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The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord , saying,

"Stand at the gate of the LORD'S house and proclaim there this word, and say, 'Hear the word of the LORD, all you of Judah, who enter by these gates to worship the LORD!'"

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 Judah, that enter in at these gates to worship the Lord .

This is what the LORD of armies, the God of Israel says: "Amend your ways and your deeds, and I will let you live in this place.

Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place.

"Do not trust in deceptive words, saying, 'This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD.'

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 you truly amend your ways and your deeds, if you truly practice justice between a person and his neighbor,

For if ye throughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye throughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbour;

if you do not oppress the stranger, the orphan, or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, nor follow other gods to your own ruin,

If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt:

then I will let you live in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers forever and ever.

Then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever.

"Behold, you are trusting in deceptive words to no avail.

Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit.

"Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, offer sacrifices to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known,

Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;

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?

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?

"Has this house, which is called by My name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Behold, I Myself have seen it," declares the LORD.

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 .