Jeremiah 7:14

New English Translation

So I will destroy this temple which I have claimed as my own, this temple that you are trusting to protect you. I will destroy this place that I gave to you and your ancestors, just like I destroyed Shiloh.

Cross References

2 Kings 25:9

He burned down the Lord’s temple, the royal palace, and all the houses in Jerusalem, including every large house.

2 Chronicles 7:21

As for this temple, which was once majestic, everyone who passes by it will be shocked and say, ‘Why did the Lord do this to this land and this temple?’

Psalm 78:60

He abandoned the sanctuary at Shiloh, the tent where he lived among men.

Isaiah 64:11

Our holy temple, our pride and joy, the place where our ancestors praised you, has been burned with fire; all our prized possessions have been destroyed.

Jeremiah 12:7

“I will abandon my nation. I will forsake the people I call my own. I will turn my beloved people over to the power of their enemies.

Jeremiah 23:39

So I will carry you far off and throw you away. I will send both you and the city I gave to you and to your ancestors out of my sight.

Jeremiah 26:18

“Micah from Moresheth prophesied during the time Hezekiah was king of Judah. He told all the people of Judah, ‘The Lord who rules over all says, “Zion will become a plowed field. Jerusalem will become a pile of rubble. The temple mount will become a mere wooded ridge.”’

Jeremiah 26:4

Tell them that the Lord says, ‘You must obey me! You must live according to the way I have instructed you in my laws.

Jeremiah 7:10

Then you come and stand in my presence in this temple I have claimed as my own and say, “We are safe!” You think you are so safe that you go on doing all those hateful sins!

Jeremiah 7:12

So, go to the place in Shiloh where I allowed myself to be worshiped in the early days. See what I did to it because of the wicked things my people Israel did.

Jeremiah 7:4

Stop putting your confidence in the false belief that says, “We are safe! The temple of the Lord is here! The temple of the Lord is here! The temple of the Lord is here!”

Lamentations 2:7

The Lord rejected his altar and abhorred his temple. He handed over to the enemy her palace walls; the enemy shouted in the Lord’s temple as if it were a feast day. ח (Khet)

Lamentations 4:1

Alas! Gold has lost its luster; pure gold loses value. Jewels are scattered on every street corner. ב (Bet)

Ezekiel 23:31

You have followed the ways of your sister, so I will place her cup of judgment in your hand.

Ezekiel 24:21

Say to the house of Israel, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Realize I am about to desecrate my sanctuary – the source of your confident pride, the object in which your eyes delight, and your life’s passion. Your very own sons and daughters whom you have left behind will die by the sword.

Deuteronomy 12:5

But you must seek only the place he chooses from all your tribes to establish his name as his place of residence, and you must go there.

Deuteronomy 28:52

They will besiege all of your villages until all of your high and fortified walls collapse – those in which you put your confidence throughout the land. They will besiege all your villages throughout the land the Lord your God has given you.