Jeremiah 7:10
New International Version
and then come and stand before me in this house, which bears my Name, and say, “We are safe"—safe to do all these detestable things?

New Living Translation
and then come here and stand before me in my Temple and chant, “We are safe!”—only to go right back to all those evils again?

English Standard Version
and then come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, ‘We are delivered!’—only to go on doing all these abominations?

Berean Standard Bible
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’?

King James Bible
And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations?

New King James Version
and then come and stand before Me in this house which is called by My name, and say, ‘We are delivered to do all these abominations’?

New American Standard Bible
then come and stand before Me in this house which is called by My name, and say, ‘We are saved!’—so that you may do all these abominations?

NASB 1995
then come and stand before Me in this house, which is called by My name, and say, ‘We are delivered!’— that you may do all these abominations?

NASB 1977
then come and stand before Me in this house, which is called by My name, and say, ‘We are delivered!’—that you may do all these abominations?

Legacy Standard Bible
then come and stand before Me in this house, which is called by My name, and say, ‘We are delivered!’—that you may do all these abominations?

Amplified Bible
and [then dare to] come and stand before Me in this house, which is called by My Name, and say, ‘We are protected and set free [by this act of religious ritual]!’—only to go on with this wickedness and these disgusting and loathsome things?

Christian Standard Bible
Then do you come and stand before me in this house that bears my name and say, “We are rescued, so we can continue doing all these detestable acts”?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then do you come and stand before Me in this house called by My name and say, ‘We are delivered, so we can continue doing all these detestable acts?

American Standard Version
and come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered; that ye may do all these abominations?

Contemporary English Version
And then you come into my temple and worship me! Do you think I will protect you so that you can go on sinning?

English Revised Version
and come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered; that ye may do all these abominations.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then you stand in my presence in the house that is called by my name. You think that you're safe to do all these disgusting things.

Good News Translation
You do these things I hate, and then you come and stand in my presence, in my own Temple, and say, 'We are safe!'

International Standard Version
and then come to stand before me in this house that is called by my name and say, 'We're delivered' so we can continue to do all these things that are repugnant to God?

Majority Standard Bible
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’?

NET Bible
Then you come and stand in my presence in this temple I have claimed as my own and say, "We are safe!" You think you are so safe that you go on doing all those hateful sins!

New Heart English Bible
and come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, "We are delivered"; that you may do all these abominations?

Webster's Bible Translation
And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations?

World English Bible
then come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, ‘We are delivered,’ that you may do all these abominations?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And you have come in and stood before Me, "" In this house on which My Name is called, "" And have said, We have been delivered, "" In order to do all these abominations.

Young's Literal Translation
And ye have come in and stood before Me, In this house on which My name is called, And have said, 'We have been delivered,' In order to do all these abominations.

Smith's Literal Translation
And ye came and stood before me in this house which my name was called upon it, and ye said, We were delivered to do all these abominations.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And you have come, and stood before me in this house, in which my name is called upon, and have said: We are delivered, because we have done all these abominations.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And you arrived and stood before me in this house, where my name is invoked, and you said: ‘We have been freed because we carried out all these abominations.’

New American Bible
and then come and stand in my presence in this house, which bears my name, and say: “We are safe! We can commit all these abominations again!”?

New Revised Standard Version
and then come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, “We are safe!”—only to go on doing all these abominations?
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And then you come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, Deliver us; and yet you do all these evils.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And you come and stand before me in this house upon which my name is called, and you were saying, "Deliver us”, and you do these all evils
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
and come and stand before Me in this house, whereupon My name is called, and say: 'We are delivered', that ye may do all these abominations?

Brenton Septuagint Translation
so that it is evil with you; yet have ye come, and stood before me in the house, whereon my name is called, and ye have said, We have refrained from doing all these abominations.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Jeremiah's Message at the Temple Gate
9Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known, 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’? 11Has this house, which bears My Name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Yes, I too have seen it, declares the LORD.…

Cross References
Isaiah 1:12-15
When you come to appear before Me, who has required this of you—this trampling of My courts? / Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me. New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations—I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly. / I hate your New Moons and your appointed feasts. They have become a burden to Me; I am weary of bearing them. ...

Matthew 7:21-23
Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven. / Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’ / Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’

Amos 5:21-24
“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. ...

Micah 3:11
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.”

Isaiah 29:13
Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men.

Ezekiel 23:39
On the very day they slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered My sanctuary to profane it. Yes, they did this inside My house.

Matthew 23:27-28
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity. / In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.

Hosea 6:6
For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

1 Samuel 15:22
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.

Mark 7:6-7
Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. / They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’

Isaiah 58:1-5
“Cry aloud, do not hold back! Raise your voice like a ram’s horn. Declare to My people their transgression and to the house of Jacob their sins. / For day after day they seek Me and delight to know My ways, like a nation that does what is right and does not forsake the justice of their God. They ask Me for righteous judgments; they delight in the nearness of God.” / “Why have we fasted, and You have not seen? Why have we humbled ourselves, and You have not noticed?” “Behold, on the day of your fast, you do as you please, and you oppress all your workers. ...

