Jeremiah 7:3

Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts God of Israel, Amend your ways, and your doings,—That I may cause you to dwell in this place.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The 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.

In Context

2Stand thou in the gate of the house of Yahweh, and thou shalt proclaim there this word,—and shalt say—Hear ye the word of Yahweh all Judah ye who are entering in at these gates, to bow down unto Yahweh:

4Do not, on your part trust in false words, saying,—The temple of Yahweh The temple of Yahweh, The temple of Yahweh they are!

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Cross References

Ezra 10:11Now, therefore, make confession unto Yahweh God of your fathers, and do his pleasure,—and separate yourselves from the peoples of the land, and from the foreign women.

Isaiah 1:16Wash you make you clean, Put away the wickedness of your doings from before mine eyes,—Cease to do evil.

Isaiah 55:7Let the lawless forsake his way, And the man of iniquity, his thoughts,—And let him return unto Yahweh That he may have compassion upon him, And unto our God, For he will abundantly pardon.

Jeremiah 7:5But, if ye shall thoroughly amend, your ways, and your doings,—Shall thoroughly execute justice between a man and his neighbour;

Jeremiah 18:11Now, therefore, I pray thee, speak unto the men of Judah and concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem saying, Thus, saith Yahweh,—Lo! I am fashioning against you calamity, and devising against you, a device,—Return I pray you every man from his wicked way, And amend your ways and your doings.

Jeremiah 35:15And I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, betimes, sending, saying, Return I pray you—every man from his wicked way, And amend your doings, And do not go after other gods to serve them, So shall ye remain on the soil which I gave to you, and to your fathers,—but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened, unto me.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 7:2-16

A Call of Repentance. ( b. c. 606.) 1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord , saying, 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 . 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. 4 Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the Lord , The temple of the Lord , The temple of the Lord , are… Read the whole commentary →

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