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==Context==
==Context==
Chapters 7 to 10 are brought together "because of their common concern with religious observance".<ref>Jerusalem Bible (1966), footnote at Jeremiah 7:1</ref> Streane, in the [[Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges]], dates Jeremiah's address to the beginning of the reign of King [[Jehoiakim]] (608–7 BC), because {{bibleref2|Jeremiah|26:1|NKJV}}'s very similar wording, "Stand in the court of the Lord’s house, and speak to all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the Lord’s house" expressly dates this address to "the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of [[Josiah]], king of Judah". However, Streane also notes that theologians [[Julius Wellhausen]] and Marti both place it as early as "the crisis brought about by the death of Josiah at [[Megiddo, Israel|Megiddo]]", before Jehoiakim's accession.<ref name=Cambridge />
Chapters 7 to 10 are brought together "because of their common concern with religious observance".<ref>Jerusalem Bible (1966), footnote at Jeremiah 7:1</ref> Streane, in the [[Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges]], dates Jeremiah's address to the beginning of the reign of King [[Jehoiakim]] (608–7 BC), because {{bibleref2|Jeremiah|26:1|NKJV}}'s very similar wording, "Stand in the court of the Lord’s house, and speak to all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the Lord’s house" expressly dates this address to "the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of [[Josiah]], king of Judah". However, Streane also notes that theologians [[Julius Wellhausen]] and Marti both place it as early as "the crisis brought about by the death of Josiah at [[Megiddo, Israel|Megiddo]]", before Jehoiakim's accession.<ref name=Cambridge />

==Verse 9==
: ''Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;''<ref>{{bibleverse|Jeremiah|7:9|KJV}} KJV</ref>
Jeremiah listed six of the [[Ten Commandments]]{{efn|Commandments number '''8, 6, 7, 9, 1''' and '''2''' in Protestant churches}} (cf. {{bibleref2|Exodus|20:1-17|KJV}}; {{bibleverse|Hosea|4:2|KJV}}) that he accused the people of breaking repeatedly without feeling ashamed.{{sfn|Huey|1993|p=106}} Huey noted the use of "six infinite absolutes" in this verse, "drawing attention to the indictment", because this word form is usually used on a finite verb to stress the "certainty the verbal action."{{sfn|Huey|1993|p=106}}


==Verse 11==
==Verse 11==

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Jeremiah 7
Book of Jeremiah in Hebrew Bible, MS. Sassoon 1053, images 283-315.
BookBook of Jeremiah
Hebrew Bible partNevi'im
Order in the Hebrew part6
CategoryLatter Prophets
Christian Bible partOld Testament
Order in the Christian part24

Jeremiah 7 is the seventh chapter of the Book of Jeremiah in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. This book contains prophecies attributed to the prophet Jeremiah, and is one of the Books of the Prophets. Chapters 7 to 10 constitute an address delivered by Jeremiah at the gate of the Temple in Jerusalem.[1]

Text

The original text of this chapter, as with the rest of the Book of Jeremiah, was written in Hebrew language. Since the division of the Bible into chapters and verses in the late medieval period, this chapter is divided into 34 verses.

Textual versions

Some ancient witnesses for the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), the Petersburg Codex of the Prophets (916), Aleppo Codex (10th century), Codex Leningradensis (1008).[2] Some fragments containing parts of this chapter were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls, i.e., 4QJera (4Q70; 225-175 BCE[3][4]), with extant verses 1-2, 15‑19, 28‑34.[5][6]

There is also a translation into Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BC. Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus (B; B; 4th century), Codex Sinaiticus (S; BHK: S; 4th century), Codex Alexandrinus (A; A; 5th century) and Codex Marchalianus (Q; Q; 6th century).[7]

Parashot

The parashah sections listed here are based on the Aleppo Codex.[8] Jeremiah 7 is a part of the Fourth prophecy (Jeremiah 7-10) in the section of Prophecies of Destruction (Jeremiah 1-25). {P}: open parashah; {S}: closed parashah.

{P} 7:1-2 {S} 7:3-15 {P} 7:16-20 {P} 7:21-28 {S} 7:29-31 {P} 7:32-34 [8:1-3 {S}]

Context

Chapters 7 to 10 are brought together "because of their common concern with religious observance".[9] Streane, in the Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges, dates Jeremiah's address to the beginning of the reign of King Jehoiakim (608–7 BC), because Jeremiah 26:1's very similar wording, "Stand in the court of the Lord’s house, and speak to all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the Lord’s house" expressly dates this address to "the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah". However, Streane also notes that theologians Julius Wellhausen and Marti both place it as early as "the crisis brought about by the death of Josiah at Megiddo", before Jehoiakim's accession.[1]

Verse 9

Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;[10]

Jeremiah listed six of the Ten Commandments[a] (cf. Exodus 20:1–17; Hosea 4:2) that he accused the people of breaking repeatedly without feeling ashamed.[11] Huey noted the use of "six infinite absolutes" in this verse, "drawing attention to the indictment", because this word form is usually used on a finite verb to stress the "certainty the verbal action."[11]

Verse 11

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.[12]

This verse is alluded to in Matthew 21:13 (and the parallel passages Mark 11:17 and Luke 19:46),[1] when Jesus quoted the first part of the verse in combination with Isaiah 56:7.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Streane, A. W. (1913), Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges on Jeremiah 7, accessed 4 January 2019
  2. ^ Würthwein 1995, pp. 35–37.
  3. ^ Cross, F.M. apud Freedman, D.N.; Mathews, K.A. (1985). The Paleo-Hebrew Leviticus Scroll (11QpaleoLev). Winona Lake, Indiana. p. 55
  4. ^ Sweeney, Marvin A. (2010). Form and Intertextuality in Prophetic and Apocalyptic Literature. Forschungen zum Alten Testament. Vol. 45 (reprint ed.). Wipf and Stock Publishers. p. 66. ISBN 9781608994182. ISSN 0940-4155.
  5. ^ Ulrich, Eugene, ed. (2010). The Biblical Qumran Scrolls: Transcriptions and Textual Variants. Brill. pp. 558–559. ISBN 9789004181830. Retrieved May 15, 2017. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |editorlink= ignored (|editor-link= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ Fitzmyer, Joseph A. (2008). A Guide to the Dead Sea Scrolls and Related Literature. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. p. 37. ISBN 9780802862419. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  7. ^ Würthwein 1995, pp. 73–74.
  8. ^ As implemented in the Jewish Publication Society's 1917 edition of the Hebrew Bible in English.
  9. ^ Jerusalem Bible (1966), footnote at Jeremiah 7:1
  10. ^ Jeremiah 7:9 KJV
  11. ^ a b c Huey 1993, p. 106.
  12. ^ Jeremiah 7:11 KJV

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