Jeremiah 7:17
Do you not see what they are doing in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
In Context
Cross References
Jeremiah 6:27I have made you a tester among my people, so that you may have knowledge of their way and put it to the test.
Jeremiah 32:32Because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah, which they have done to make me angry, they and their kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets, and the men of Judah and the people of Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 44:17But we will certainly do every word which has gone out of our mouths, burning perfumes to the queen of heaven and draining out drink offerings to her as we did, we and our fathers and our kings and our rulers, in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then we had food enough and did well and saw no evil.
Ezekiel 14:23They will give you comfort when you see their ways and their doings: and you will be certain that not for nothing have I done all the things I have done in it, says the Lord.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 7:17-21
Punishment Predicted. ( b. c. 606.) 16 Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me: for I will not hear thee. 17 Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem? 18 The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger. 19 Do they provoke me to anger?… Read the whole commentary →