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Don`t you trust in lying words, saying, The temple of Yahweh, the temple of Yahweh, the temple of Yahweh, are these.

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More Than a Building

The people of Judah treated the physical temple like a magical charm. Commentators explain that the threefold repetition of "The temple of the Lord" was a superstitious chant, believing the building itself guaranteed their safety from God's judgment. They put their faith in the structure rather than in the God the temple was meant to honor. This warns against placing trust in religious objects, places, or rituals over a genuine relationship with God.

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Jeremiah

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Jeremiah 7:4

18th Century

Theologian

The temple of the Lord - Thrice repeated, to emphasize the rejection of the cry constantly on the lips of the false prophets. In their view,…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Jeremiah 7:4

19th Century

Bishop

Trust ye not in lying words ... —The emphatic threefold repetition of the words thus condemned, “The temple of the Lord,”…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

On Jeremiah 7:4–7

19th Century

Preacher

Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, are these. For if ye thoroughly am…

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John Calvin

John Calvin

On Jeremiah 7:1–4

16th Century

Theologian

Here the Prophet gives a short account of the sermon in which he severely reproved the people, because his labor had been useless, even though he h…

John Gill

John Gill

On Jeremiah 7:4

17th Century

Pastor

Trust you not in lying words
In the words of the lying prophets, as the Targum; and to the same purpose is the Arabi…

Matthew Henry

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…

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