Jeremiah 7:13 (ASV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 7:11 Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, I, even I, have seen it, saith Jehovah.

Jeremiah 7:12 But 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.

Jeremiah 7:13 And now, because ye have done all these works, saith Jehovah, and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but ye answered not:

Jeremiah 7:14 therefore will I do unto the house which is called by my name, wherein ye trust, and unto the place which I gave to you and to your fathers, as I did to Shiloh.

Jeremiah 7:15 And I will cast you out of my sight, as I have cast out all your brethren, even the whole seed of Ephraim.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "done", "works", "saith", "jehovah", "spake", "rising", and "early". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "done", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "But go ye now unto my place..." into verse 14's "therefore will I do unto the house...", so "called" and "done" belong inside that flow. In Jeremiah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "called" and "done" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.