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International Version</a></span><br />&#8220&#8217Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal and follow other gods you have not known,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Do you really think you can steal, murder, commit adultery, lie, and burn incense to Baal and all those other new gods of yours,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, make offerings to Baal, and go after other gods that you have not known,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, burn incense to Baal, and walk after other gods whom you do not know,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, offer sacrifices to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Will you steal, murder, and commit adultery and swear falsely, and offer sacrifices to Baal and walk after other gods that you have not known,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Will you steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and offer sacrifices to Baal, and walk after other gods that you have not known,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Will you steal, murder, and commit adultery and swear <i>while</i> lying, and burn incense to Baal and walk after other gods that you have not known,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear [oaths] falsely, offer sacrifices <i>or</i> burn incense to Baal, and follow after other gods that you have not known,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“ ‘Do you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />&#8220Do you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods that ye have not known,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You steal and murder; you lie in court and are unfaithful in marriage. You worship idols and offer incense to Baal, when these gods have never done anything for you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye have not known,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You steal, murder, commit adultery, lie when you take oaths, burn incense as an offering to Baal, and run after other gods that you do not know.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You steal, murder, commit adultery, tell lies under oath, offer sacrifices to Baal, and worship gods that you had not known before. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear by false gods, burn incense to Baal, follow other gods that you don't know, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You steal. You murder. You commit adultery. You lie when you swear on oath. You sacrifice to the god Baal. You pay allegiance to other gods whom you have not previously known.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Will you steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense to Baal, and walk after other gods that you have not known,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense to Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, burn incense to Baal, and walk after other gods that you have not known, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Stealing, murdering, and committing adultery, "" And swearing to falsehood, and giving incense to Ba‘al, "" And going after other gods whom you did not know.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Stealing, murdering, and committing adultery, And swearing to falsehood, and giving perfume to Baal, And going after other gods whom ye knew not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Stealing, killing, and committing adultery, and swearing for falsehood, and burning incense to Baal, and going after other gods which ye knew not;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />To steal, to murder, to commit adultery, to swear falsely, to offer to Baalim, and to go after strange gods, which you know not. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />so as to steal, to murder, to commit adultery, to swear falsely, to offer libations to Baal, and to go after strange gods, which you do not know.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Do you think you can steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, sacrifice to Baal, follow other gods that you do not know,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, make offerings to Baal, and go after other gods that you have not known,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Indeed you are thieves, you are murderers, and you commit adultery and swear falsely and burn incense to Baal and walk after other gods whom you know not;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />You are stealing and murdering and you commit adultery and swear in my name with falsehood, and you lay incense for Baal, and you go after other gods that you do not know<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and offer unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye have not known,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and ye murder, and commit adultery, and steal, and swear falsely, and burn incense to Baal, and are gone after strange gods whom ye know not,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/7-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=2151" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/7.htm">Jeremiah's Message at the Temple Gate</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>But look, you keep trusting in deceptive words to no avail. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1589.htm" title="1589: hă·ḡā·nōḇ (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To steal. A primitive root; to thieve; by implication, to deceive.">Will you steal</a> <a href="/hebrew/7523.htm" title="7523: rā·ṣō·aḥ (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To murder, slay. A primitive root; properly, to dash in pieces, i.e. Kill, especially to murder.">and murder,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5003.htm" title="5003: wə·nā·’ōp̄ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To commit adultery. A primitive root; to commit adultery; figuratively, to apostatize.">commit adultery</a> <a href="/hebrew/7650.htm" title="7650: wə·hiš·šā·ḇê·a‘ (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-InfAbs) -- A primitive root; propr. To be complete, but used only as a denominative from sheba'; to seven oneself, i.e. Swear.">and perjury,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8267.htm" title="8267: laš·še·qer (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- Deception, disappointment, falsehood. From shaqar; an untruth; by implication, a sham."