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But I have been watching! declares the LORD. <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/7.htm">New Living Translation</a> Don’t you yourselves admit that this Temple, which bears my name, has become a den of thieves? Surely I see all the evil going on there. I, the LORD, have spoken! <a href="/esv/jeremiah/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> Has this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, I myself have seen it, declares the LORD. <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Has this house, which bears My Name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Yes, I too have seen it, declares the LORD. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/7.htm">King James Bible</a> Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, saith the LORD. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/7.htm">New King James Version</a> Has this house, which is called by My name, become a den of thieves in your eyes? Behold, I, even I, have seen it,” says the LORD. <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Has this house, which is called by My name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Behold, I Myself have seen it,” declares the LORD. <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Has this house, which is called by My name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Behold, I, even I, have seen it,&#8221 declares the LORD. <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Has this house, which is called by My name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Behold, I, even I, have seen it,” declares the LORD. <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Has this house, which is called by My name, become a robbers’ den in your sight? Behold, I, even I, have seen it,” declares Yahweh. <a href="/amp/jeremiah/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Has this house, which is called by My Name, become a den of robbers in your eyes [a place of retreat for you between acts of violence]? Behold, I Myself have seen it,” says the LORD. <a href="/csb/jeremiah/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Has this house, which bears my name, become a den of robbers in your view? Yes, I too have seen it. This is the LORD’s declaration. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Has this house, which is called by My name, become a den of robbers in your view? Yes, I too have seen it.&#8221 This is the LORD&#8217s declaration. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, I, even I, have seen it, saith Jehovah. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> You are thieves, and you have made my temple your hideout. But I've seen everything you have done. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, I, even I, have seen it, saith the LORD. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The house that is called by my name has become a gathering place for thieves. I have seen what you are doing,' " declares the LORD. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> Do you think that my Temple is a hiding place for robbers? I have seen what you are doing. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> Has this house that is called by my name become a hideout for bandits in your eyes? Look, I'm watching," declares the LORD. <a href="/msb/jeremiah/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Has this house, which bears My Name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Yes, I too have seen it, declares the LORD. <a href="/net/jeremiah/7.htm">NET Bible</a> Do you think this temple I have claimed as my own is to be a hideout for robbers? You had better take note! I have seen for myself what you have done! says the LORD. <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Look, I, even I, have seen it, says the LORD. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, saith the LORD. <a href="/web/jeremiah/7.htm">World English Bible</a> Has this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, I myself have seen it,” says Yahweh. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Has this house, "" On which My Name is called, "" Been a den of burglars in your eyes? Even I, behold, have seen,” "" A declaration of YHWH. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> A den of burglars hath this house, On which My name is called, been in your eyes? Even I, lo, I have seen, an affirmation of Jehovah. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Was this house which my name was called upon it a cave of those breaking down in your eyes? also I, behold, I saw, says Jehovah.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Is this house then, in which my name hath been called upon, in your eyes become a den of robbers? I, I am he: I have seen it, saith the Lord. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> So then, has this house, where my name has been invoked, become a den of robbers in your eyes? It is I, I am, I have seen, says the Lord. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/7.htm">New American Bible</a> Has this house which bears my name become in your eyes a den of thieves? I have seen it for myself!—oracle of the LORD. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Has this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your sight? You know, I too am watching, says the LORD.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Is this house which is called by my name become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, says the LORD. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Has this house upon which my name is called become a den of thieves in your eyes? Also, behold, I have seen it, says LORD JEHOVAH<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Is this house, whereupon My name is called, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, I, even I, have seen it, saith the LORD. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Is my house, whereon my name is called, a den of robbers in your eyes? And, behold, I have seen it, saith the Lord. