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Walk in obedience to all I command you, that it may go well with you. <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/7.htm">New Living Translation</a> This is what I told them: ‘Obey me, and I will be your God, and you will be my people. Do everything as I say, and all will be well!’ <a href="/esv/jeremiah/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> But this command I gave them: ‘Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be my people. And walk in all the way that I command you, that it may be well with you.’ <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> but this is what I commanded them: Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must walk in all the ways I have commanded you, so that it may go well with you. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/7.htm">King James Bible</a> But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/7.htm">New King James Version</a> But this is what I commanded them, saying, ‘Obey My voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be My people. And walk in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well with you.’ <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> But this is what I commanded them, saying, ‘Obey My voice, and I will be your God, and you will be My people; and you shall walk entirely in the way which I command you, so that it may go well for you.’ <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220But this is what I commanded them, saying, &#8216Obey My voice, and I will be your God, and you will be My people; and you will walk in all the way which I command you, that it may be well with you.&#8217 <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “But this is what I commanded them, saying, ‘Obey My voice, and I will be your God, and you will be My people; and you will walk in all the way which I command you, that it may be well with you.’ <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> But this is what I commanded them, saying, ‘Listen to My voice, and I will be your God, and you will be My people; and you will walk in the entire way which I command you, that it may be well with you.’ <a href="/amp/jeremiah/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> But this thing I did command them: ‘Listen to and obey My voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be My people; and you will walk in all the way which I command you, so that it may be well with you.’ <a href="/csb/jeremiah/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> However, I did give them this command: ‘Obey me, and then I will be your God, and you will be my people. Follow every way I command you so that it may go well with you.’ <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> However, I did give them this command: Obey Me, and then I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must follow every way I command you so that it may go well with you. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> but this thing I commanded them, saying, Hearken unto my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people; and walk ye in all the way that I command you, that it may be well with you. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Instead, I told them, "If you listen to me and do what I tell you, I will be your God, you will be my people, and all will go well for you." <a href="/erv/jeremiah/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> but this thing I commanded them, saying, Hearken unto my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the way that I command you, that it may be well with you. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> But I did tell them this, 'Obey me, and I will be your God, and you will be my people. Live the way I told you to live so that things will go well for you.' <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> But I did command them to obey me, so that I would be their God and they would be my people. And I told them to live the way I had commanded them, so that things would go well for them. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> but I did give them this command: 'Obey me and I'll be your God, and you will be my people. Walk in all the ways that I command you so it will go well for you.' <a href="/msb/jeremiah/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> but this is what I commanded them: Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must walk in all the ways I have commanded you, so that it may go well with you. <a href="/net/jeremiah/7.htm">NET Bible</a> I also explicitly commanded them: "Obey me. If you do, I will be your God and you will be my people. Live exactly the way I tell you and things will go well with you." <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> but this thing I commanded them, saying, 'Listen to my voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be my people; and walk in all the way that I command you, that it may be well with you.' <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> But this thing I commanded them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well to you. <a href="/web/jeremiah/7.htm">World English Bible</a> but this thing I commanded them, saying, ‘Listen to my voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be my people. Walk in all the way that I command you, that it may be well with you.’ <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> But this thing I commanded them, saying, "" Listen to My voice, "" And I have been to you for God, "" And you are to Me for a people, "" And have walked in all the way that I command you, "" So that it is well for you. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> But this thing I commanded them, saying: Hearken to My voice, And I have been to you for God, And ye -- ye are to Me for a people, And have walked in all the way that I command you, So that it is well for you. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> But this word I commanded them, saying, Hear to my voice, and I was to you for God, and in shall be to me for a people: and go in all the ways which I shall command you, so that it shall be well to you.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> But this thing I commanded them, saying: Hearken to my voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be my people: and walk ye in all the way that I have commanded you, that it may be well with you. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> But on this matter I did instruct them, saying: Listen to my voice, and I will be your God, and you will be my people. And walk in the entire way that I have commanded you, so that it may be well with you. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/7.htm">New American Bible</a> This rather is what I commanded them: Listen to my voice; then I will be your God and you shall be my people. Walk exactly in the way I command you, so that you may prosper. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> But this command I gave them, “Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be my people; and walk only in the way that I command you, so that it may be well with you.