Jeremiah 7:1-7

The Temple Sermon

This word came to Yirmeyahu from ADONAI:

"Stand at the gate of the house of ADONAI and proclaim this word: 'Listen to the word of ADONAI, all you from Y'hudah who enter these gates to worship ADONAI!

Here is what ADONAI-Tzva'ot, the God of Isra'el, says: "Improve your ways and actions, and I will let you stay in this place.

Don't rely on that deceitful slogan, 'The temple of ADONAI, the temple of ADONAI - these [buildings] are the temple of ADONAI.'

No, but if you really improve your ways and actions; if you really administer justice between people;

if you stop oppressing foreigners, orphans and widows; if you stop shedding innocent blood in this place; and if you stop following other gods, to your own harm;

then I will let you stay in this place, in the land I gave to your ancestors forever and ever.

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