Jeremiah 7:23 - Exposition

But this thing … Obey my voice , etc. Comp. Deuteronomy 6:3 , "Hear [the verb rendered here 'obey'] therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee," etc. The words, I will be your God ; rather, to you a God, etc; occur in Le Deuteronomy 26:12 (comp. Exodus 6:7 ; Deuteronomy 29:13 ). Walk ye in all the ways , etc; is not a citation, but reminds us of passages like Deuteronomy 9:12 , Deuteronomy 9:16 ; Deuteronomy 11:28 ; Deuteronomy 31:29 . That it may be well unto you is a characteristic phrase of Jeremiah ( Jeremiah 43:6 ; Jeremiah 38:20 ; Jeremiah 40:9 ); but is also frequent in Deuteronomy (comp; besides the passage quoted above, Deuteronomy 4:40 ; Deuteronomy 5:16 ; Deuteronomy 6:18 ; Deuteronomy 12:25 ).