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6999.htm" title="6999: wə·qaṭ·ṭêr (Conj-w:: V-Piel-InfAbs) -- To make sacrifices smoke. A primitive root; to smoke, i.e. Turn into fragrance by fire.">burn incense</a> <a href="/hebrew/1168.htm" title="1168: lab·bā·‘al (Prep-l, Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Baal -- a heathen god. The same as ba'al; Baal, a Phoenician deity.">to Baal,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: wə·hā·lōḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">and follow</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥă·rê (Prep) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after."></a> <a href="/hebrew/312.htm" title="312: ’ă·ḥê·rîm (Adj-mp) -- Another. From 'achar; properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.">other</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">gods</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">you have not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yə·ḏa‘·tem (V-Qal-Perf-2mp) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">known,</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>and then come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, ‘We are delivered, so we can continue with all these abominations’?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/20-13.htm">Exodus 20:13-16</a></span><br />You shall not murder. / You shall not commit adultery. / You shall not steal. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/5-17.htm">Deuteronomy 5:17-20</a></span><br />You shall not murder. / You shall not commit adultery. / You shall not steal. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-1.htm">Hosea 4:1-2</a></span><br />Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land! / Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/2-1.htm">Micah 2:1-2</a></span><br />Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands. / They covet fields and seize them; they take away houses. They deprive a man of his home, a fellow man of his inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/8-16.htm">Zechariah 8:16-17</a></span><br />These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another, render true and sound judgments in your gates, / do not plot evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love to swear falsely, for I hate all these things,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-21.htm">Isaiah 1:21-23</a></span><br />See how the faithful city has become a harlot! She once was full of justice; righteousness resided within her, but now only murderers! / Your silver has become dross; your fine wine is diluted with water. / Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/22-1.htm">Ezekiel 22:1-12</a></span><br />Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, / “As for you, son of man, will you judge her? Will you pass judgment on the city of bloodshed? Then confront her with all her abominations / and tell her that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘O city who brings her own doom by shedding blood within her walls and making idols to defile herself, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/50-16.htm">Psalm 50:16-20</a></span><br />To the wicked, however, God says, “What right have you to recite My statutes and to bear My covenant on your lips? / For you hate My instruction and cast My words behind you. / When you see a thief, you befriend him, and throw in your lot with adulterers. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-5.htm">Malachi 3:5</a></span><br />“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/13-9.htm">Romans 13:9</a></span><br />The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/2-10.htm">James 2:10-11</a></span><br />Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it. / For He who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” If you do not commit adultery, but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-19.htm">Matthew 15:19</a></span><br />For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-21.htm">Mark 7:21-23</a></span><br />For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, / greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness. / All these evils come from within, and these are what defile a man.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">1 Corinthians 6:9-10</a></span><br />Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-19.htm">Galatians 5:19-21</a></span><br />The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Will you steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense to Baal, and walk after other gods whom you know not;</p><p class="hdg">steal.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/9-2.htm">Jeremiah 9:2-9</a></b></br> Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they <i>be</i> all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/50-16.htm">Psalm 50:16-21</a></b></br> But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or <i>that</i> thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/59-1.htm">Isaiah 59:1-8</a></b></br> Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: … </p><p class="hdg">and burn.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/11-13.htm">Jeremiah 11:13,17</a></b></br> For <i>according to</i> the number of thy cities were thy gods, O Judah; and <i>according to</i> the number of the streets of Jerusalem have ye set up altars to <i>that</i> shameful thing, <i>even</i> altars to burn incense unto Baal… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/32-29.htm">Jeremiah 32:29</a></b></br> And the Chaldeans, that fight against this city, shall come and set fire on this city, and burn it with the houses, upon whose roofs they have offered incense unto Baal, and poured out drink offerings unto other gods, to provoke me to anger.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/18-21.htm">1 Kings 18:21</a></b></br> And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD <i>be</i> God, follow him: but if Baal, <i>then</i> follow him. And the people answered him not a word.</p><p class="hdg">and walk.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/7-6.htm">Jeremiah 7:6</a></b></br> <i>If</i> ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/13-10.htm">Jeremiah 13:10</a></b></br> This evil people, which refuse to hear my words, which walk in the imagination of their heart, and walk after other gods, to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is good for nothing.