Verse 28

Jeremiah 7:28

New Living Translation

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28 Say to them, ‘This is the nation whose people will not obey the LORD their God (Elohim) and who refuse to be taught. Truth has vanished from among them; it is no longer heard on their lips.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וְ/אָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵי/הֶ֗ם זֶ֤ה הַ/גּוֹי֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֽוֹא שָׁמְע֗וּ בְּ/קוֹל֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֔י/ו וְ/לֹ֥א לָקְח֖וּ מוּסָ֑ר אָֽבְדָה֙ הָֽ/אֱמוּנָ֔ה וְ/נִכְרְתָ֖ה מִ/פִּי/הֶֽם

English Translation

And you said to them, "This is the nation that did not listen to the voice of the Lord my God and did not accept correction; faith has perished, and it shall be cut off from their mouths."

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Chapter 7 Context

1 The LORD gave another message to Jeremiah. He said, Focus ↗

2 “Go to the entrance of the LORD’s Temple, and give this message to the people: ‘O Judah, listen to t... Focus ↗

3 This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God (Elohim) of Israel, says: “‘Even now, if you quit... Focus ↗

4 But don’t be fooled by those who promise you safety simply because the LORD’s Temple is here. They c... Focus ↗

5 But I will be merciful only if you stop your evil thoughts and deeds and start treating each other w... Focus ↗

6 only if you stop exploiting foreigners, orphans, and widows; only if you stop your murdering; and on... Focus ↗

7 Then I will let you stay in this land that I gave to your ancestors to keep forever. Focus ↗

8 “‘Don’t be fooled into thinking that you will never suffer because the Temple is here. It’s a lie! Focus ↗

9 Do you really think you can steal, murder, commit adultery, lie, and burn incense to Baal and all th... Focus ↗

10 and then come here and stand before me in my Temple and chant, “We are safe!” — only to go right bac... Focus ↗

11 Don’t you yourselves admit that this Temple, which bears my name, has become a den of thieves? Surel... Focus ↗

12 “‘Go now to the place at Shiloh where I once put the Tabernacle that bore my name. See what I did th... Focus ↗

13 While you were doing these wicked things, says the LORD, I spoke to you about it repeatedly, but you... Focus ↗

14 So just as I destroyed Shiloh, I will now destroy this Temple that bears my name, this Temple that y... Focus ↗

15 And I will send you out of my sight into exile, just as I did your relatives, the people of Israel.... Focus ↗

16 “Pray no more for these people, Jeremiah. Do not weep or pray for them, and don’t beg me to help the... Focus ↗

17 Don’t you see what they are doing throughout the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem? Focus ↗

18 No wonder I am so angry! Watch how the children gather wood and the fathers build sacrificial fires.... Focus ↗

19 Am I the one they are hurting?” asks the LORD. “Most of all, they hurt themselves, to their own sham... Focus ↗

20 So this is what the Sovereign LORD says: “I will pour out my terrible fury on this place. Its people... Focus ↗

21 This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God (Elohim) of Israel, says: “Take your burnt offerin... Focus ↗

22 When I led your ancestors out of Egypt, it was not burnt offerings and sacrifices I wanted from them... Focus ↗

23 This is what I told them: ‘Obey me, and I will be your God (Elohim), and you will be my people. Do e... Focus ↗

24 “But my people would not listen to me. They kept doing whatever they wanted, following the stubborn... Focus ↗

25 From the day your ancestors left Egypt until now, I have continued to send my servants, the prophets... Focus ↗

26 But my people have not listened to me or even tried to hear. They have been stubborn and sinful — ev... Focus ↗

27 “Tell them all this, but do not expect them to listen. Shout out your warnings, but do not expect th... Focus ↗

28 Say to them, ‘This is the nation whose people will not obey the LORD their God (Elohim) and who refu...

29 Shave your head in mourning, and weep alone on the mountains. For the LORD has rejected and forsaken... Focus ↗

30 “The people of Judah have sinned before my very eyes,” says the LORD. “They have set up their abomin... Focus ↗

31 They have built pagan shrines at Topheth, the garbage dump in the valley of Ben-Hinnom, and there th... Focus ↗

32 So beware, for the time is coming,” says the LORD, “when that garbage dump will no longer be called... Focus ↗

33 The bodies of my people will be food for the vultures and wild animals, and no one will be left to s... Focus ↗

34 I will put an end to the happy singing and laughter in the streets of Jerusalem. The joyful voices o... Focus ↗

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Book: Jeremiah
Chapter: Chapter 7 (34 verses)
Version: New Living Translation

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