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/7-11.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=2173" 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">Jeremiah's Message at the Temple Gate</a> …10and 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’? 11<a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">Has this</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: hab·ba·yiṯ (Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">house,</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.">which</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: niq·rā- (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">bears</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: šə·mî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">My Name,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">become</a> <a href="/hebrew/4631.htm" title="4631: ham·‘ā·raṯ (Art:: N-fsc) -- A cave. From uwr; a cavern.">a den</a> <a href="/hebrew/6530.htm" title="6530: pā·ri·ṣîm (N-mp) -- Violent one. From parats; violent, i.e. A tyrant.">of robbers</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: bə·‘ê·nê·ḵem (Prep-b:: N-cdc:: 2mp) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">your sight?</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">Yes,</a> <a href="/hebrew/595.htm" title="595: ’ā·nō·ḵî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Sometimes; a primitive pro. I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">too</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rā·’î·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">have seen it,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5002.htm" title="5002: nə·’um- (N-msc) -- Utterance. From na'am; an oracle.">declares</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD.</a> 12But go now to the place in Shiloh where I first made a dwelling for My Name, and see what I did to it because of the wickedness of My people Israel.…<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="/matthew/21-13.htm">Matthew 21:13</a> And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’” <a href="/mark/11-17.htm">Mark 11:17</a> Then Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’” <a href="/luke/19-46.htm">Luke 19:46</a> He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be a house of prayer.’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’” <a href="/isaiah/56-7.htm">Isaiah 56:7</a> I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.” <a href="/malachi/3-8.htm">Malachi 3:8-10</a> Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you ask, ‘How do we rob You?’ In tithes and offerings. / You are cursed with a curse, yet you—the whole nation—are still robbing Me. / Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure. <a href="/ezekiel/7-20.htm">Ezekiel 7:20-22</a> His beautiful ornaments they transformed into pride and used them to fashion their vile images and detestable idols. Therefore I will make these into something unclean for them. / And I will hand these things over as plunder to foreigners and loot to the wicked of the earth, who will defile them. / I will turn My face away from them, and they will defile My treasured place. Violent men will enter it, and they will defile it. <a href="/1_kings/8-29.htm">1 Kings 8:29-30</a> May Your eyes be open toward this temple night and day, toward the place of which You said, ‘My Name shall be there,’ so that You may hear the prayer that Your servant prays toward this place. / Hear the plea of Your servant and of Your people Israel when they pray toward this place. May You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place. May You hear and forgive. <a href="/2_kings/21-4.htm">2 Kings 21:4-7</a> Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “In Jerusalem I will put My Name.” / In both courtyards of the house of the LORD, he built altars to all the host of heaven. / He sacrificed his own son in the fire, practiced sorcery and divination, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger. ... <a href="/john/2-16.htm">John 2:16</a> To those selling doves He said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn My Father’s house into a marketplace!” <a href="/hosea/9-15.htm">Hosea 9:15</a> All their evil appears at Gilgal, for there I hated them. I will drive them from My house for the wickedness of their deeds. I will no longer love them; all their leaders are rebellious. <a href="/micah/3-11.htm">Micah 3:11</a> Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.” <a href="/zechariah/5-3.htm">Zechariah 5:3-4</a> Then he told me, “This is the curse that is going out over the face of all the land, for according to one side of the scroll, every thief will be removed; and according to the other side, every perjurer will be removed. / I will send it out, declares the LORD of Hosts, and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of him who swears falsely by My name. It will remain inside his house and destroy it, down to its timbers and stones.” <a href="/amos/5-21.htm">Amos 5:21-23</a> “I hate, I despise your feasts! I cannot stand the stench of your solemn assemblies. / Even though you offer Me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; for your peace offerings of fattened cattle I will have no regard. / Take away from Me the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps. <a href="/psalms/69-9.htm">Psalm 69:9</a> because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me. <a href="/1_corinthians/3-16.htm">1 Corinthians 3:16-17</a> Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? / If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, said the LORD.this.<a href="/2_chronicles/6-33.htm">2 Chronicles 6:33</a> Then hear thou from the heavens, even from thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for; that all people of the earth may know thy name, and fear thee, as doth thy people Israel, and may know that this house which I have built is called by thy name.<a href="/isaiah/56-7.htm">Isaiah 56:7</a> Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.