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> But this thing I commanded them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God and you shall be my people; and walk in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well with you. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> But this word I commanded them and I said: ‘Hear my voice and I shall be God to you and you will be to me a people, and walk in all the ways that I command you, that it will be good for you’<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> but this thing I commanded them, saying: 'Hearken unto My voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be My people; and walk ye in all the way that I command you, that it may be well with you.' <a href="/sep/jeremiah/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> but I commanded them this thing, saying, Hear ye my voice, and I will be to you a God, and ye shall be to me a people: and walk ye in all my ways which I shall command you, that it may be well with you. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/7-23.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=2309" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/7.htm">Judah's Idolatry Persists</a> …22For when I brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt, I did not merely command them about burnt offerings and sacrifices, 23<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">but</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: had·dā·ḇār (Art:: N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">this is what</a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: ṣiw·wî·ṯî (V-Piel-Perf-1cs) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">I commanded them:</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·w·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šim·‘ū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">Obey Me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: ḇə·qō·w·lî (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yî·ṯî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">and I will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">your</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: lê·lō·hîm (Prep-l:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: wə·’at·tem (Conj-w:: Pro-2mp) -- You (masc. sing.). ">and you</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: tih·yū- (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">My</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: lə·‘ām (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">people.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: wa·hă·laḵ·tem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">You must walk</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵāl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">in all</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: had·de·reḵ (Art:: N-cs) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">the ways</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: ’ă·ṣaw·weh (V-Piel-Imperf-1cs) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">I have commanded</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="4616: lə·ma·‘an (Conj) -- From anah; properly, heed, i.e. Purpose; used only adverbially, on account of, teleologically, in order that.">so that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3190.htm" title="3190: yî·ṭaḇ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To be good, well, glad, or pleasing. A primitive root; to be make well, literally or figuratively.">it may go well</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">with you.</a> 24Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but they followed the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts. They went backward and not forward.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/deuteronomy/6-3.htm">Deuteronomy 6:3-5</a> Hear, O Israel, and be careful to observe them, so that you may prosper and multiply greatly in a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you. / Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is One. / And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. <a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5-6</a> Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine. / And unto Me you shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you are to speak to the Israelites.” <a href="/deuteronomy/5-33.htm">Deuteronomy 5:33</a> You must walk in all the ways that the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess. <a href="/leviticus/26-12.htm">Leviticus 26:12</a> I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people. <a href="/deuteronomy/10-12.htm">Deuteronomy 10:12-13</a> And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God by walking in all His ways, to love Him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, / and to keep the commandments and statutes of the LORD that I am giving you this day for your own good? <a href="/exodus/15-26.htm">Exodus 15:26</a> saying, “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God, and do what is right in His eyes, and pay attention to His commands, and keep all His statutes, then I will not bring on you any of the diseases I inflicted on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you.” <a href="/deuteronomy/11-1.htm">Deuteronomy 11:1</a> You shall therefore love the LORD your God and always keep His charge, His statutes, His ordinances, and His commandments. <a href="/1_samuel/15-22.htm">1 Samuel 15:22</a> But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams. <a href="/isaiah/1-19.htm">Isaiah 1:19-20</a> If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land. / But if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken. <a href="/ezekiel/11-20.htm">Ezekiel 11:20</a> so that they may follow My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them. Then they will be My people, and I will be their God. <a href="/ezekiel/36-27.htm">Ezekiel 36:27</a> And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances. <a href="/matthew/22-37.htm">Matthew 22:37-38</a> Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ / This is the first and greatest commandment. <a href="/john/14-15.htm">John 14:15</a> If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. <a href="/john/15-10.htm">John 15:10</a> If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love. <a href="/romans/6-16.htm">Romans 6:16</a> Do you not know that when you offer yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves to the one you obey, whether you are slaves to sin leading to death, or to obedience leading to righteousness?</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be my people: and walk you in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well to you.Obey.<a href="/jeremiah/11-4.htm">Jeremiah 11:4,7</a> Which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God: … <a href="/exodus/15-26.htm">Exodus 15:26</a> And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.<a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5,6</a> Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: … and I.<a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33</a> But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.that it.