Focused Passage

Jeremiah 7:21-28

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

21This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Add your burnt offerings to your other sacrifices and eat the meat yourselves!

22For when I brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt, I did not merely command them about burnt offerings and sacrifices,

23but this is what I commanded them: Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must walk in all the ways I have commanded you, so that it may go well with you.

24Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but they followed the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts. They went backward and not forward.

25From the day your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have sent you all My servants the prophets again and again.

26Yet they would not listen to Me or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers.

27When you tell them all these things, they will not listen to you. When you call to them, they will not answer.

28Therefore you must say to them, ‘This is the nation that would not listen to the voice of the LORD their God and would not receive correction. Truth has perished; it has disappeared from their lips.

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Verse 21

Cross-references

Proverbs 21:3Classic cross-references Psalms 40:6Classic cross-references Hosea 8:13Classic cross-references Jeremiah 6:20Classic cross-references Mark 12:33Classic cross-references

Original words

This is whatכֹּ֥הH3541Adverbthe LORDיְהוָ֥הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularof Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתH6635Noun - common pluralthe Godאֱלֹהֵ֣יH430Noun - masculine plural constructof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularsaysאָמַ֛רH559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularAdd your burnt offeringsעֹלוֹתֵיכֶ֛םH5930Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural. . .סְפ֥וּH3254Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluraltoעַל־H5921Prepositionyour other sacrificesזִבְחֵיכֶ֖םH2077Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluraland eatוְאִכְל֥וּH398Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralthe meat yourselvesבָשָֽׂר׃H1320Noun - masculine singular

Verse 22

Cross-references

1 Samuel 15:22Classic cross-references Hosea 6:6Classic cross-references Psalms 51:16Classic cross-references Matthew 9:13Classic cross-references Psalms 40:6Classic cross-references

Original words

Forכִּ֠יH3588Conjunctionwhenבְּי֛וֹםH3117Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct. . .וְלֹ֣אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleI broughtהוֹצִיאH3318Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | first person common singularyour fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙H1Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural-אוֹתָ֖םH853Direct object marker | third person masculine pluralout of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץH776Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular constructof Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםH4714Noun - proper - feminine singularI did not merelyלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particlevvvדִבַּ֤רְתִּיH1696Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singularvvvאֶת־H854Prepositioncommand themצִוִּיתִ֔יםH6680Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine pluralaboutעַל־H5921Preposition. . .דִּבְרֵ֥יH1697Noun - masculine plural constructburnt offeringsעוֹלָ֖הH5930Noun - feminine singularand sacrificesוָזָֽבַח׃H2077Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular

Verse 23

Cross-references

Jeremiah 6:16Classic cross-references Isaiah 26:20Classic cross-references Exodus 15:26Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 5:33Classic cross-references Exodus 19:5Classic cross-references

Original words

butכִּ֣יH3588Conjunction. . .אִֽם־H518Conjunction-אֶת־H853Direct object marker-הַדָּבָ֣רH1697Article | Noun - masculine singularthis is whatהַ֠זֶּהH2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singularI commanded themצִוִּ֨יתִיH6680Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular-אוֹתָ֤םH853Direct object marker | third person masculine plural-לֵאמֹר֙H559Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructObey Meשִׁמְע֣וּH8085Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural. . .בְקוֹלִ֔יH6963Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularand I will beוְהָיִ֤יתִיH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularyourלָכֶם֙Preposition | second person masculine pluralGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםH430Preposition-l | Noun - masculine pluraland youוְאַתֶּ֖םH859Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine pluralwill beתִּֽהְיוּ־H1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralMyלִ֣יPreposition | first person common singularpeopleלְעָ֑םH5971Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularYou must walkוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗םH1980Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralin allבְּכָל־H3605Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructthe waysהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙H1870Article | Noun - common singular-אֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativeI have commandedאֲצַוֶּ֣הH6680Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singularyouאֶתְכֶ֔םH853Direct object marker | second person masculine pluralso thatלְמַ֖עַןH4616Conjunctionit may go wellיִיטַ֥בH3190Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularwith youלָכֶֽם׃Preposition | second person masculine plural

Verse 24

Cross-references

Hebrews 3:12Classic cross-references Psalms 81:12Classic cross-references Jeremiah 15:6Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 29:19Classic cross-references Isaiah 65:2Classic cross-references

