Jeremiah 7:10

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations?

Come

Which is called, etc

2 Chronicles 33:4

General references

Matthew 23:38

Bible References

Come

"Sacrifices of peace offerings are with me. This day I have paid my vows.

The sacrifice made by the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

Hear the word of Yahweh, you rulers of Sodom! Listen to the law of our God, you people of Gomorrah!

(for they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves on the God of Israel; Yahweh of Armies is his name):

Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways: as a nation that did righteousness, and didn't forsake the ordinance of their God, they ask of me righteous judgments; they delight to draw near to God.

As for you, house of Israel, thus says the Lord Yahweh: Go, serve everyone his idols, and hereafter also, if you will not listen to me; but my holy name you shall no more profane with your gifts, and with your idols.

and they shall deal with you in hatred, and shall take away all your labor, and shall leave you naked and bare; and the nakedness of your prostitution shall be uncovered, both your lewdness and your prostitution.

They come to you as the people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear your words, but don't do them; for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goes after their gain.

"But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you shut up the Kingdom of Heaven against men; for you don't enter in yourselves, neither do you allow those who are entering in to enter.

I don't speak concerning all of you. I know whom I have chosen. But that the Scripture may be fulfilled, 'He who eats bread with me has lifted up his heel against me.'

They led Jesus therefore from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. It was early, and they themselves didn't enter into the Praetorium, that they might not be defiled, but might eat the Passover.

Which is called, etc

Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, I, even I, have seen it, says Yahweh.

But they set their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to defile it.

You had now turned, and had done that which is right in my eyes, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbor; and you had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name:

He built altars in the house of Yahweh, of which Yahweh said, "I will put my name in Jerusalem."

He built altars in the house of Yahweh, of which Yahweh said, "My name shall be in Jerusalem forever."

General references

Behold, your house is left to you desolate.