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/44-3.htm">Jeremiah 44:3</a></b></br> Because of their wickedness which they have committed to provoke me to anger, in that they went to burn incense, <i>and</i> to serve other gods, whom they knew not, <i>neither</i> they, ye, nor your fathers.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/5-7.htm">Adultery</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-24.htm">Baal</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-8.htm">Ba'al</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-29.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-29.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-7.htm">Commit</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-6.htm">Death</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-8.htm">False.</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-13.htm">Falsely</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-6.htm">Follow</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-6.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-25.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-20.htm">Incense</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-17.htm">Murder</a> <a href="/judges/9-56.htm">Murdering</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-7.htm">Oaths</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-11.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-12.htm">Others</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-16.htm">Perfumes</a> <a href="/matthew/15-19.htm">Perjury</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-20.htm">Sacrifices</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-9.htm">Steal</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-7.htm">Stealing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-6.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-7.htm">Swear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-9.htm">Untrue</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-6.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-12.htm">Wives</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/23-14.htm">Adultery</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-13.htm">Baal</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-13.htm">Ba'al</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-20.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-21.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-5.htm">Commit</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-32.htm">Death</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-2.htm">False.</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-8.htm">Falsely</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-6.htm">Follow</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-18.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-17.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-12.htm">Incense</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-4.htm">Murder</a> <a href="/hosea/4-2.htm">Murdering</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-15.htm">Oaths</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-16.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-10.htm">Others</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-12.htm">Perfumes</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-17.htm">Perjury</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-21.htm">Sacrifices</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-30.htm">Steal</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-30.htm">Stealing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-19.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-16.htm">Swear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-2.htm">Untrue</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-23.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-10.htm">Wives</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/7-1.htm">Jeremiah is sent to call to true repentance, to prevent the Jews' captivity.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/7-8.htm">He rejects their vain confidence,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/7-12.htm">by the example of Shiloh.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/7-17.htm">He threatens them for their idolatry.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/7-21.htm">He rejects the sacrifices of the disobedient.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/7-29.htm">He exhorts to mourn for their abominations in Tophet;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/7-32.htm">and the judgments for the same.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of ancient Israel, stealing was not only a violation of the Eighth Commandment but also a breach of trust within the community. The act of stealing reflects a heart that is not aligned with God's righteousness and justice. It signifies a deeper spiritual malaise where material possessions are valued over divine commandments. This rhetorical question from God through Jeremiah challenges the Israelites to reflect on their moral and spiritual state, urging them to return to a life of integrity and obedience.<p><b>murder</b><br />The term "murder" in Hebrew is "רָצַח" (ratsach), which refers to the unlawful taking of a life. This is a direct violation of the Sixth Commandment. In the historical context of Jeremiah's time, the society was plagued with violence and disregard for human life, reflecting a departure from God's law. Murder, in this sense, is not just a physical act but a manifestation of hatred and a heart far from God. The prophet's message is a call to repentance, emphasizing the sanctity of life as ordained by the Creator.<p><b>commit adultery</b><br />"Adultery" is translated from the Hebrew "נָאַף" (na'aph), indicating unfaithfulness in marriage. This act was not only a personal sin but also a societal one, undermining the family unit, which is foundational to God's covenant community. In Jeremiah's time, adultery was rampant, symbolizing Israel's spiritual adultery against God by pursuing other deities. The prophet uses this term to highlight the breach of covenantal faithfulness, urging a return to purity and devotion both in personal relationships and in the relationship with God.<p><b>swear falsely</b><br />The phrase "swear falsely" comes from the Hebrew "שָׁבַע" (shava) combined with "שֶׁקֶר" (sheqer), meaning to take an oath deceitfully. This act violates the Ninth Commandment and reflects a society where truth is compromised. In the ancient Near Eastern context, oaths were sacred, and swearing falsely was an affront to God's character, who is Truth. Jeremiah's indictment of false swearing is a call to restore honesty and integrity, aligning one's words with God's truth.