Jeremiah 7:22

Translations

Modern

For when I brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt, I did not merely command them about burnt offerings and sacrifices,

Traditional

For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices:

Literal

For I did not speak to your fathers, and I did not command them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning the matters of burnt offering and sacrifice.

Latin

…quia non sum locutus cum patribus vestris, et non præcepi eis, in die qua eduxi eos de terra Ægypti, de verbo holocautomatum et victimarum:

Original

Hebrew

English

For when I brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt, I did not merely command them about burnt offerings and sacrifices,

Notes

Jeremiah 7:20–23

The people's offerings and sacrifices meant nothing to the Lord if they were disobedient. Their sacrifices could not force God to act against His will. Instead, these offerings showed the people's trust in God's forgiveness. When people tried to use sacrifices to manipulate God while living selfishly, it only angered Him (Isaiah 1:10216; Amos 5:21–27). Obeying God allows for a personal relationship with Him, which is the foundation for a bright future (Hosea 6:6).

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Basic Laws

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Hosea 6:6
For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
1 Samuel 15:22
But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams.
Psalm 51:16–17
For You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; You take no pleasure in burnt offerings.
Matthew 9:13
But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
Psalm 40:6
Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but my ears You have opened. Burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not require.
Psalm 50:8–17
I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices, and your burnt offerings are ever before Me.
Mark 12:33
…and to love Him with all your heart and with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself. This is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

Places

Egypt: Ancient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and Exodus

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (Old Testament) Book of Jeremiah Jeremiah (Person) Temple

Topics

Backsliders: Backsliding of Israel Condescension of God: Expostulates with Backsliding Israel Ignoring God Impenitence: General Scriptures Concerning Offerings: Useless when not Accompanied by Genuine Piety Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of War and Other Judgments The Burnt offering: Obedience Better Than

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