Jeremiah 7:8 — Community Reflections

JEREMIAH 7:8 — KING JAMES VERSION 1 0

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

The illusion: 'But look, you are trusting in deceptive words that are worthless.' This verse characterizes the people's confident assurances about the temple as 'deceptive words that are worthless.' The repetition of 'deceptive' (from verse 4) emphasizes that the people are deceived, mistaken in their confidence. Theologically, this verse indicates that the people's entire theological framework rests on illusion: they trust in something that cannot deliver what they expect.

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