<p><b>burn incense to Baal</b><br />"Baal" was a Canaanite deity, and burning incense to Baal signifies idolatry, a direct violation of the First Commandment. The Hebrew word for "burn incense" is "קָטַר" (qatar), which was an act of worship. In Jeremiah's time, the Israelites had adopted pagan practices, forsaking their covenant with Yahweh. This phrase underscores the spiritual adultery of Israel, as they turned to false gods for provision and protection. The prophet's message is a call to exclusive worship of the one true God, rejecting all forms of idolatry.<p><b>follow other gods</b><br />The phrase "follow other gods" is derived from the Hebrew "הָלַךְ" (halak), meaning to walk or follow, and "אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים" (elohim acherim), meaning other gods. This indicates a deliberate choice to pursue deities other than Yahweh. Historically, this was a common temptation for Israel, influenced by surrounding nations. Following other gods represents a heart turned away from the covenant relationship with Yahweh. Jeremiah's message is a plea for Israel to return to their first love, walking in the ways of the Lord.<p><b>that you have not known</b><br />The phrase "that you have not known" highlights the foreignness and unfamiliarity of these gods to Israel. The Hebrew "יָדַע" (yada) means to know intimately or experientially. God had revealed Himself to Israel through mighty acts and His law, yet they pursued gods they had no covenantal relationship with. This phrase underscores the folly and danger of forsaking the known God for the unknown, urging a return to the God who had proven Himself faithful and true.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">Will ye steal.</span>--The English obscures the emphasis of the Hebrew idiom which gives the verbs as a series of infinitives, <span class= "ital">What! to steal, to murder, to burn incense to Baal<span class= "bld"> . . .</span></span> <span class= "ital">and then have ye come before me . . .!<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Will ye steal</span>, etc.? rather, <span class="accented">What I stealing</span>, <span class="accented">murdering</span>, <span class="accented">etc</span>.<span class="accented">?</span> The construction is formed by a series of infinitives, preceded by an interrogative expressing extreme surprise, equivalent to "Is this your way of life - a course of theft, and so forth?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/7-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Will you steal</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲגָנֹ֤ב ׀</span> <span class="translit">(hă·ḡā·nōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1589.htm">Strong's 1589: </a> </span><span class="str2">To thieve, to deceive</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and murder,</span><br /><span class="heb">רָצֹ֙חַ֙</span> <span class="translit">(rā·ṣō·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7523.htm">Strong's 7523: </a> </span><span class="str2">To dash in pieces, kill, to murder</span><br /><br /><span class="word">commit adultery</span><br /><span class="heb">וְֽנָאֹ֔ף</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nā·’ōp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5003.htm">Strong's 5003: </a> </span><span class="str2">To commit adultery, to apostatize</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and perjury,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִשָּׁבֵ֥עַ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hiš·šā·ḇê·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7650.htm">Strong's 7650: </a> </span><span class="str2">To seven oneself, swear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">burn incense</span><br /><span class="heb">וְקַטֵּ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·qaṭ·ṭêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6999.htm">Strong's 6999: </a> </span><span class="str2">To smoke, turn into fragrance by fire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Baal,</span><br /><span class="heb">לַבָּ֑עַל</span> <span class="translit">(lab·bā·‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1168.htm">Strong's 1168: </a> </span><span class="str2">Baal -- a heathen god</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and follow</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָלֹ֗ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·lōḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">other</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲחֵרִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḥê·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_312.htm">Strong's 312: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hinder, next, other</span><br /><br /><span class="word">gods</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you have not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">known,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְדַעְתֶּֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḏa‘·tem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/7-9.htm">Jeremiah 7:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/7-9.htm">Jeremiah 7:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/7-9.htm">Jeremiah 7:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/7-9.htm">Jeremiah 7:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/7-9.htm">Jeremiah 7:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/7-9.htm">Jeremiah 7:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/7-9.htm">Jeremiah 7:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/7-9.htm">Jeremiah 7:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/7-9.htm">Jeremiah 7:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/7-9.htm">Jeremiah 7:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/7-9.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 7:9 Will you steal murder and commit adultery (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/7-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 7:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 7:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/7-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 7:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 7:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>