Jeremiah 7:12

Jeremiah 7:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But go ye now unto my place which was in Shiloh, where I set my name at the first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘Go now to the place in Shiloh where I first made a dwelling for my Name, and see what I did to it because of the wickedness of my people Israel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Go now to my place that was in Shiloh, where I made my name dwell at first, and see what I did to it because of the evil of my people Israel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“But go now to My place which was in Shiloh, where I set My name at the first, and see what I did to it because of the wickedness of My people Israel.

Context of Jeremiah 7:12

10Then you come and stand in my presence in this temple I have claimed as my own and say, “We are safe!” You think you are so safe that you go on doing all those hateful sins! 11Do you think this temple I have claimed as my own is to be a hideout for robbers? You had better take note! I have seen for myself what you have done! says the Lord. So, go to the place in Shiloh where I allowed myself to be worshiped in the early days. See what I did to it because of the wicked things my people Israel did. 13You also have done all these things, says the Lord, and I have spoken to you over and over again. But you have not listened! You have refused to respond when I called you to repent! 14So I will destroy this temple which I have claimed as my own, this temple that you are trusting to protect you. I will destroy this place that I gave to you and your ancestors, just like I destroyed Shiloh.

Jeremiah 7:12 word by word

כִּ֣י לְכוּ־נָ֗א אֶל־מְקוֹמִי֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּשִׁיל֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֨ר שִׁכַּ֧נְתִּֽי שְׁמִ֛י שָׁ֖ם בָּרִֽאשׁוֹנָ֑ה וּרְאוּ֙ אֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁר־עָשִׂ֣יתִי ל֔וֹ מִפְּנֵ֕י רָעַ֖ת עַמִּ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But goיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• ye now unto my placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• in Shilohשִׁלוֹshîylôh shilôh shîylô shilô · ShilohH7887
• where I setשָׁכַןshâkan · to dwellH7931
• my nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• at the firstרִאשׁוֹןri'shôn ri'shôn · firstH7223
• and seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• what I didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• to it forפָּנֶהpânîym · face: becauseH6440
• the wickednessרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: evilH7451
• of my peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478

Cross-references for Jeremiah 7:12

• Joshua 18:1The entire Israelite community assembled at Shiloh and there they set up the tent of meeting. Though they had subdued the land,
• Judges 18:31They worshiped Micah’s carved image the whole time God’s authorized shrine was in Shiloh.
• 1 Samuel 1:3Year after year this man would go up from his city to worship and to sacrifice to the Lord of hosts at Shiloh. It was there that the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phineas, served as the Lord’s priests.
• Deuteronomy 12:5But you must seek only the place he chooses from all your tribes to establish his name as his place of residence, and you must go there.
• Jeremiah 26:6If you do not obey me, then I will do to this temple what I did to Shiloh. And I will make this city an example to be used in curses by people from all the nations on the earth.’”
• 1 Samuel 4:3When the army came back to the camp, the elders of Israel said, “Why did the Lord let us be defeated today by the Philistines? Let’s take with us the ark of the covenant of the Lord from Shiloh. When it is with us, it will save us from the hand of our enemies.
• Psalms 78:60He abandoned the sanctuary at Shiloh, the tent where he lived among men.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 7:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12But go ye now unto my place which was in Shiloh - See what I did to my tabernacle and ark formerly: after a long residence at Shiloh, for the iniquity of the priests and the people, I suffered it to fall into the hands of the Philistines, and to be carried captive into their land, and to be set up in the house of their idols. And because of your iniquities, I will deal with you and this temple in the same way; for as I spared not Shiloh, though my ark was…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Go ye unto my place in Shiloh - This argument roused the indignation of the people Jeremiah 26:8-9, Jeremiah 26:11. The ark, Jeremiah shows, had not always been at Jerusalem. The place first chosen, as the center of the nation‘s worship, was Shiloh, a town to the north of Bethel, situated in the powerful tribe of Ephraim (Joshua 18:1 note). The ruin of Shiloh is ascribed Psalm 78:58-64 to the idolatry which prevailed in Israel after the death of Joshua; a…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12Shiloh was a hill located between Shechem and Jerusalem. After Joshua led the conquest of Canaan, the Israelites set up the Tabernacle there (Joshua 18:1, 6–19; Judges 18:31). It served as the center of worship for the Israelite tribes until the Philistine army destroyed Shiloh around 1045 BC (see Jeremiah 26:6; Psalm 78:60).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. my place ... in Shiloh--God caused His tabernacle to be set up in Shiloh in Joshua's days (Jos 18:1; Jud 18:31). In Eli's time God gave the ark, which had been at Shiloh, into the hands of the Philistines (Jr 26:6; 1Sa 4:10, 11; Psa 78:56-61). Shiloh was situated between Beth-el and Shechem in Ephraim. at the first--implying that Shiloh exceeded the Jewish temple in antiquity. But God's favor is not tied down to localities (Ac 7:44). my people…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 7:12

• Backsliders
• Condescension of God
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Shiloh
• Tabernacle

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Commentaries on Jeremiah 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings