Jeremiah 7 · Verse 23

Jeremiah 7:23

But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you.
Jeremiah 7:23, King James Version

Jeremiah 7:23 in other translations

BSBbut this is what I commanded them: Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must walk in all the ways I have commanded you, so that it may go well with you.
WEBbut this thing I commanded them, saying, ‘Listen to my voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be my people. Walk in all the way that I command you, that it may be well with you.’
ASVbut this thing I commanded them, saying, Hearken unto my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people; and walk ye in all the way that I command you, that it may be well with you.
YLTBut this thing I commanded them, saying: Hearken to My voice, And I have been to you for God, And ye--ye are to Me for a people, And have walked in all the way that I command you, So that it is well for you.
DARBYbut I commanded them this thing, saying, Hearken unto my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people; and walk in all the way that I command you, that it may be well with you.
BBEBut this was the order I gave them, saying, Give ear to my voice, and I will be your God, and you will be my people: go in all the way ordered by me, so that all may be well for you.
WebsterBut this thing I commanded them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well to you.

What does Jeremiah 7:23 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
23. (Ex 15:26; 19:5).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 23 This thing commanded I them - Obey my voice - It was not sacrifices and oblations which I required of your fathers in the wilderness, but obedience; it was to walk in that way of righteousness which I have commanded; then I should have acknowledged them for my people, and I should have been their God, and then it would have been well with them. But to my commands, 1. They hearkened not - paid no regard to my word. 2. They inclined not the ear - showed no disposition to attend to my counsels. 3. They walked in the imaginations of their evil heart - followed its irregular and impure motions, rather than the holy dictates of my Spirit. 4. They went backward and not forward. Instead of becoming more wise, obedient, and holy, they grew more corrupt; so that they became more profligate than their fathers.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 7:21-28

God shows that obedience was required of them. That which God commanded was, Hearken diligently to the voice of the Lord thy God. The promise is very encouraging. Let God's will be your rule, and his favour shall be your happiness. God was displeased with disobedience. We understand the gospel as little as the Jews understood the law, if we think that even the sacrifice of Christ lessens our obligation to obey.

Read the full comment on Jeremiah 7:21-28 →

Jeremiah 7:23 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
אִֽם\־'im-exceptH518
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַדָּבָ֣רha.da.Varthe matterH1697
הַ֠זֶּהHa.zeh<the> thisH2088
צִוִּ֨יתִיtzi.Vi.tiI commandedH6680
אוֹתָ֤ם'o.Tam<obj.> themH853
לֵאמֹר֙le.Mor<to> sayingH559
שִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UlistenH8085
בְקוֹלִ֔יve.ko.Lito voice myH6963
וְהָיִ֤יתִיve.ha.Yi.tiand I will becomeH1961
לָכֶם֙la.Khemfor <the> you
לֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.Him<into> GodH430
וְאַתֶּ֖םve.'a.Temand youH859
תִּֽהְיוּ\־tih.yu-you will becomeH1961
לִ֣יlifor <the> me
לְעָ֑םle.'Am<into> a peopleH5971
וַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗םva.ha.lakh.Temand you will walkH1980
בְּכָל\־be.kholin everyH3605
הַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekh<the> wayH1870
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
אֲצַוֶּ֣ה'a.tza.VehI will commandH6680
אֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.Khem<obj.> youH853
לְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anso thatH4616
יִיטַ֥בyi.Tavit may go wellH3190
לָכֶֽם\׃la.Khemfor <the> you

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 7:23

  • Exodus 15:26

    And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee.

  • Deuteronomy 5:33

    Ye shall walk in all the ways which the Lord your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess.

  • Exodus 19:5-6

    Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.

  • Jeremiah 42:6

    Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will obey the voice of the Lord our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of the Lord our God.

  • Hebrews 5:9

    And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;

  • Deuteronomy 6:3

    Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the Lord God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey.

  • Deuteronomy 13:4

    Ye shall walk after the Lord your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him.

  • Deuteronomy 30:20

    That thou mayest love the Lord thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.

  • Jeremiah 11:4

    Which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God:

  • Deuteronomy 5:29

    O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!

  • 2 Corinthians 10:5

    Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

  • Deuteronomy 30:2

    And shalt return unto the Lord thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Obey.
11:4,7; Ex 15:26; 19:5,6; Le 26:3-12; De 5:29,33; 6:3; 11:27; 13:4
De 30:2,8,20; Ro 16:26; 2Co 10:5; Heb 5:9
and I.
31:33
that it.
42:6; De 4:10; 5:16,33

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Context

  • Jeremiah 7:22

    For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices:

  • Jeremiah 7:23

    But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you.

  • Jeremiah 7:24

    But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward.

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Jeremiah 7:23 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Mas esto les mandé, diciendo: Escuchad mi voz, y seré á vosotros por Dios, y vosotros me seréis por pueblo; y andad en todo camino que os mandare, para que os vaya bien.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Mais je leur ai commandé ceci, disant: Écoutez ma voix, et je serai votre Dieu, et vous serez mon peuple; et marchez dans toute la voie que je vous commande, afin que vous vous trouviez bien.
German
Elberfelder 1871
sondern dieses Wort habe ich ihnen geboten, und gesagt: Höret auf meine Stimme, so werde ich euer Gott sein, und ihr werdet mein Volk sein und wandelt auf dem ganzen Wege, den ich euch gebiete, auf daß es euch wohlgehe.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
sed hoc verbum præcepi eis, dicens: Audite vocem meam, et ero vobis Deus, et vos eritis mihi populus: et ambulate in omni via quam mandavi vobis, ut bene sit vobis.