Jeremiah 7:15 (ASV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Jeremiah 7:16 Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me; for I will not hear thee.

Jeremiah 7:17 Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "cast", "sight", "brethren", "even", "whole", "seed", and "ephraim". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "cast" and "sight", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "therefore will I do unto the house..." into verse 16's "Therefore pray not thou for this people...", so "cast" and "sight" 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 "cast" and "sight" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.