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Jeremiah 7:5 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“For if ye throughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye throughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbour;”
Jeremiah 7:5
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
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;
{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:
Then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever.
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