Jeremiah 7 – New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Message at the Temple Gate

1 The word ^H1697 that came ^H1961 to Jeremiah ^H3414 from the LORD ^H3068, saying ^H559,

2 “Stand ^H5975 at the gate ^H8179 of the LORD’S ^H3068 house ^H1004 and proclaim ^H7121 there ^H8033 this ^H2088 word ^H1697, and say ^H559, ‘Hear ^H8085 the word ^H1697 of the LORD ^H3068, all ^H3605 you of Judah ^H3063, who enter ^H935 by these ^H428 gates ^H8179 to worship ^H2331 the LORD ^H3068!’” 3 This ^H3541 is ^H3541 what ^H3541 the LORD ^H3068 of armies ^H6635, the God ^H430 of Israel ^H3478 says ^H559: “Amend ^H3190 your ways ^H1870 and your deeds ^H4611, and I will let you live ^H7931 in this ^H2088 place ^H4725. 4 Do not trust ^H982 in deceptive ^H8267 words ^H1697, saying ^H559, ‘[fn]This ^H1992 is the temple ^H1964 of the LORD ^H3068, the temple ^H1964 of the LORD ^H3068, the temple ^H1964 of the LORD ^H3068.’ 5 For if ^H518 you truly ^H3190 amend ^H3190 your ways ^H1870 and your deeds ^H4611, if ^H518 you truly ^H6213 practice ^H6213 justice ^H4941 between ^H996 a person ^H376 and his neighbor ^H7453, 6 if you do not oppress ^H6231 the stranger ^H1616, the [fn]orphan ^H3490, or the widow ^H490, and do not shed ^H8210 innocent ^H5355 blood ^H1818 in this ^H2088 place ^H4725, nor ^H3808 follow ^H1980 H310 other ^H312 gods ^H430 to your own ruin ^H7451, 7 then I will let you live ^H7931 in this ^H2088 place ^H4725, in the land ^H776 that I gave ^H5414 to your fathers ^H1 forever ^H4480 H5769 and ever ^H5769.

8 “Behold ^H2009, you are trusting ^H982 in deceptive ^H8267 words ^H1697 to no ^H1115 avail ^H3276. 9 Will you steal ^H1589, murder ^H7523, commit ^H5003 adultery ^H5003, swear ^H7650 falsely ^H8267, [fn]offer ^H6999 sacrifices ^H6999 to Baal ^H1168, and follow ^H1980 H310 other ^H312 gods ^H430 that you have not known ^H3045, 10 then come ^H935 and stand ^H5975 before ^H6440 Me in this ^H2088 house ^H1004 which ^H834 is called ^H7121 by My name ^H8034, and say ^H559, ‘We are saved ^H5337!’—so ^H4616 that ^H4616 you may do ^H6213 all ^H3605 these ^H428 abominations ^H8441? 11 Has this ^H2088 house ^H1004, which ^H834 is called ^H7121 by My name ^H8034, become ^H1961 a den ^H4631 of robbers ^H6530 in your sight ^H5869? Behold ^H2009, I Myself ^H595 H1571 have seen ^H7200 it,” declares ^H5002 the LORD ^H3068.

12 “But go ^H1980 now ^H4994 to My place ^H4725 which ^H834 was in Shiloh ^H7887, where ^H834 H8033 I made My name ^H8034 dwell ^H7931 at the beginning ^H7223, and see ^H7200 what ^H834 I did ^H6213 to it because ^H4480 H6440 of the wickedness ^H7451 of My people ^H5971 Israel ^H3478. 13 And now ^H6258, because ^H3282 you have done ^H6213 all ^H3605 these ^H428 things ^H4639,” declares ^H5002 the LORD ^H3068, “and I spoke ^H1696 to you, speaking ^H1696 again ^H7925 and ^H7925 again ^H7925, but you did not listen ^H8085, and I called ^H7121 you but you did not answer ^H6030, 14 therefore I will do ^H6213 to the house ^H1004 which ^H834 is called ^H7121 by My name ^H8034, in which ^H834 you trust ^H982, and to the place ^H4725 which ^H834 I gave ^H5414 you and your fathers ^H1, just ^H834 as ^H834 I did ^H6213 to Shiloh ^H7887. 15 I will hurl ^H7993 you out ^H7993 of My sight ^H6440, just ^H834 as ^H834 I have hurled ^H7993 out ^H7993 all ^H3605 your brothers ^H251, all ^H3605 the [fn]descendants ^H2233 of Ephraim ^H669.

16 “As for you, do not pray ^H6419 for this ^H2088 people ^H5971, and do not lift ^H5375 up ^H5375 a cry ^H7440 or prayer ^H8605 for them, and do not plead ^H6293 with Me; for I am not listening ^H8085 to you. 17 Do you not see ^H7200 what ^H4100 they are doing ^H6213 in the cities ^H5892 of Judah ^H3063 and in the streets ^H2351 of Jerusalem ^H3389? 18 The [fn]children ^H1121 gather ^H3950 wood ^H6086, the fathers ^H1 kindle ^H1197 the fire ^H784, and the women ^H802 knead ^H3888 dough ^H1217 to make ^H6213 sacrificial ^H3561 cakes ^H3561 for the queen ^H4446 of heaven ^H8064; and they pour ^H5258 out ^H5258 drink ^H5262 offerings ^H5262 to other ^H312 gods ^H430 in ^H4616 order ^H4616 to ^H4616 provoke ^H3707 Me to ^H3707 anger ^H3707. 19 Are they provoking ^H3707 Me?” declares ^H5002 the LORD ^H3068. “Is it not themselves instead, to their [fn]own ^H6440 shame ^H1322?” 20 Therefore ^H3651 this ^H3541 is ^H3541 what ^H3541 the Lord ^H136 [fn]GOD ^H3068 says ^H559: “Behold ^H2009, My anger ^H639 and My wrath ^H2534 will be poured ^H5413 out ^H5413 on this ^H2088 place ^H4725, on human ^H120 and animal ^H929 life, and on the trees ^H6086 of the field ^H7704 and the fruit ^H6529 of the ground ^H127; and it will burn ^H1197 and not be quenched ^H3518.”

