Jeremiah 7:11 (DBY)

Passage

Is this house, which is called by my name, a den of robbers in your eyes? Even I, behold, I have seen it, saith Jehovah.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 7:9 What? steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not

Jeremiah 7:10 then ye come and stand before me, in this house which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered, in order to do all these abominations!

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

Jeremiah 7:12 For 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.

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "house", "name", "robbers", "eyes", "even", "behold", and "seen". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "house", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "then ye come and stand before me..." into verse 12's "For go now unto my place which...", so "called" and "house" 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 "house" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.