Jeremiah 7

“The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD , saying,” Naming Jeremiah keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Stand in the gate of the LORD’s house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the LORD , all ye of…” Naming Hear and Judah keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in…” Naming Amend keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD , The temple of the LORD , The temple of the LORD , are…” Naming Trust keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“For if ye throughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye throughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbour;” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk…” The line’s distinctive content terms include blood, fatherless, gods. Its relationship to verses 5 and 7 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever.” The line’s distinctive content terms include cause, dwell, fathers. Its relationship to verses 6 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit.” The line’s distinctive content terms include lying, profit, trust. Its relationship to verses 9 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods…” The promise, blessing, or covenant language needs its named recipient and scope. Those details prevent a personal word in the story from becoming a promise detached from context.

“And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these…” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“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 question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“But go ye now unto my place which was in Shiloh, where I set my name at the first, and see what I did to it for the…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the LORD , and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking…” The line’s distinctive content terms include early, LORD, rising. Its relationship to verses 12 and 14 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Therefore will I do unto this house, which is called by my name, wherein ye trust, and unto the place which I gave to…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“And I will cast you out of my sight, as I have cast out all your brethren, even the whole seed of Ephraim.” Naming Ephraim keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me: for…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen…” The line’s distinctive content terms include anger, cakes, children. Its relationship to verses 17 and 19 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Do they provoke me to anger? saith the LORD : do they not provoke themselves to the confusion of their own faces?” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD ; Behold, mine anger and my fury shall be poured out upon this place, upon man, and…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Put your burnt offerings unto your sacrifices, and eat flesh.” Naming Israel keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“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…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart…” The line’s distinctive content terms include backward, counsels, evil. Its relationship to verses 23 and 25 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Since the day that your fathers came forth out of the land of Egypt unto this day I have even sent unto you all my…” Naming Egypt and Since keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers.” Naming Yet keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Therefore thou shalt speak all these words unto them; but they will not hearken to thee: thou shalt also call unto…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“But thou shalt say unto them, This is a nation that obeyeth not the voice of the LORD their God, nor receiveth…” The verse names God rather than leaving the action without a source. Watch whether the next line continues, answers, or contrasts that action.

“Cut off thine hair, O Jerusalem, and cast it away, and take up a lamentation on high places; for the LORD hath…” Naming Cut and Jerusalem keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“For the children of Judah have done evil in my sight, saith the LORD : they have set their abominations in the house…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“And they have built the high places of Tophet, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD , that it shall no more be called Tophet, nor the valley of the son…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“And the carcases of this people shall be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth; and none…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Then will I cause to cease from the cities of Judah, and from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth, and the…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.