Jeremiah 7 · Verse 12

Jeremiah 7:12

But go ye now unto my place which was in Shiloh, where I set my name at the first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel.
Jeremiah 7:12, King James Version

Jeremiah 7:12 in other translations

BSBBut go now to the place in Shiloh where I first made a dwelling for My Name, and see what I did to it because of the wickedness of My people Israel.
WEB“But go now to my place which was in Shiloh, where I caused my name to dwell at the first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel.
ASVBut go ye now unto my place which was in Shiloh, where I caused my name to dwell at the first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel.
YLTBut go ye, I pray you, Unto My place that is in Shiloh, Where I caused My name to dwell at first, And see that which I have done to it, For the wickedness of My people Israel.
DARBYFor go now unto my place which was in Shiloh, where I caused my name to dwell at the first, and see what I did to it, for the wickedness of my people Israel.
BBEBut go now to my place which was in Shiloh, where I put my name at first, and see what I did to it because of the evil-doing of my people Israel.
WebsterBut go ye now to my place which was in Shiloh, where I set my name at the first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel.

What does Jeremiah 7:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
12. my place ... in Shiloh--God caused His tabernacle to be set up in Shiloh in Joshua's days (Jos 18:1; Jud 18:31). In Eli's time God gave the ark, which had been at Shiloh, into the hands of the Philistines (Jr 26:6; 1Sa 4:10, 11; Psa 78:56-61). Shiloh was situated between Beth-el and Shechem in Ephraim. at the first--implying that Shiloh exceeded the Jewish temple in antiquity. But God's favor is not tied down to localities (Ac 7:44). my people Israel--Israel was God's people, yet He spared it not when rebellious: neither will He spare Judah, now that it rebels, though heretofore it has been His people.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 12 But go ye now unto my place which was in Shiloh - See what I did to my tabernacle and ark formerly: after a long residence at Shiloh, for the iniquity of the priests and the people, I suffered it to fall into the hands of the Philistines, and to be carried captive into their land, and to be set up in the house of their idols. And because of your iniquities, I will deal with you and this temple in the same way; for as I spared not Shiloh, though my ark was there, but made it a victim of my wrath, so will I do to Jerusalem and her temple.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 7:1-16

Confidence in the temple is vain. (Jr 7:1-16) The provocation by persisting in idolatry. (Jr 7:17-20) God justifies his dealings with them. (Jr 7:21-28) And threatens vengeance. (Jr 7:29-34) Verses 1-16 No observances, professions, or supposed revelations, will profit, if men do not amend their ways and their doings. None can claim an interest in free salvation, who allow themselves in the practice of known sin, or…

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Jeremiah 7:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּ֣יkithatH3588
לְכוּ\־le.khu-goH1980
נָ֗אNa'pleaseH4994
אֶל\־'el-toH413
מְקוֹמִי֙me.ko.Miplace myH4725
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
בְּשִׁיל֔וֹbe.shi.Lo[was] in ShilohH7887
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhereH834
שִׁכַּ֧נְתִּֽיshi.Kan.tiI caused to dwellH7931
שְׁמִ֛יshe.Miname myH8034
שָׁ֖םshamthereH8033
בָּרִֽאשׁוֹנָ֑הba.ri.sho.Nahat the former [time]H7223
וּרְאוּ֙u.re.'Uand seeH7200
אֵ֣ת'et<obj.>H853
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-[that] whichH834
עָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiI didH6213
ל֔וֹloto <the> it
מִפְּנֵ֕יmi.pe.Nei<from> because ofH6440
רָעַ֖תra.'At[the] wickedness ofH7451
עַמִּ֥י'a.Mipeople myH5971
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478

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Cross references for Jeremiah 7:12

  • Joshua 18:1

    And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land was subdued before them.

  • 1 Samuel 4:10-11

    And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen. And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.

  • Jeremiah 26:6

    Then will I make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth.

  • Psalms 78:60-64

    So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent which he placed among men; And delivered his strength into captivity, and his glory into the enemy’s hand. He gave his people over also unto the sword; and was wroth with his inheritance. The fire consumed their young men; and their maidens were not given to marriage. …

  • Judges 18:31

    And they set them up Micah’s graven image, which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.

  • 1 Samuel 4:22

    And she said, The glory is departed from Israel: for the ark of God is taken.

  • Deuteronomy 12:11

    Then there shall be a place which the Lord your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there; thither shall ye bring all that I command you; your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye vow unto the Lord:

  • 1 Samuel 1:3

    And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the Lord of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the Lord, were there.

  • 1 Samuel 4:3-4

    And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the Lord smitten us to day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies. So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts, which dwelleth between the cherubims: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.

  • Deuteronomy 12:5

    But unto the place which the Lord your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
my place.
Jos 18:1; Jud 18:31; 1Sa 1:3
where.
De 12:5,11
and see.
26:6; 1Sa 4:3,4,10,11,22-6:21; Ps 78:60-64

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Context

  • Jeremiah 7:11

    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.

  • Jeremiah 7:12

    But go ye now unto my place which was in Shiloh, where I set my name at the first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel.

  • Jeremiah 7:13

    And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the Lord, and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but ye answered not;

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Jeremiah 7:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Andad empero ahora á mi lugar que fué en Silo, donde hice que morase mi nombre al principio, y ved lo que le hice por la maldad de mi pueblo Israel.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Car allez à mon lieu qui était à Silo, où j’ai fait demeurer mon nom au commencement, et regardez ce que je lui ai fait, à cause de l’iniquité de mon peuple Israël.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Denn gehet doch hin nach meiner Stätte, die zu Silo war, woselbst ich zuerst meinen Namen wohnen ließ, und sehet, was ich ihr getan habe wegen der Bosheit meines Volkes Israel.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Ite ad locum meum in Silo, ubi habitavit nomen meum a principio, et videte quæ fecerim ei propter malitiam populi mei Israël.