Translations
Modern
Has this house, which bears My Name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Yes, I too have seen it, declares the LORD.
Traditional
Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, saith the Lord.
Literal
Has this house, over which is called My name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it! A declaration of YHWH.
Latin
Numquid ergo spelunca latronum facta est domus ista, in qua invocatum est nomen meum in oculis vestris? Ego, ego sum: ego vidi, dicit Dominus.
Original
Hebrew
English
Has this house, which bears My Name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Yes, I too have seen it, declares the LORD.
Notes
a den of robbers: See Jeremiah 5:29231; Matthew 21:13; Mark 11:17; Luke 19:46.
Jeremiah corrected the people who believed that God's Temple would ensure their safety (compare Jeremiah 26:1–6).
Theme notes and profiles
Events
- Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC
Glossary
Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (Old Testament) Book of Jeremiah Jeremiah (Person) Money Changer Neighbor Temple
Topics
Caves were Used as Haunts of Robbers Condescension of God: Expostulates with Backsliding Israel National Sins: National Worship Rejected on Account of Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of War and Other Judgments Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Robbers: Dens of