4Do not trust in deceptive words and say, "This is the temple of the Lord , the temple of the Lord , the temple of the Lord !"


In Context

1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord :

2 "Stand at the gate of the Lord 's house and there proclaim this message: " 'Hear the word of the Lord , all you people of Judah who come through these gates to worship the Lord .

3 This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Reform your ways and your actions, and I will let you live in this place.

4 Do not trust in deceptive words and say, "This is the temple of the Lord , the temple of the Lord , the temple of the Lord !"

5 If you really change your ways and your actions and deal with each other justly,

6 if you do not oppress the alien, the fatherless or the widow and do not shed innocent blood in this place, and if you do not follow other gods to your own harm,

Jeremiah 7:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:4Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, [are] these.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:4Trust not in lying words, saying: The temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, it is the temple of the Lord.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:4Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of Jehovah, the temple of Jehovah, the temple of Jehovah, are these.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:4Confide ye not in words of falsehood, saying, Jehovah's temple, Jehovah's temple, Jehovah's temple is this.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:4Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, are these.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:4Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, are these.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:4Don't trust in lying words, saying, The temple of Yahweh, the temple of Yahweh, the temple of Yahweh, are these.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:4Do not trust for yourselves Unto the words of falsehood, saying, The temple of Jehovah, the temple of Jehovah, The temple of Jehovah are they!

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:4Trust you not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, are these.