Jeremiah 7:4-8
7:4 Stop putting your confidence in the false belief that says,
“We are safe!
The temple of the
Lord is here! The temple of the
Lord is here! The temple of the
Lord is here!”
7:5 You must change
the way you have been living and do what is right. You must treat one another fairly.
7:6 Stop oppressing foreigners who live in your land, children who have lost their fathers, and women who have lost their husbands.
Stop killing innocent people
in this land. Stop paying allegiance to
other gods. That will only bring about your ruin.
7:7 If you stop doing these things,
I will allow you to continue to live in this land
which I gave to your ancestors as a lasting possession.
7:8 “‘But just look at you! You are putting your confidence in a false belief that will not deliver you.