1 ¶ The word that came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,
2 Stand in the gate of Jehovah's house, and proclaim there
this word, and say, Hear the word of Jehovah, all ye of Judah, that enter
in at these gates to worship Jehovah.
3 Thus saith Jehovah 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 Jehovah,
the temple of Jehovah, the temple of Jehovah, are these.
5 For if ye thoroughly amend your ways and your doings;
if ye thoroughly execute justice between a man and his neighbor;
6 if ye oppress not the sojourner, the fatherless, and
the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after
other gods to your own hurt:
7 then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the
land that I gave to your fathers, from of old even for evermore.
8 Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit.
9 Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear
falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods that ye
have not known,
10 and come and stand before me in this house, which is
called by my name, and say, We are delivered; that ye may do all these
abominations?
11 Is this house, which is called by my name, become a
den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, I, even I, have seen it, saith Jehovah.
12 But go ye now unto my place which was in Shiloh, where
I caused my name to dwell at the first, and see what I did to it for the
wickedness of my people Israel.
13 And now, because ye have done all these works, saith
Jehovah, and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard
not; and I called you, but ye answered not:
14 therefore will I do unto the house which is called by
my name, wherein ye trust, and unto the place which I gave to you and to
your fathers, as I did to Shiloh.
15 And I will cast you out of my sight, as I have cast
out all your brethren, even the whole seed of Ephraim.