Jeremiah 7:12-15 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 7:1-15

These verses begin another sermon, which is continued in this and the two following chapters, much to the same effect with those before, to reason them to repentance. Observe, I. The orders given to the prophet to preach this sermon; for he had not only a general commission, but particular directions and instructions for every message he delivered. This was a word that came to him from the Lord, Jer. 7:1. We are not told when this sermon was to be preached; but are told, 1. Where it must be... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 7:12

But go ye now unto my place, which was in Shiloh ,.... A city in the tribe of Ephraim, on the north of Bethel, and the south of Lebonah, and not far from Shechem, Judges 21:19 here were the tabernacle, the ark and altar of the Lord, and the sacrifices; and therefore the tabernacle is called the tabernacle of Shiloh, Psalm 78:60 , and here the Lord calls it his place; the place of the house of his Shechinah, as the Targum paraphrases it; and where he would have those people go; which is... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 7:13

And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the Lord ,.... Meaning evil works, such as theft, murder, adultery, perjury, and idolatry, mentioned Jeremiah 7:8 or the same which were done by the people of Israel, on account of which the tabernacle at Shiloh was left: and I spake unto you, rising up early ; that is, by his servants the prophets, whom he sent unto them, and by whom he spoke, as the Targum paraphrases it, and as it is in Jeremiah 7:25 , which shows the Lord's... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 7:14

Therefore will I do unto this house, which is called by my name ,.... The temple, as in Jeremiah 7:11 , for though it was called by his name, and his name was called upon in it, yet this could not secure it from desolation; for so the name of the Lord was set in the tabernacle at Shiloh, and yet he forsook it through the wickedness of the people: wherein ye trust ; they trusted in the sacrifices there offered up, and the service there performed; in the holiness of the place, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 7:15

And I will cast you out of my sight ,.... Or, "from before my face", or "faces" F14 מעל פני "desuper faciebus meis", Montanus; "a faciebus meis" Schmidt. ; out of the land of Judea, and cause them to go into captivity; and so the Targum paraphrases it, "I will cause you to remove out of the land of the house of my majesty:' as I have cast out all your brethren, even the whole seed of Ephraim ; or Israel, as the Targum; that is, the ten tribes so called, because Ephraim, a... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 7:12

But 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 there, but made it a victim of my... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 7:15

The whole seed of Ephraim - Taken here for all the ten tribes, that of Ephraim being the principal. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 7:13

Verse 13 The Prophet confirms by an example what he said yesterday, — that the Jews deceived themselves in thinking that they were covered by the shadow of the Temple, while yet they disclosed themselves, and when the whole world were witness of their impious rebellion. He therefore mentions what had before happened. The Ark of the Covenant, as it is well known, had long rested in Shiloh. Now the Temple did not excel in dignity on its own account, but on account of the Ark of the Covenant and... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 7:14

Verse 14 Therefore, he says, I will do to this house, which is called by my name, etc. He anticipates, no doubt, all objections, as though he had said, “I know what you will say, — that this place is sacred to God, that his name is invoked here, and that sacrifices are here offered: all these things, he says, are alleged to no purpose, for in Shiloh also was his name invoked, and he dwelt there. Though then ye foolishly trust in this place, it shall not yet escape that judgment which happened... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 7:15

Verse 15 He concludes the former verse. The Prophet had indeed sufficiently explained himself; but this confirmation was necessary for a people so refractory. He then alleges nothing new, but only shews that there would be no defense to his own people against God’s vengeance any more than to the Israelites: and hence he now calls them their brethren, as he had previously said that they were his people; for the state of the ten tribes was the same, until it had pleased God to remove the Ark of... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 7:1-15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 7:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 7:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 7:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 7:15

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 7:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 7:15

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 7:13

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 7:14

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 7:15

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