He burned the Lord’s temple, the king’s palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem; he burned down all the great houses.
Jeremiah 7:14 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised what I did to Shiloh I will do to the house that bears my name, the house in which you trust, the place that I gave you and your ancestors. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 therefore will I do unto this house, which is called by my name, wherein ye trust, and unto the place which I gave to you and to your fathers, as I have done to Shiloh. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Therefore will I do to this house (the temple), which is called by My Name and in which you trust, to the place which I gave to you and to your fathers, as I did to Shiloh. American Standard Version (1901) therefore will I do unto the house which is called by my name, wherein ye trust, and unto the place which I gave to you and to your fathers, as I did to Shiloh. Common English Bible I will do to this temple that bears my name and on which you rely, the place that I gave to you and your ancestors, just as I did to Shiloh. Catholic Public Domain Version I will do to this house, in which my name is invoked, and in which you have confidence, even to this place which I gave to you and to your fathers, just as I have done to Shiloh. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version I will do to this house, in which my name is called upon, and in which you trust, and to the places which I have given you and your fathers, as I did to Silo. |
He burned the Lord’s temple, the king’s palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem; he burned down all the great houses.
As for this temple, which was exalted, everyone who passes by will be appalled and will say, ‘Why did the Lord do this to this land and this temple?’
Our holy and beautiful temple, where our ancestors praised you, has been burned down, and all that was dear to us lies in ruins.
I have abandoned my house; I have deserted my inheritance. I have handed the love of my life over to her enemies.
I will surely forget you. I will throw you away from my presence #– #both you and the city that I gave you and your ancestors.
‘Micah the Moreshite prophesied in the days of King Hezekiah of Judah and said to all the people of Judah, “This is what the Lord of Armies says: Zion will be ploughed like a field, Jerusalem will become ruins, and the temple’s mountain will be a high thicket.”
You are to say to them, “This is what the Lord says: If you do not listen to me by living according to my instruction that I set before you
Then do you come and stand before me in this house that bears my name and say, ‘We are rescued, so we can continue doing all these detestable acts’?
‘ “But return to my place that was at Shiloh, where I made my name dwell at first. See what I did to it because of the evil of my people Israel.
Do not trust deceitful words, chanting, ‘This is the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord.’
The Lord has rejected his altar, repudiated his sanctuary; he has handed the walls of her palaces over to the enemy. They have raised a shout in the house of the Lord as on the day of an appointed festival.
How the gold has become tarnished, the fine gold become dull! The stones of the temple lie scattered at the head of every street.
You have followed the path of your sister, so I will put her cup in your hand.’
Say to the house of Israel, “This is what the Lord God says: I am about to desecrate my sanctuary, the pride of your power, the delight of your eyes, and the desire of your heart. Also, the sons and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword.
Instead, turn to the place the Lord your God chooses from all your tribes to put his name for his dwelling and go there.
They will besiege you within all your city gates until your high and fortified walls, that you trust in, come down throughout your land. They will besiege you within all your city gates throughout the land the Lord your God has given you.