Jeremiah 7:12 (GNV)

Passage

But go ye nowe vnto my place which was in Shilo, where I set my Name at the beginning, and beholde, what I did to it for the wickednesse of my people Israel.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 7:10 And come and stande before mee in this House, whereupon my Name is called, and saye, We are deliuered, though we haue done all these abominations?

Jeremiah 7:11 Is this House become a denne of theeues, whereupon my Name is called before your eyes? Beholde, euen I see it, sayeth the Lord.

Jeremiah 7:12 But go ye nowe vnto my place which was in Shilo, where I set my Name at the beginning, and beholde, what I did to it for the wickednesse of my people Israel.

Jeremiah 7:13 Therefore nowe because yee haue done all these woorkes, sayeth the Lord, (and I rose vp earely and spake vnto you: but when I spake, yee would not heare me, neither when I called, would yee answere).

Jeremiah 7:14 Therefore will I do vnto this House, wherupon my Name is called, wherein also yee trust, euen vnto the place that I gaue to you and to your fathers, as I haue done vnto Shilo.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "nowe", "vnto", "place", "shilo", "where", "name", "beginning", and "beholde". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "nowe" and "vnto", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "Is this House become a denne of..." into verse 13's "Therefore nowe because yee haue done all...", so "nowe" and "vnto" 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 "nowe" and "vnto" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.