Jeremiah 7:1-7

Evil in the Land

1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: 2 j "Stand in the gate of the Lord's house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the Lord, all you men of Judah who enter these gates to worship the Lord. 3 Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: k Amend your ways and your deeds, and I will let you dwell in this place. 4 l Do not trust in these deceptive words: 'This is the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord.'

5 "For if you truly m amend your ways and your deeds, if you truly n execute justice one with another, 6 if you n do not oppress the sojourner, the fatherless, or the widow, m or shed innocent blood in this place, o and if you do not go after other gods to your own harm, 7 p then I will let you dwell in this place, q in the land that I gave of old to your fathers forever.

  1. Cross References
    Jeremiah 26:2
    Thus says the Lord : Stand in the court of the Lord 's house, and speak to all the cities of Judah that come to worship in the house of the Lord all the words that I command you to speak to them; do not hold back a word.
  2. Cross References
    Jeremiah 18:11
    Now, therefore, say to the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem: 'Thus says the Lord, Behold, I am shaping disaster against you and devising a plan against you. Return, every one from his evil way, and amend your ways and your deeds.
    Jeremiah 26:13
    Now therefore mend your ways and your deeds, and obey the voice of the Lord your God, and the Lord will relent of the disaster that he has pronounced against you.
  3. Cross References
    Jeremiah 7:8
    Behold, you trust in deceptive words to no avail.
  4. Cross References
    Jeremiah 22:3
    Thus says the Lord : Do justice and righteousness, and deliver from the hand of the oppressor him who has been robbed. And do no wrong or violence to the resident alien, the fatherless, and the widow, nor shed innocent blood in this place.
  5. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 24:14
    You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your brothers or one of the sojourners who are in your land within your towns.
  6. Cross References
    Jeremiah 7:5
    For if you truly amend your ways and your deeds, if you truly execute justice one with another.
  7. Cross References
    Jeremiah 7:5
    For if you truly amend your ways and your deeds, if you truly execute justice one with another.
  8. Cross References
    Jeremiah 13:10
    This evil people, who refuse to hear my words, who stubbornly follow their own heart and have gone after other gods to serve them and worship them, shall be like this loincloth, which is good for nothing.
    Jeremiah 25:6
    Do not go after other gods to serve and worship them, or provoke me to anger with the work of your hands. Then I will do you no harm.
    Deuteronomy 6:14
    You shall not go after other gods, the gods of the peoples who are around you -
  9. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 4:40
    Therefore you shall keep his statutes and his commandments, which I command you today, that it may go well with you and with your children after you, and that you may prolong your days in the land that the Lord your God is giving you for all time.
  10. Cross References
    Jeremiah 3:18
    In those days the house of Judah shall join the house of Israel, and together they shall come from the land of the north to the land that I gave your fathers for a heritage.
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