Romans 2:3-4
So when you, O man, pass judgment on others, yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment? / Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?

1 Corinthians 6:9-10
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.

James 1:22-24
Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves. / For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror, / and after observing himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.

Zechariah 7:5-6
“Ask all the people of the land and the priests, ‘When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months for these seventy years, was it really for Me that you fasted? / And when you were eating and drinking, were you not doing so simply for yourselves?


Treasury of Scripture

And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations?

come.

Proverbs 7:14,15
I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows…

Proverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

Isaiah 1:10-15
Hear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah…

which is called.

Jeremiah 7:11,14,30
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…

Jeremiah 32:34
But they set their abominations in the house, which is called by my name, to defile it.

Jeremiah 34:15
And ye were now turned, and had done right in my sight, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbour; and ye had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name:

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Jeremiah 7
1. Jeremiah is sent to call to true repentance, to prevent the Jews' captivity.
8. He rejects their vain confidence,
12. by the example of Shiloh.
17. He threatens them for their idolatry.
21. He rejects the sacrifices of the disobedient.
29. He exhorts to mourn for their abominations in Tophet;
32. and the judgments for the same.














and then come and stand before Me
This phrase highlights the audacity of the people who, after committing sins, approach God with a sense of entitlement. The Hebrew word for "stand" (עָמַד, 'amad) implies a position of presence and readiness, often used in contexts of service or judgment. Historically, standing before God in the temple was a solemn act of worship and reverence. However, here it is done hypocritically, showing a disconnect between their actions and their worship.

in this house, which bears My Name
The "house" refers to the temple in Jerusalem, a sacred place symbolizing God's presence among His people. The phrase "bears My Name" underscores the temple's sanctity and the covenant relationship between God and Israel. In ancient Near Eastern culture, a name represented character and authority. Thus, the temple was not just a building but a testament to God's identity and His relationship with Israel. The people's misuse of the temple for false security reflects a deep spiritual corruption.

and say, ‘We are delivered’
The declaration "We are delivered" is a false assurance of safety and salvation. The Hebrew root נָצַל (natsal) means to be rescued or saved. The people believed that mere ritualistic presence in the temple guaranteed their deliverance, ignoring the need for genuine repentance and obedience. This reflects a misunderstanding of God's covenant, which required both faith and faithfulness.

so we can continue with all these abominations
The word "abominations" (תּוֹעֵבָה, to'evah) refers to actions that are detestable and repugnant to God, often associated with idolatry and moral corruption. The historical context reveals that Judah was engaging in practices contrary to God's law, such as idol worship and social injustice. The phrase indicates a deliberate choice to persist in sin, exploiting God's grace as a license for immorality. This highlights the danger of presuming upon God's mercy without true repentance.

(10) And come and stand.--Better, and then have ye come, and stood before me.

We are delivered.--Taking the word as it stands (a different punctuation adopted by some commentators and versions gives Deliver us, as though reproducing, with indignant scorn, the very prayer of the people), the sense seems to be this. The people tried to combine the worship of Baal and Jehovah, and passed from the one temple to the other. They went away from the fast or feast in the house of the Lord with the feeling that they were "saved," or "delivered." They had gone through their religious duties, and might claim their reward. The prophet seems to repeat their words in a tone of irony, They were "delivered," not from their abominations, but as if set free to do them.

Verse 10. - And come, etc.; rather, and then ye come, etc. We are delivered to do, etc.; rather, we have escaped, in order to do, etc. To make the concluding words of the verse a part of the speech seems hardly fair to the Jews, who would certainly not proclaim that they had made their escape from the threatened judgment with the object of prosecuting abominable acts. Such a view, moreover, greatly weakens the force of the emphatic "We have escaped." "In order to do," etc., are the words of the prophet, who thus lays bare the secret intentions of these formal worshippers.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
and then come
וּבָאתֶ֞ם (ū·ḇā·ṯem)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

and stand
וַעֲמַדְתֶּ֣ם (wa·‘ă·maḏ·tem)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations

before Me
לְפָנַ֗י (lə·p̄ā·nay)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 6440: The face

in this
הַזֶּה֙ (haz·zeh)
Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

house,
בַּבַּ֤יִת (bab·ba·yiṯ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1004: A house

which bears
נִקְרָא־ (niq·rā-)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read

My name,
שְׁמִ֣י (šə·mî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 8034: A name

and say,
וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם (wa·’ă·mar·tem)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“We are delivered,
נִצַּ֑לְנוּ (niṣ·ṣal·nū)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common plural
Strong's 5337: To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver

so
לְמַ֣עַן (lə·ma·‘an)
Conjunction
Strong's 4616: Purpose -- intent

we can continue with
עֲשׂ֔וֹת (‘ă·śō·wṯ)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 6213: To do, make

all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

these
הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ (hā·’êl·leh)
Article | Pronoun - common plural
Strong's 428: These, those

abominations”?
הַתּוֹעֵב֖וֹת (hat·tō·w·‘ê·ḇō·wṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 8441: Something disgusting, an abhorrence, idolatry, an idol


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