<a href="/matthew/21-13.htm">Matthew 21:13</a> And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.even.<a href="/jeremiah/2-34.htm">Jeremiah 2:34</a> Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents: I have not found it by secret search, but upon all these.<a href="/jeremiah/16-16.htm">Jeremiah 16:16,17</a> Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith the LORD, and they shall fish them; and after will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks… <a href="/jeremiah/23-24.htm">Jeremiah 23:24</a> Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/6-12.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-10.htm">Bears</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-12.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-8.htm">Den</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-21.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-1.htm">Hole</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-10.htm">House</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-24.htm">Robbers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-1.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-23.htm">Thieves</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-26.htm">Watching</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-10.htm">Whereupon</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/7-19.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-14.htm">Bears</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-13.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Den</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-30.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-4.htm">Hole</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-14.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-22.htm">Robbers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-15.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-27.htm">Thieves</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-10.htm">Watching</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-14.htm">Whereupon</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Has this house, which bears My Name, This phrase refers to the temple in Jerusalem, which was considered the dwelling place of God among His people. The temple was central to Jewish worship and identity, symbolizing God's presence and covenant with Israel. The phrase "bears My Name" indicates the temple's sanctity and the divine authority associated with it. The temple was meant to be a place of prayer and worship, as seen in Solomon's dedication prayer (<a href="/1_kings/8-29.htm">1 Kings 8:29</a>). The misuse of the temple for unjust purposes is a violation of its sacred purpose.become a den of robbers in your sight? The term "den of robbers" suggests a place where thieves retreat after committing their crimes. This imagery implies that the people were using the temple as a cover for their sinful behavior, thinking they could find refuge there despite their unrighteousness. This phrase is echoed in the New Testament when Jesus cleanses the temple (<a href="/matthew/21-13.htm">Matthew 21:13</a>, <a href="/mark/11-17.htm">Mark 11:17</a>, <a href="/luke/19-46.htm">Luke 19:46</a>), highlighting the continuity of God's concern for true worship and justice. The people's actions were hypocritical, as they engaged in idolatry and injustice while believing the temple rituals would protect them.Yes, I too have seen it, God's declaration that He has seen their actions emphasizes His omniscience and the fact that nothing is hidden from Him. This serves as a warning that God is aware of the people's hypocrisy and the corruption within the temple. It underscores the futility of attempting to deceive God with outward religious observance while living in disobedience. This is consistent with other biblical passages that highlight God's awareness of human actions and intentions (<a href="/psalms/139.htm">Psalm 139:1-4</a>, <a href="/hebrews/4-13.htm">Hebrews 4:13</a>).declares the LORD. The phrase "declares the LORD" affirms the authority and finality of the message. It is a prophetic formula used throughout the Old Testament to signify that the words spoken are not merely the prophet's but are directly from God. This adds weight to the warning and calls the people to repentance. The use of God's covenant name, "LORD" (YHWH), reminds the audience of their special relationship with God and the responsibilities that come with it.<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. He is known for his lamentations and his role as a "weeping prophet." 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, who speaks through Jeremiah to address the people's sins and call them to repentance. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_temple_in_jerusalem.htm">The Temple in Jerusalem</a> The central place of worship for the Israelites, which had become corrupted by the people's idolatry and false sense of security. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_people_of_judah.htm">The People of Judah</a> The inhabitants of the southern kingdom of Israel, who were engaging in idolatry and injustice, believing that the mere presence of the Temple would protect them. 5. <a href="/topical/b/babylonian_threat.htm">Babylonian Threat</a> The impending judgment and exile that would come upon Judah as a result of their disobedience, symbolized by the Babylonian Empire.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/true_worship_vs._ritualistic_religion.htm">True Worship vs. Ritualistic Religion</a> God desires genuine worship that reflects a heart aligned with His will, not mere ritualistic practices devoid of true devotion. <a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_false_security.htm">The Danger of False Security</a> Trusting in religious symbols or institutions without a corresponding life of obedience and justice leads to spiritual complacency and judgment. <a href="/topical/g/god's_omniscience_and_justice.htm">God's Omniscience and Justice</a> God sees beyond outward appearances and knows the true state of our hearts. His justice will address hypocrisy and corruption. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a> The call to repentance is an invitation to return to a right relationship with God, which brings restoration and blessing. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_church_today.htm">The Role of the Church Today</a> The Church must guard against becoming a "den of robbers" by ensuring that its practices and teachings align with the heart of God, focusing on justice, mercy, and faithfulness.<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/why_did_jesus_cleanse_the_temple.htm">What was Jesus' purpose in cleansing the temple?</a> <a href="/q/how_is_jesus'_temple_action_peaceful.htm">Mark 11:15–17: How is Jesus driving out merchants from the temple consistent with a message of peace and compassion? </a> <a href="/q/did_jesus_cleanse_the_temple_same_day.htm">Did Jesus cleanse the temple the same day he entered Jerusalem? Yes (Matthew 21:12) or No, he waited until the next day (Mark 11:1-17)?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_jesus_use_a_whip_in_the_temple.htm">Why would Jesus, allegedly teaching nonviolence, use a whip to drive merchants out of the temple (John 2:14–15)?</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>(11) A den of robbers.--The words had a special force in a country like Palestine, where the limestone rocks presented many caves, which, like that of Adullam (<a href="/context/1_samuel/22-1.htm" title="David therefore departed there, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brothers and all his father's house heard it, they went down thither to him.">1Samuel 22:1-2</a>), were the refuge of outlaws and robbers. Those who now flocked to the courts of the Temple, including even priests and prophets, were as such robbers, finding shelter there, and soothing their consciences by their worship, as the brigands of Italy do by their devotions at the shrine of some favourite Madonna. It had for them no higher sanctity than "a den of robbers." The word for "robber" implies the more violent form of lawless plunder. The words are memorable, as having re-appeared in our Lord's rebuke of the money-changers and traffickers in the Temple (<a href="/matthew/21-13.htm" title="And said to them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but you have made it a den of thieves.">Matthew 21:13</a>; <a href="/mark/11-17.htm" title="And he taught, saying to them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but you have made it a den of thieves.">Mark 11:17</a>; <a href="/luke/19-46.htm" title="Saying to them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but you have made it a den of thieves.">Luke 19:46</a>); and, taken together with the reference at the last Supper to the New Covenant of <a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm" title="Behold, the days come, said the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:">Jeremiah 31:31</a>, suggest the thought that our Lord was leading His disciples to see in the prophet's work a foreshadowing of His own relation to the evils of His time, and more than a foreshadowing of the great remedy which He was to work out for them.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 11. - Even I have seen it; understand, "and I will therefore destroy the house which gives shelter to evil-doers." <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/7-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Has this הַזֶּ֛ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that house, הַבַּ֧יִת (hab·ba·yiṯ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house which אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that bears נִקְרָֽא־ (niq·rā-) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> To call, proclaim, read My name, שְׁמִ֥י (šə·mî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> A name become הָיָ֨ה (hā·yāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be a den הַמְעָרַ֣ת (ham·‘ā·raṯ) Article | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4631.htm">Strong's 4631: </a> A cavern of robbers פָּרִצִ֗ים (pā·ri·ṣîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6530.htm">Strong's 6530: </a> Violent, a tyrant in your sight? בְּעֵינֵיכֶ֑ם (bə·‘ê·nê·ḵem) Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> An eye, a fountain Yes, הִנֵּ֥ה (hin·nêh) Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> Lo! behold! I אָנֹכִ֛י (’ā·nō·ḵî) Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_595.htm">Strong's 595: </a> I too גַּ֧ם (gam) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and have seen it, רָאִ֖יתִי (rā·’î·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see declares נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5002.htm">Strong's 5002: </a> An oracle the LORD. יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> YHWH <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/7-11.htm">Jeremiah 7:11 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/7-11.htm">Jeremiah 7:11 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/7-11.htm">Jeremiah 7:11 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/7-11.htm">Jeremiah 7:11 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/7-11.htm">Jeremiah 7:11 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/7-11.htm">Jeremiah 7:11 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/7-11.htm">Jeremiah 7:11 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/7-11.htm">Jeremiah 7:11 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/7-11.htm">Jeremiah 7:11 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/7-11.htm">Jeremiah 7:11 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-11.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 7:11 Is this house which is called (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/7-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 7:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 7:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/7-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 7:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 7:12" /></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>