<a href="/jeremiah/42-6.htm">Jeremiah 42:6</a> Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of the LORD our God.<a href="/deuteronomy/4-10.htm">Deuteronomy 4:10</a> Specially the day that thou stoodest before the LORD thy God in Horeb, when the LORD said unto me, Gather me the people together, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the earth, and that they may teach their children.<a href="/deuteronomy/5-16.htm">Deuteronomy 5:16,33</a> Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/7-22.htm">Command</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-22.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-13.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-17.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-24.htm">Obey</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-18.htm">Order</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-33.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-13.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-9.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-8.htm">Walked</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-27.htm">Way</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-5.htm">Ways</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/7-31.htm">Command</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-31.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-24.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-27.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-24.htm">Obey</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-4.htm">Order</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-31.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-27.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-24.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-24.htm">Walked</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-6.htm">Way</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-2.htm">Ways</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 7</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/7-1.htm">Jeremiah is sent to call to true repentance, to prevent the Jews' captivity.</a> 8. <a href="/jeremiah/7-8.htm">He rejects their vain confidence,</a> 12. <a href="/jeremiah/7-12.htm">by the example of Shiloh.</a> 17. <a href="/jeremiah/7-17.htm">He threatens them for their idolatry.</a> 21. <a href="/jeremiah/7-21.htm">He rejects the sacrifices of the disobedient.</a> 29. <a href="/jeremiah/7-29.htm">He exhorts to mourn for their abominations in Tophet;</a> 32. <a href="/jeremiah/7-32.htm">and the judgments for the same.</a> </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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The command is rooted in the historical context of the Exodus, where God delivered His people from Egypt and gave them the Law. This command is a reminder of the covenant stipulations found in <a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5-6</a>, where God calls Israel to be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.Obey Me, Obedience is central to the covenant relationship between God and Israel. The Hebrew concept of obedience involves hearing and responding to God's voice. This call to obedience is echoed throughout the Old Testament, such as in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4-5</a>, where the Shema emphasizes loving God with all one's heart, soul, and strength. Obedience is not merely external compliance but involves a heart aligned with God's will.and I will be your God, This promise signifies the personal and communal relationship God desires with His people. It reflects the covenant formula found in <a href="/leviticus/26-12.htm">Leviticus 26:12</a> and <a href="/ezekiel/37-27.htm">Ezekiel 37:27</a>, where God promises His presence among His people. This relationship is foundational to Israel's identity and mission, setting them apart from other nations.and you will be My people. Being God's people implies a special status and responsibility. It involves living according to God's laws and reflecting His character to the nations. This identity is reaffirmed in <a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a>, where believers are described as a chosen people and a royal priesthood, indicating continuity between the Old and New Covenants.You must walk in all the ways I have commanded you, Walking in God's ways implies a lifestyle of consistent obedience and faithfulness. The metaphor of walking suggests a journey or pilgrimage, highlighting the ongoing nature of the relationship with God. This concept is reiterated in <a href="/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8</a>, where God requires His people to act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with Him.so that it may go well with you. This phrase underscores the blessings associated with obedience. The Deuteronomic principle of blessings and curses (Deuteronomy 28) is evident here, where obedience leads to prosperity and well-being. This promise is not merely material but encompasses spiritual and communal flourishing. The ultimate fulfillment of this promise is seen in the New Covenant, where believers experience abundant life in Christ (<a href="/john/10-10.htm">John 10:10</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> A prophet called by God to deliver messages of warning and hope to the people of Judah. His ministry took place during a time of great turmoil and impending judgment. 2. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, which was facing imminent judgment due to its persistent disobedience and idolatry. 3. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a> The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who desires a relationship with His people based on obedience and faithfulness. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_covenant.htm">The Covenant</a> The agreement between God and Israel, where God promises to be their God if they obey His commandments. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_temple_sermon.htm">The Temple Sermon</a> The context of <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/7.htm">Jeremiah 7</a>, where Jeremiah delivers a sermon at the gate of the Lord's house, calling the people to repentance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_obedience.htm">The Call to Obedience</a> God desires a relationship with His people that is marked by obedience. This obedience is not just about following rules but is a response to His love and faithfulness. <a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a> Understanding our relationship with God as a covenant helps us see the importance of faithfulness and commitment. Just as God is faithful, He calls us to be faithful in our walk with Him. <a href="/topical/t/the_promise_of_well-being.htm">The Promise of Well-being</a> Obedience to God's commands is linked to well-being. This is not just physical prosperity but encompasses spiritual health and peace. <a href="/topical/l/listening_to_god's_voice.htm">Listening to God's Voice</a> In a world full of distractions, prioritizing God's voice through Scripture and prayer is essential for walking in His ways. