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Jeremiah 7:28 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" But thou shalt say unto them, This is a nation that obeyeth not the voice of the LORD their God, nor receiveth correction: truth is perished, and is cut off from their mouth. "
Jeremiah 7:28
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Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers.
Therefore thou shalt speak all these words unto them; but they will not hearken to thee: thou shalt also call unto them; but they will not answer
But thou shalt say unto them, This is a nation that obeyeth not the voice of the LORD their God, nor receiveth correction: truth is perished, and is cut off from their mouth.
Cut off thine hair, O Jerusalem, and cast it away, and take up a lamentation on high places; for the LORD hath rejected and forsaken the generation of his wrath.
For the children of Judah have done evil in my sight, saith the LORD: they have set their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to pollute
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Jeremiah 7:1
"The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,"
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,"
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:"
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