Jeremiah 7:14 (DRB)

Passage

I will do to this house, in which my name is called upon, and in which you trust, and to the place which I have given you and your fathers, as I did to Silo.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 7:12 Go ye to my place in Silo, where my name dwelt from the beginning: and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel:

Jeremiah 7:13 And now, because you have done all these works, saith the Lord: and I have spoken to you rising up early, and speaking, and you have not heard: and I have called you, and you have not answered:

Jeremiah 7:14 I will do to this house, in which my name is called upon, and in which you trust, and to the place which I have given you and your fathers, as I did to Silo.

Jeremiah 7:15 And I will cast you away from before my face, as I have cast away all your brethren, the whole seed of Ephraim.

Jeremiah 7:16 Therefore do not thou pray for this people, nor take to thee praise and supplication for them: and do not withstand me: for I will not hear thee.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "house", "name", "upon", "trust", "place", "given", and "fathers". 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 13's "And now because you have done all..." into verse 15's "And I will cast you away from...", 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.