Jeremiah 7:9

Translations

Modern

Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known,

Traditional

Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;

Literal

Are you stealing, murdering, and committing adultery, and swearing by deception, and burning incense to Baal, and walking after other gods whom you do not know,

Latin

…furari, occidere, adulterari, jurare mendaciter, libare Baalim, et ire post deos alienos quos ignoratis:

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English

Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known,

Notes

Jeremiah 7:8–10

steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury: The people's actions broke most of the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:3–7, 13–17).
burn incense...follow: Israel's relationship with God did not rely on any magical or ritual connection. It depended on following the terms of his covenant. Their actions broke that relationship and disrespected the Lord's holy character.

Jeremiah 7:1–15

Jeremiah corrected the people who believed that God's Temple would ensure their safety (compare Jeremiah 26:1–6).

Theme notes and profiles

Religious Hypocrisy Temple Worship The Collapse of Culture

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Exodus 20:3
You shall have no other gods before Me.
Jeremiah 7:6
…if you no longer oppress the foreigner and the fatherless and the widow, and if you no longer shed innocent blood in this place or follow other gods to your own harm,
Jeremiah 11:13
Your gods are indeed as numerous as your cities, O Judah; the altars of shame you have set up—the altars to burn incense to Baal—are as many as the streets of Jerusalem.’
Jeremiah 11:17
The LORD of Hosts, who planted you, has decreed disaster against you on account of the evil that the house of Israel and the house of Judah have brought upon themselves, provoking Me to anger by burning incense to Baal.”
James 4:1–4
What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you?
1 Kings 18:21
Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people did not answer a word.
Galatians 5:19–21
The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery;
Revelation 22:15
But outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
Romans 2:2
And we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth.
Zephaniah 1:5
…those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by Milcom,
Ephesians 5:5–7
For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
Jeremiah 44:3
…because of the evil they have done. They provoked Me to anger by continuing to burn incense and to serve other gods that neither they nor you nor your fathers ever knew.

People

Baal: Canaanite god, "Lord/God of the Covenant"

Glossary

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

Topics

Adultery: General Scriptures Concerning Baal: An Idol of the Phoenicians, God of the Sun: Jeremiah Expostulates Against the Worship of Condescension of God: Expostulates with Backsliding Israel Dishonesty: General Scriptures Concerning Homicide: Felonious, or Murder National Sins: National Worship Rejected on Account of Oath: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Oaths: The Jews: Often Guilty of Falsely Taking Other Gods Perjury: General Scriptures Concerning Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of War and Other Judgments Swearing Falsely: The Wicked: Plead Excuses For Theft and Thieves: General Scriptures Concerning Theft is an Abomination Theft: Connected with Murder Theft: The Wicked: Plead Excuses For

Jeremiah 7:9

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