E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 7:9
steal, murder, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 20:7-15 ). read more
steal, murder, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 20:7-15 ). read more
come = [still] come. which is called, &c. = whereon My name was called. read more
"Behold, ye trust in lying words that cannot profit. Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods that ye have not known, and come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered; that ye may do all these abominations? Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, I, even I, have seen it, saith Jehovah."The sins enumerated here constituted... read more
Jeremiah 7:10. We are delivered to do— We are delivered, though we have done, &c. The old version of 1611 renders it, We have been delivered, though we have done, &c. read more
8. that cannot profit—MAURER translates, "so that you profit nothing" (see Jeremiah 7:4; Jeremiah 5:31). read more
9, 10. "Will ye steal . . . and then come and stand before Me?" whom ye know not—Ye have no grounds of "knowing" that they are gods; but I have manifested My Godhead by My law, by benefits conferred, and by miracles. This aggravates their crime [CALVIN] (Judges 5:8). read more
10. And come—And yet come ( :-). We are delivered—namely, from all impending calamities. In spite of the prophet's threats, we have nothing to fear; we have offered our sacrifices, and therefore Jehovah will "deliver" us. to do all these abominations—namely, those enumerated ( :-). These words are not to be connected with "we are delivered," but thus: "Is it with this design that ye come and stand before Me in this house," in order that having offered your worthless sacrifices ye may be taken... read more
Jeremiah’s Temple Sermon 7:1-15This message demonstrates a structure that is quite typical of many others in the Book of Jeremiah (cf. Jeremiah 11:1-17; Jeremiah 17:19-27; Jeremiah 34:8-22). First there is an explanation of Yahweh’s will (word, law; Jeremiah 7:1-7), then a description of Israel’s departure from it (Jeremiah 7:8-12), and then an announcement of divine judgment (Jeremiah 7:13-15). A similar message, or the same message in abbreviated form, appears later in the book (Jeremiah... read more
Aspects of false religion 7:1-8:3All the messages in this section deal with departure from the Lord in religious practices, either in pagan rites or in the perversion of the proper worship of Yahweh that the Mosaic Law specified. All the material in this section fits conditions in Judah after 609 B.C., when Jehoiakim began allowing a return to pagan practices after the end of Josiah’s reforms. Another feature of this section is the large amount of prose material it contains, much more than the... read more
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 7:8
Behold. Figure of speech Asterismos. App-6 . read more