Original words

Yet they did notוְלֹ֤אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particlelistenשָֽׁמְעוּ֙H8085Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralorוְלֹֽא־H3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleinclineהִטּ֣וּH5186Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markertheir earאָזְנָ֔םH241Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralbut they followedוַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙H1980Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralthe stubbornבִּשְׁרִר֖וּתH8307Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructinclinationsבְּמֹ֣עֵצ֔וֹתH4156Preposition-b | Noun - feminine pluralof their own evilהָרָ֑עH7451Article | Adjective - masculine singularheartsלִבָּ֣םH3820Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralThey wentוַיִּהְי֥וּH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralbackwardלְאָח֖וֹרH268Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularand notוְלֹ֥אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleforwardלְפָנִֽים׃H6440Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural

Verse 25

Cross-references

2 Chronicles 36:15Classic cross-references Jeremiah 25:4Classic cross-references Jeremiah 7:13Classic cross-references Amos 2:11Classic cross-references Jeremiah 26:5Classic cross-references

Original words

Fromלְמִן־H4480Preposition-lthe dayהַיּ֗וֹםH3117Article | Noun - masculine singular-אֲשֶׁ֨רH834Pronoun - relativeyour fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙H1Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralcame outיָצְא֤וּH3318Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralof the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץH776Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular constructof Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםH4714Noun - proper - feminine singularuntilעַ֖דH5704Prepositionthisהַזֶּ֑הH2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singulardayהַיּ֣וֹםH3117Article | Noun - masculine singularI have sentוָאֶשְׁלַ֤חH7971Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularyouאֲלֵיכֶם֙H413Preposition | second person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructMy servantsעֲבָדַ֣יH5650Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singularthe prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםH5030Article | Noun - masculine plural. . .י֖וֹםH3117Noun - masculine singularagain and againהַשְׁכֵּ֥םH7925Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute. . .וְשָׁלֹֽחַ׃H7971Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute

BSB notes

Literally I have sent you all My servants the prophets daily, rising up early and sending (them).

Verse 26

Cross-references

Jeremiah 6:10Classic cross-references Isaiah 48:4Classic cross-references Hebrews 3:8Classic cross-references Jeremiah 16:12Classic cross-references Jeremiah 19:15Classic cross-references

Original words

Yet they would notוְל֤וֹאH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particlelistenשָׁמְעוּ֙H8085Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralto Meאֵלַ֔יH413Preposition | first person common singular[or]וְלֹ֥אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleinclineהִטּ֖וּH5186Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markertheir earאָזְנָ֑םH241Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralbut they stiffenedוַיַּקְשׁוּ֙H7185Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralאֶת־אֶת־H853Direct object markertheir necksעָרְפָּ֔םH6203Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural[and] did more evilהֵרֵ֖עוּH7489Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common pluralthan their fathersמֵאֲבוֹתָֽם׃H1Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural

Verse 27

Cross-references

Isaiah 50:2Classic cross-references Isaiah 65:12Classic cross-references Jeremiah 1:7Classic cross-references Jeremiah 26:2Classic cross-references Psalms 51:16Classic cross-references

Original words

When you tellוְדִבַּרְתָּ֤H1696Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularthemאֲלֵיהֶם֙H413Preposition | third person masculine pluralallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructtheseהָאֵ֔לֶּהH428Article | Pronoun - common pluralthingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםH1697Article | Noun - masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthey will notוְלֹ֥אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particlelistenיִשְׁמְע֖וּH8085Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralto youאֵלֶ֑יךָH413Preposition | second person masculine singularWhen you callוְקָרָ֥אתָH7121Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularto themאֲלֵיהֶ֖םH413Preposition | third person masculine pluralthey will notוְלֹ֥אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleanswerיַעֲנֽוּכָה׃H6030Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | second person masculine singular

Verse 28

Cross-references

Revelation 3:19Classic cross-references Isaiah 59:14Classic cross-references Jeremiah 5:3Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 11:32Classic cross-references Isaiah 59:15Classic cross-references

Original words

Therefore you must sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣H559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularto themאֲלֵיהֶ֗םH413Preposition | third person masculine pluralThisזֶ֤הH2088Pronoun - masculine singularis the nationהַגּוֹי֙H1471Article | Noun - masculine singularthatאֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativewould notלֽוֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particlelistenשָׁמְע֗וּH8085Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralto the voiceבְּקוֹל֙H6963Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֣הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singulartheir Godאֱלֹהָ֔יוH430Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularand would notוְלֹ֥אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particlereceiveלָקְח֖וּH3947Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralcorrectionמוּסָ֑רH4148Noun - masculine singularTruthהָֽאֱמוּנָ֔הH530Article | Noun - feminine singularhas perishedאָֽבְדָה֙H6Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularit has disappearedוְנִכְרְתָ֖הH3772Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularfrom their lipsמִפִּיהֶֽם׃סH6310Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural

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