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_renewal.htm">Repentance and Renewal</a> Like the people of Judah, we are called to examine our lives, repent of disobedience, and renew our commitment to follow God's commands.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 7</a> <a href="/q/is_your_will_done_on_earth_as_in_heaven.htm">Is your will being done on earth as in heaven?</a> <a href="/q/does_hosea_1_4-9_conflict_with_god's_mercy.htm">Does the symbolic naming in Hosea 1:4–9 conflict with the broader biblical emphasis on God’s mercy and redemption?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_god_favor_israel_over_others.htm">If all humans are equal, why does God show favoritism to Israel over other nations?</a> <a href="/q/how_did_zedekiah_ignore_yet_seek_jeremiah.htm">In Jeremiah 37:2, how can we reconcile the claim that King Zedekiah and his officials refused to listen to God’s word with other passages suggesting they occasionally sought Jeremiah’s counsel?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(23) But this thing commanded I them.--The words that follow are a composite quotation, partly from the lately re-found Deuteronomy (<a href="/deuteronomy/5-33.htm" title="You shall walk in all the ways which the LORD your God has commanded you, that you may live, and that it may be well with you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which you shall possess.">Deuteronomy 5:33</a>), partly from the words that were strictly true of the "day" when Israel came out of Egypt (<a href="/exodus/19-5.htm" title="Now therefore, if you will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then you shall be a peculiar treasure to me above all people: for all the earth is mine:">Exodus 19:5</a>), partly from the very book which seemed to be most characterised by sacrificial ritual, Leviticus (<a href="/leviticus/26-12.htm" title="And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and you shall be my people.">Leviticus 26:12</a>). The influence of Jeremiah's teaching on later Jewish thought is shown by the fact that this very section of Jeremiah (<a href="/context/jeremiah/7-21.htm" title="Thus said the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Put your burnt offerings to your sacrifices, and eat flesh.">Jeremiah 7:21-28</a>) appears in the Synagogue ritual as the Haphtara, or second lesson from the prophets, after Leviticus 6-8, as the Parashah, or first lesson from the Law. The Synagogue worship, indeed, was, in the nature of the case, the result of the teaching of scribes and prophets rather than of priests, and therefore a witness for the spiritual truth symbolised in sacrifice, and not for the perpetuation of the symbol.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 23. - But this thing... Obey my voice, etc. Comp. <a href="/deuteronomy/6-3.htm">Deuteronomy 6:3</a>, "Hear [the verb rendered here 'obey'] therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee," etc. The words, I will be your God; rather, to you a God, etc., occur in <a href="/leviticus/26-12.htm">Leviticus 26:12</a> (comp. <a href="/exodus/6-7.htm">Exodus 6:7</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/29-13.htm">Deuteronomy 29:13</a>). Walk ye in all the ways, etc., is not a citation, but reminds us of passages like <a href="/deuteronomy/9-12.htm">Deuteronomy 9:12, 16</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/11-28.htm">Deuteronomy 11:28</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/31-29.htm">Deuteronomy 31:29</a>. That it may be well unto you is a characteristic phrase of Jeremiah (<a href="/jeremiah/43-6.htm">Jeremiah 43:6</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/38-20.htm">Jeremiah 38:20</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/40-9.htm">Jeremiah 40:9</a>); but is also frequent in Deuteronomy (comp., besides the passage quoted above, <a href="/deuteronomy/4-40.htm">Deuteronomy 4:40</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/5-16.htm">Deuteronomy 5:16</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/6-18.htm">Deuteronomy 6:18</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/12-25.htm">Deuteronomy 12:25</a>). <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/7-23.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>but כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction this is what הַ֠זֶּה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that I commanded them: צִוִּ֨יתִי (ṣiw·wî·ṯî) Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order Obey Me, שִׁמְע֣וּ (šim·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently and I will be וְהָיִ֤יתִי (wə·hā·yî·ṯî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be your God, לֵֽאלֹהִ֔ים (lê·lō·hîm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative and you וְאַתֶּ֖ם (wə·’at·tem) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you will be תִּֽהְיוּ־ (tih·yū-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be My people. לְעָ֑ם (lə·‘ām) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock You must walk וַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗ם (wa·hă·laḵ·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk in all בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the ways הַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ (had·de·reḵ) Article | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> A road, a course of life, mode of action I have commanded אֲצַוֶּ֣ה (’ă·ṣaw·weh) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order you, אֶתְכֶ֔ם (’eṯ·ḵem) Direct object marker | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case so that לְמַ֖עַן (lə·ma·‘an) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4616.htm">Strong's 4616: </a> Purpose -- intent it may go well with you. יִיטַ֥ב (yî·ṭaḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3190.htm">Strong's 3190: </a> To be good, well, glad, or pleasing <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/7-23.htm">Jeremiah 7:23 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/7-23.htm">Jeremiah 7:23 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/7-23.htm">Jeremiah 7:23 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/7-23.htm">Jeremiah 7:23 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/7-23.htm">Jeremiah 7:23 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/7-23.htm">Jeremiah 7:23 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/7-23.htm">Jeremiah 7:23 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/7-23.htm">Jeremiah 7:23 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/7-23.htm">Jeremiah 7:23 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/7-23.htm">Jeremiah 7:23 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-23.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 7:23 But this thing I commanded them saying (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/7-22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 7:22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 7:22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/7-24.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 7:24"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 7:24" /></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>