21 This ^H3541 is ^H3541 what ^H3541 the LORD ^H3068 of armies ^H6635, the God ^H430 of Israel ^H3478 says ^H559: “Add ^H3254 your burnt ^H5930 offerings ^H5930 to your sacrifices ^H2077 and eat ^H398 flesh ^H1320. 22 For I did not speak ^H1696 to your fathers ^H1, or command ^H6680 them on the day ^H3117 that I brought ^H3318 them out ^H3318 of the land ^H776 of Egypt ^H4714, concerning ^H5921 H1697 burnt ^H5930 offerings ^H5930 and sacrifices ^H2077. 23 But this ^H2088 is [fn]what ^H1697 I commanded ^H6680 them, saying ^H559, ‘Obey ^H8085 My voice ^H6963, and I will be your God ^H430, and you will be My people ^H5971; and you shall walk ^H1980 [fn]entirely ^H3605 in the way ^H1870 which ^H834 I command ^H6680 you, so ^H4616 that ^H4616 it may go ^H3190 well ^H3190 for you.’ 24 Yet they did not obey ^H8085 or incline ^H5186 their ear ^H241, but walked ^H1980 by their own advice ^H4156 and in the stubbornness ^H8307 of their evil ^H7451 hearts ^H3820, and they [fn]went ^H1961 backward ^H268 and not forward ^H6440. 25 Since ^H4480 the day ^H3117 that your fathers ^H1 came ^H3318 out ^H3318 of the land ^H776 of Egypt ^H4714 until ^H5704 this ^H2088 day ^H3117, I have sent ^H7971 you all ^H3605 My servants ^H5650 the prophets ^H5030, sending ^H7971 them daily ^H3117, again ^H7925 and ^H7925 again ^H7925. 26 Yet they did not listen ^H8085 to Me or incline ^H5186 their ear ^H241, but stiffened ^H7185 their neck ^H6203; they did ^H7489 more ^H4480 evil ^H7489 than ^H4480 their fathers ^H1.

27 “So you shall speak ^H1696 all ^H3605 these ^H428 words ^H1697 to them, but they will not listen ^H8085 to you; and you shall call ^H7121 to them, but they will not answer ^H6030 you. 28 And you shall say ^H559 to them, ‘This ^H2088 is the nation ^H1471 that did not obey ^H8085 the voice ^H6963 of the LORD ^H3068 their God ^H430 or accept ^H3947 discipline ^H4148; [fn]trustworthiness ^H530 has perished ^H6 and has been eliminated ^H3772 from their mouth ^H6310.

29 ‘Cut ^H1494 off ^H1494 [fn]your hair ^H5145 and throw ^H7993 it away ^H7993,

And take ^H5375 up ^H5375 a song ^H7015 of ^H7015 mourning ^H7015 on the bare ^H8205 heights ^H8205;

For the LORD ^H3068 has rejected ^H3988 and forsaken ^H5203

The generation ^H1755 of His wrath ^H5678.’

30 For the sons ^H1121 of Judah ^H3063 have done ^H6213 that which ^H7451 is ^H7451 evil ^H7451 in My sight ^H5869,” declares ^H5002 the LORD ^H3068. “They have put ^H7760 their detestable ^H8251 things ^H8251 in the house ^H1004 which ^H834 is called ^H7121 by My name ^H8034, to defile ^H2930 it. 31 They have built ^H1129 the high ^H1116 places ^H1116 of Topheth ^H8612, which ^H834 is in the Valley ^H1516 of Ben-hinnom ^H1121 H2011, to burn ^H8313 their sons ^H1121 and their daughters ^H1323 in the fire ^H784, which ^H834 I did not command ^H6680, and it did not come ^H5927 into My [fn]mind ^H3820.

32 “Therefore ^H3651, behold ^H2009, days ^H3117 are coming ^H935,” declares ^H5002 the LORD ^H3068, “when it will no ^H3808 longer ^H5750 be called ^H559 Topheth ^H8612, or the Valley ^H1516 of Ben-hinnom ^H1121 H2011, but the Valley ^H1516 of the Slaughter ^H2028; for they will bury ^H6912 in Topheth ^H8612 [fn]because ^H4480 there ^H369 is ^H369 no ^H369 other place ^H4725. 33 The dead ^H5038 bodies ^H5038 of this ^H2088 people ^H5971 will be food ^H3978 for the birds ^H5775 of the sky ^H8064 and for the animals ^H929 of the earth ^H776; and no ^H369 one ^H369 will frighten ^H2729 them away. 34 Then I will eliminate ^H7673 from the cities ^H5892 of Judah ^H3063 and from the streets ^H2351 of Jerusalem ^H3389 the voice ^H6963 of joy ^H8342 and the voice ^H6963 of gladness ^H8057, the voice ^H6963 of the groom ^H2860 and the voice ^H6963 of the bride ^H3618; for the land ^H776 will become ^H1961 a site ^H2723 of ^H2723 ruins ^H2723.