Key Verse Spotlight
Jeremiah 7:3 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“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 7:3
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
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.
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.
Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, {are} these.
For if ye throughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye throughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbour;
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