Jeremiah 7:1 — Meaning and Application

Jeremiah 7:2

"Stand in the gate of the LORD'S house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the LORD, all {ye of} Judah, that enter in at these gates to worship the LORD."

Jeremiah 7:3

"Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place."

Jeremiah 7:4

"Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, {are} these."

Jeremiah 7:5

"For if ye throughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye throughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbour;"

Jeremiah 7:6

"{If} ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt:"