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Jeremiah 7:2
2“Stand at the gate of the Lord’s house and there proclaim this message: “ ‘Hear the word of the Lord, all you people of Judah who come through these gates to worship the Lord.
Jeremiah 7:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Stand in the gate of the Lord's house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the Lord, all you men of Judah who enter these gates to worship the Lord.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Stand in the gate of the Lord’s house, and proclaim there this word, and say, ‘Hear the word of the Lord, all you of Judah who enter in at these gates to worship the Lord!’ ”
- New Living Translation (NLT)“Go to the entrance of the Lord’s Temple, and give this message to the people: ‘O Judah, listen to this message from the Lord! Listen to it, all of you who worship here!
Context of Jeremiah 7:2
1This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: “Stand at the gate of the Lord’s house and there proclaim this message: “ ‘Hear the word of the Lord, all you people of Judah who come through these gates to worship the Lord. 3This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Reform your ways and your actions, and I will let you live in this place. 4Do not trust in deceptive words and say, “This is the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord!”
Read all of Jeremiah 7Jeremiah 7:2 word by word
עֲמֹ֗ד בְּשַׁ֙עַר֙ בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה וְקָרָ֣אתָ שָּׁ֔ם אֶת־הַדָּבָ֖ר הַזֶּ֑ה וְאָמַרְתָּ֞ שִׁמְע֣וּ דְבַר־יְהוָ֗ה כָּל־יְהוּדָה֙ הַבָּאִים֙ בַּשְּׁעָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֖ת לַיהוָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Standעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
- in the gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
- of the Lord’sיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
- and proclaimקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call outH7121
- there this wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
- and sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
- Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
- that enter inבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- to worshipשָׁחָהshâchâh · to bowH7812
Cross-references for Jeremiah 7:2
- Jeremiah 17:19This is what the Lord said to me: “Go and stand at the Gate of the People, through which the kings of Judah go in and out; stand also at all the other gates of Jerusalem.
- Jeremiah 19:2and go out to the Valley of Ben Hinnom, near the entrance of the Potsherd Gate. There proclaim the words I tell you,
- Jeremiah 22:1This is what the Lord says: “Go down to the palace of the king of Judah and proclaim this message there:
- Jeremiah 26:2“This is what the Lord says: Stand in the courtyard of the Lord’s house and speak to all the people of the towns of Judah who come to worship in the house of the Lord. Tell them everything I command you; do not omit a word.
- Jeremiah 36:6So you go to the house of the Lord on a day of fasting and read to the people from the scroll the words of the Lord that you wrote as I dictated. Read them to all the people of Judah who come in from their towns.
- Proverbs 1:20Out in the open wisdom calls aloud, she raises her voice in the public square;
- Proverbs 8:2At the highest point along the way, where the paths meet, she takes her stand;
- John 18:20“I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus replied. “I always taught in synagogues or at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret.
- Acts 5:20“Go, stand in the temple courts,” he said, “and tell the people all about this new life.”
- Jeremiah 2:4Hear the word of the Lord, you descendants of Jacob, all you clans of Israel.
- Jeremiah 10:1Hear what the Lord says to you, people of Israel.
- Jeremiah 19:3and say, ‘Hear the word of the Lord, you kings of Judah and people of Jerusalem. This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Listen! I am going to bring a disaster on this place that will make the ears of everyone who hears of it tingle.
- Jeremiah 34:4“ ‘Yet hear the Lord’s promise to you, Zedekiah king of Judah. This is what the Lord says concerning you: You will not die by the sword;
- Jeremiah 44:24Then Jeremiah said to all the people, including the women, “Hear the word of the Lord, all you people of Judah in Egypt.
- 1 Kings 22:19Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on his throne with all the multitudes of heaven standing around him on his right and on his left.
- Isaiah 1:10Hear the word of the Lord, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah!
Commentaries on Jeremiah 7:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Stand in the gate of the Lord's house - There was a show of public worship kept up. The temple was considered God's residence; the usual ceremonies of religion restored by Josiah were still observed; and the people were led to consider the temple and its services as sacred things, which would be preservatives to them in case of the threatened invasion.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2The people were likely at the entrance of the Lord’s Temple for an annual festival (see also Jeremiah 17:19; 26:2).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-34The prophet stood at the gate of the temple in order that the multitudes from the country might hear him. His life was threatened, it appears from Jr 26:1-9, for this prophecy, denouncing the fate of Shiloh as about to befall the temple at Jerusalem. The prophecy given in detail here is summarily referred to there. After Josiah's death the nation relapsed into idolatry through Jehoiakim's bad influence; the worship of Jehovah was, however, combined with…Read the comment
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- 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
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