Focused Passage

Jeremiah 7:8-15

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

8But look, you keep trusting in deceptive words to no avail.

9Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known,

10and then come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, ‘We are delivered, so we can continue with all these abominations’?

11Has this house, which bears My Name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Yes, I too have seen it, declares the LORD.

12But go now to the place in Shiloh where I first made a dwelling for My Name, and see what I did to it because of the wickedness of My people Israel.

13And now, because you have done all these things, declares the LORD, and because I have spoken to you again and again but you would not listen, and I have called to you but you would not answer,

14therefore what I did to Shiloh I will now do to the house that bears My Name, the house in which you trust, the place that I gave to you and your fathers.

15And I will cast you out of My presence, just as I have cast out all your brothers, all the descendants of Ephraim.

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References and Original Words

Verse 8

Original words

But lookהִנֵּ֤הH2009Interjectionyouאַתֶּם֙H859Pronoun - second person masculine pluralkeep trustingבֹּטְחִ֣יםH982Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralinעַל־H5921Prepositiondeceptiveהַשָּׁ֑קֶרH8267Article | Noun - masculine singularwordsדִּבְרֵ֖יH1697Noun - masculine plural constructto noלְבִלְתִּ֖יH1115Preposition-lavailהוֹעִֽיל׃H3276Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Verse 9

Original words

Will you stealהֲגָנֹ֤ב׀H1589Verb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteand murderרָצֹ֙חַ֙H7523Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolutecommit adulteryוְֽנָאֹ֔ףH5003Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteand perjuryוְהִשָּׁבֵ֥עַH7650Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive absolute. . .לַשֶּׁ֖קֶרH8267Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularburn incenseוְקַטֵּ֣רH6999Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Infinitive absoluteto Baalלַבָּ֑עַלH1168Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singularand followוְהָלֹ֗ךְH1980Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute. . .אַחֲרֵ֛יH310Prepositionotherאֲחֵרִ֖יםH312Adjective - masculine pluralgodsאֱלֹהִ֥יםH430Noun - masculine pluralthatאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativeyou have notלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particleknownיְדַעְתֶּֽם׃H3045Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural
Verse 10

Original words

and then comeוּבָאתֶ֞םH935Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluraland standוַעֲמַדְתֶּ֣םH5975Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralbefore Meלְפָנַ֗יH6440Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singularin thisהַזֶּה֙H2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singular-אֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativehouseבַּבַּ֤יִתH1004Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularwhich bearsנִקְרָא־H7121Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularMy Nameשְׁמִ֣יH8034Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular. . .עָלָ֔יוH5921Preposition | third person masculine singularand sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralWe are deliveredנִצַּ֑לְנוּH5337Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common pluralsoלְמַ֣עַןH4616Conjunctionwe can continue withעֲשׂ֔וֹתH6213Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct-אֵ֥תH853Direct object markerallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructtheseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃H428Article | Pronoun - common pluralabominationsהַתּוֹעֵב֖וֹתH8441Article | Noun - feminine plural
Verse 11

Original words

Has thisהַזֶּ֛הH2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singularhouseהַבַּ֧יִתH1004Article | Noun - masculine singularwhichאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativebearsנִקְרָֽא־H7121Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularMy Nameשְׁמִ֥יH8034Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularbecomeהָיָ֨הH1961Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singulara denהַמְעָרַ֣תH4631Article | Noun - feminine singular constructof robbersפָּרִצִ֗יםH6530Noun - masculine pluralinעָלָ֖יוH5921Preposition | third person masculine singularyour sightבְּעֵינֵיכֶ֑םH5869Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | second person masculine pluralYesהִנֵּ֥הH2009InterjectionIאָנֹכִ֛יH595Pronoun - first person common singulartooגַּ֧םH1571Conjunctionhave seen itרָאִ֖יתִיH7200Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singulardeclaresנְאֻם־H5002Noun - masculine singular constructthe LORDיְהוָֽה׃סH3068Noun - proper - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Cited in Matthew 21:13, Mark 11:17, and Luke 19:46
Verse 12

Original words

Butכִּ֣יH3588Conjunctiongoלְכוּ־H1980Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralnowנָ֗אH4994Interjectiontoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe placeמְקוֹמִי֙H4725Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular-אֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativein Shilohבְּשִׁיל֔וֹH7887Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singularwhereאֲשֶׁ֨רH834Pronoun - relativeI firstבָּרִֽאשׁוֹנָ֑הH7223Preposition-b, Article | Adjective - feminine singularmade a dwellingשִׁכַּ֧נְתִּֽיH7931Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singularfor My Nameשְׁמִ֛יH8034Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular. . .שָׁ֖םH8033Adverband seeוּרְאוּ֙H7200Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural-אֵ֣תH853Direct object markerwhatאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativeI didעָשִׂ֣יתִיH6213Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularto itל֔וֹPreposition | third person masculine singularbecause ofמִפְּנֵ֕יH6440Preposition-m | Noun - common plural constructthe wickednessרָעַ֖תH7451Noun - feminine singular constructof My peopleעַמִּ֥יH5971Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃H3478Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 13

Original words

And nowוְעַתָּ֗הH6258Conjunctive waw | Adverbbecauseיַ֧עַןH3282Adverbyou have doneעֲשׂוֹתְכֶ֛םH6213Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructtheseהָאֵ֖לֶּהH428Article | Pronoun - common pluralthingsהַמַּֽעֲשִׂ֥יםH4639Article | Noun - masculine pluraldeclaresנְאֻם־H5002Noun - masculine singular constructthe LORDיְהוָ֑הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularand because I have spokenוָאֲדַבֵּ֨רH1696Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularto youאֲלֵיכֶ֜םH413Preposition | second person masculine pluralagain and againהַשְׁכֵּ֤םH7925Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute. . .וְדַבֵּר֙H1696Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolutebut you would notוְלֹ֣אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particlelistenשְׁמַעְתֶּ֔םH8085Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine pluraland I have calledוָאֶקְרָ֥אH7121Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularto youאֶתְכֶ֖םH853Direct object marker | second person masculine pluralbut you would notוְלֹ֥אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleanswerעֲנִיתֶֽם׃H6030Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural

BSB notes

  • Literally I have spoken to you, rising up early and speaking,
Verse 14

Original words

therefore what I didעָשִׂ֖יתִיH6213Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularto Shilohלְשִׁלֽוֹ׃H7887Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singularI will now doוְעָשִׂ֜יתִיH6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularto the houseלַבַּ֣יִת׀H1004Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularthatאֲשֶׁ֧רH834Pronoun - relativebearsנִֽקְרָא־H7121Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularMy Nameשְׁמִ֣יH8034Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular. . .עָלָ֗יוH5921Preposition | third person masculine singular[the house] in whichאֲשֶׁ֤רH834Pronoun - relativeyouאַתֶּם֙H859Pronoun - second person masculine pluraltrustבֹּטְחִ֣יםH982Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralthe placeוְלַ֨מָּק֔וֹםH4725Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularthatאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativeI gaveנָתַ֥תִּיH5414Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularto youלָכֶ֖םPreposition | second person masculine pluraland your fathersוְלַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םH1Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative
Verse 15

Original words

And I will castוְהִשְׁלַכְתִּ֥יH7993Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularyouאֶתְכֶ֖םH853Direct object marker | second person masculine pluralout ofמֵעַ֣לH5921Preposition-mMy presenceפָּנָ֑יH6440Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singularjust asכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רH834Preposition-k | Pronoun - relativeI have cast outהִשְׁלַ֙כְתִּי֙H7993Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructyour brothersאֲחֵיכֶ֔םH251Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural-אֵ֖תH853Direct object markerallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe descendantsזֶ֥רַעH2233Noun - masculine singular constructof Ephraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃סH669Noun - proper - masculine singular

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