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A Den of Robbers
Commentators explain that the people were treating God's house like a criminal's hideout. They would commit theft, murder, and idolatry, then run to the temple to perform rituals, believing this holy place made them safe from consequences. They used religion as a cover for their sin, much like robbers use a den to hide after a crime.
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Jeremiah
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Albert Barnes
On Jeremiah 7:11
18th Century
Theologian
Robbers - literally, tearers, those who rob with violence. The temple was the place which sheltered them. It had been consecrated to God. No…
Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 7:11
19th Century
Bishop
A den of robbers. The words had a special force in a country like Palestine, where the limestone rocks presented many caves, which…
Charles Spurgeon
On Jeremiah 7:11–16
19th Century
Preacher
You know how, through the sin of Eli's sons, God forsook Shiloh; and the tent of his house and the ark of his covenant were removed, and Shiloh bec…
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John Calvin
On Jeremiah 7:9–11
16th Century
Theologian
The meaning seems to be suspended in the first verse, when he says, Whether to steal, to kill, and to commit adultery, etc.; but there is …
John Gill
On Jeremiah 7:11
17th Century
Pastor
Is this house, which is called by my name Meaning the temple: become a den of robbers in your eyes
Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 7:1–16
17th Century
Minister
No observances, professions, or supposed revelations will profit, if people do not amend their ways and their actions. None can claim an interest i…