Jeremiah 7:11
9 Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known,
10 and 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’?
Has this house, which bears My Name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Yes, I too have seen it, declares the LORD.
12 But 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.
13 And 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,
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Has this house, which bears My Name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Yes, I too have seen it, declares the LORD.
- KJV
- Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, saith the LORD.
- WEB
- Has this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, I myself have seen it,” says the LORD.
- ASV
- Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, I, even I, have seen it, saith Jehovah.
- DARBY
- Is this house, which is called by my name, a den of robbers in your eyes? Even I, behold, I have seen it, saith Jehovah.
- BLB
- Has this house, over which is called My name, become a den of robbers in your⁺ eyes? Behold, even I have seen [it]! A declaration of YHWH.
- ÅB
- Er da dette hus som er kalt med mitt navn, blitt en røverhule i deres øyne? Se, også jeg har sett det, sier Herren.
- OTB
- Har dette huset, som er kalt med Mitt navn, blitt en røverhule i deres øyne? Se, Jeg har sett det Selv," erklærer Herren.
- B1930
- Er da dette hus som er kalt med mitt navn, blitt en røverhule i eders øine? Se, også jeg har sett det, sier Herren.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 56:7
I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.”
Read in contextLuke 19:45–46
Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling there.
Read in contextMatthew 21:13
And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”
Read in contextMark 11:17
Then Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”
Read in contextJohn 2:16
To those selling doves He said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn My Father’s house into a marketplace!”
Read in context2 Chronicles 6:33
then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You. Then all the peoples of the earth will know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and they will know that this house I have built is called by Your Name.
Read in contextJeremiah 23:24
“Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD.
Read in contextJeremiah 16:16–17
But for now I will send for many fishermen, declares the LORD, and they will catch them. After that I will send for many hunters, and they will hunt them down on every mountain and hill, even from the clefts of the rocks.
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