Jeremiah 7:4

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Don't fool yourselves! My temple is here in Jerusalem, but that doesn't mean I will protect you.

Cross References

1 Kings 9:7

I will no longer let my people Israel live in this land I gave them. I will desert this temple where I said I would be worshipped. Then people everywhere will think this nation is only a joke and will make fun of it.

Isaiah 48:2

You call Jerusalem your home and say you depend on me, the LORD All-Powerful, the God of Israel.

Isaiah 59:4

You falsely accuse others and tell lies in court; sin and trouble are the names of your children.

Isaiah 66:1

The LORD said: Heaven is my throne; the earth is my footstool. What kind of house could you build for me? In what place will I rest?

Jeremiah 28:15

Hananiah, I have never sent you to speak for me. And yet you have talked my people into believing your lies and rebelling against me. So now I will send you—I'll send you right off the face of the earth! You will die before this year is over.

Jeremiah 29:31

to the people of Judah who had been taken to Babylonia. In this letter, I wrote that the LORD had said: I, the LORD, have not chosen Shemaiah to be one of my prophets, and he has misled you by telling lies in my name.

Jeremiah 6:14

All they ever offer to my deeply wounded people are empty hopes for peace.

Jeremiah 7:14

Don't think this temple will protect you. Long ago I told your ancestors to build it and worship me here, but now I have decided to tear it down, just as I destroyed Shiloh.

Ezekiel 13:19

They charge my people a few handfuls of barley and a couple of pieces of bread, and then give messages that are insulting to me. They use lies to sentence the innocent to death and to help the guilty go free. And my people believe them!

Micah 3:11

You leaders accept bribes for dishonest decisions. You priests and prophets teach and preach, but only for money. Then you say, “The LORD is on our side. No harm will come to us.”

Zephaniah 3:11

When that time comes, you won't rebel against me and be put to shame. I'll do away with those who are proud and arrogant. Never will any of them strut around on my holy mountain.

Luke 3:8

Do something to show that you really have given up your sins. Don't start saying that you belong to Abraham's family. God can turn these stones into children for Abraham.