Jeremiah 7:1

The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,

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The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

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2Take your place in the doorway of the Lord's house, and give out this word there, and say, Give ear to the word of the Lord, all you of Judah who come inside these doors to give worship to the Lord.

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1 Kings 17:2Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying,

Jeremiah 25:1The word which came to Jeremiah about all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah king of Judah; this was the first year of Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 7:1

The prophet having in God's name reproved the people for their sins, and given them warning of the judgments of God that were coming upon them, in this chapter prosecutes the same intention for their humiliation and awakening. I. He shows them the invalidity of the plea they so much relied on, that they had the temple of God among them and constantly attended the service of it, and endeavours to take them off from their confidence in their external privileges and performances, ver. 1-11 . II. He reminds them of… Read the whole commentary →

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