Jeremiah 7:11

Integrity

⁹ Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;

¹⁰ And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations?

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.

¹² But go ye now unto my place which was in Shiloh, where I set my name at the first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel.

¹³ And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the LORD, and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but ye answered not;

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.

Compare

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
Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.
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Luke 19:45–46
And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought;
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Matthew 21:13
And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.
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Mark 11:17
And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.
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John 2:16
And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise.
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2 Chronicles 6:33
Then hear thou from the heavens, even from thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for; that all people of the earth may know thy name, and fear thee, as doth thy people Israel, and may know that this house which I have built is called by thy name.
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Jeremiah 23:24
Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD.
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Jeremiah 16:16–17
Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith the LORD, and they shall fish them; and after will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks.
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