאֻם־H5002Noun - masculine singular constructthe LORDיְהוָ֑הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularIs it notהֲל֣וֹאH3808Adverb - Negative particlethemselvesאֹתָ֔םH853Direct object marker | third person masculine pluralthey spiteלְמַ֖עַןH4616Prepositionto their own shameבֹּ֥שֶׁתH1322Noun - feminine singular construct. . .פְּנֵיהֶֽם׃סH6440Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural

Verse 20

Cross-references

Jeremiah 17:27Classic cross-references Jeremiah 42:18Classic cross-references Matthew 3:12Classic cross-references 2 Chronicles 34:25Classic cross-references Isaiah 42:25Classic cross-references

Original words

Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןH3651Adverbthis is whatכֹּה־H3541Adverbthe Lordאֲדֹנָ֣יH136Noun - proper - masculine singularGODיְהֹוִ֗הH3069Noun - proper - masculine singularsaysאָמַ֣ר׀H559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularBeholdהִנֵּ֨הH2009InterjectionMy angerאַפִּ֤יH639Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularand My furyוַֽחֲמָתִי֙H2534Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularwillנִתֶּ֙כֶת֙H5413Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singularbe poured out onאֶל־H413Prepositionthisהַזֶּ֔הH2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singularplaceהַמָּק֣וֹםH4725Article | Noun - masculine singularonעַל־H5921Prepositionmanהָֽאָדָם֙H120Article | Noun - masculine singularand beastהַבְּהֵמָ֔הH929Article | Noun - feminine singularonוְעַל־H5921Conjunctive waw | Prepositionthe treesעֵ֥ץH6086Noun - masculine singular constructof the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הH7704Article | Noun - masculine singular. . .וְעַל־H5921Conjunctive waw | Prepositionandוְעַל־H5921Conjunctive waw | Prepositionthe produceפְּרִ֣יH6529Noun - masculine singular constructof the landהָֽאֲדָמָ֑הH127Article | Noun - feminine singularand it will burnוּבָעֲרָ֖הH1197Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularand notוְלֹ֥אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particlebe extinguishedתִכְבֶּֽה׃סH3518Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular

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