Thus said GOD of Hosts, the God of Israel: Mend your ways and your actions, and I will let you dwellalet you dwell Meaning of Heb. uncertain. Change of vocalization yields “dwell with you”; so Aquila and Vulgate. in this place.
if you do not oppress the stranger, the orphan, and the widow; if you do not shed the blood of the innocent in this place; if you do not follow other gods, to your own hurt—
Will you steal and murder and commit adultery and swear falsely, and sacrifice to Baal, and follow other gods whom you have not experienced,cexperienced See note at Deut. 11.28.
And now, because you do all these things—declares GOD—and though I spoke to you persistently, you would not listen; and though I called to you, you would not respond—
therefore I will do to the House that bears My name, on which you rely, and to the place that I gave you and your ancestors, just what I did to Shiloh.
Word-by-Word Analysis
ועשיתי
796
לבית
442
אשר
501
נקראשמי
701
עליו
116
אשר
501
אתם
441
בטחים
69
בו
8
ולמקום
222
אשרנתתי
1361
לכם
90
ולאבותיכם
515
כאשר
521
עשיתי
790
לשלו
366
Jeremiah 7:15
Gematria: 4467
והשלכתיאתכםמעלפניכאשרהשלכתיאתכלאחיכםאתכלזרעאפריםפ
And I will cast you out of My presence as I cast out your kinsfolk, the whole brood of Ephraim.
The children gather sticks, the fathers build the fire, and the mothers knead dough, to make cakes for the Queen of Heaven,dQueen of Heaven I.e., a particular goddess who was known by this epithet. and they pour libations to other gods, to vex Me.
Word-by-Word Analysis
הבנים
107
מלקטים
229
עצים
210
והאבות
420
מבערים
362
אתהאש
707
והנשים
411
לשות
736
בצק
192
לעשות
806
כונים
126
למלכת
520
השמים
395
והסך
91
נסכים
180
לאלהים
116
אחרים
259
למען
190
הכעסני
215
Jeremiah 7:19
Gematria: 2378
האתיהםמכעסיםנאםיהוההלואאתםלמעןבשתפניהם
Is it Me they are vexing?—says GOD. It is rather themselves, to their own disgrace.
Assuredly, thus said my Sovereign GOD: My wrath and My fury will be poured out upon this place, on human beings and on animals, on the trees of the field and the fruit of the soil. It shall burn, with none to quench it.
Word-by-Word Analysis
לכן
100
כהאמר
266
אדני
65
יהוה
26
הנה
60
אפי
91
וחמתי
464
נתכת
870
אלהמקום
222
הזה
17
עלהאדם
150
ועלהבהמה
163
ועלעץ
266
השדה
314
ועלפרי
396
האדמה
55
ובערה
283
ולא
37
תכבהפ
507
Jeremiah 7:21
Gematria: 2852
כהאמריהוהצבאותאלהיישראלעלותיכםספועלזבחיכםואכלובשר
Thus said GOD of Hosts, the God of Israel: Add your burnt offerings to your other sacrifices and eat the meat!
But this is what I commanded them: Do My bidding, that I may be your God and you may be My people; walk only in the way that I enjoin upon you, that it may go well with you.
from the day your ancestors left the land of Egypt until today. And though I kept sending all My servants, the prophets, to themethem Heb. “you.” daily and persistently,
Word-by-Word Analysis
למןהיום
181
אשר
501
יצאו
107
אבותיכם
479
מארץ
331
מצרים
380
עד
74
היום
61
הזה
17
ואשלח
345
אליכם
101
אתכלעבדי
537
הנביאים
118
יום
56
השכם
365
ושלח
344
Jeremiah 7:26
Gematria: 3039
ולואשמעואליולאהטואתאזנםויקשואתערפםהרעומאבותם
they would not listen to Me or give ear. They stiffened their necks, they acted worse than their ancestors.
Then say to them: This is the nation that would not obey the ETERNAL their God, that would not accept rebuke. Faithfulness has perished, vanished from their mouths.
For the people of Judah have done what displeases Me—declares GOD. They have set up their abominations in the House that is called by My name, and they have defiled it.
And they have built the shrines of Topheth in the Valley of Ben-hinnom to burn their sons and daughters in fire—which I never commanded, which never came to My mind.
Assuredly, a time is coming—declares GOD—when this peoplefthis people Heb. “they.” shall no longer speak of Topheth or the Valley of Ben-hinnom, but of the Valley of Slaughter; and they shall bury in Topheth until no room is left.
Word-by-Word Analysis
לכן
100
הנהימים
160
באים
53
נאםיהוה
117
ולאיאמר
288
עוד
80
התפת
885
וגיא
20
בןהנם
147
כי
30
אםגיא
55
ההרגה
218
וקברו
314
בתפת
882
מאין
101
מקום
186
Jeremiah 7:33
Gematria: 2850
והיתהנבלתהעםהזהלמאכללעוףהשמיםולבהמתהארץואיןמחריד
The carcasses of this people shall be food for the birds of the sky and the beasts of the earth, with none to frighten them off.
And I will silence in the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem the sound of mirth and gladness, the voice of bridegroom and bride. For the whole land shall fall to ruin.