Jeremiah 7:2 (GNV)

Passage

Stand in the gate of the Lordes house and crie this woorde there, and say, Heare the woorde of the Lord, all yee of Iudah that enter in at these gates to worship the Lord.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 7:1 The woordes that came to Ieremiah from the Lord, saying,

Jeremiah 7:2 Stand in the gate of the Lordes house and crie this woorde there, and say, Heare the woorde of the Lord, all yee of Iudah that enter in at these gates to worship the Lord.

Jeremiah 7:3 Thus sayeth the Lord of hostes, the God of Israel, Amend your waies and your woorkes, and I will let you dwell in this place.

Jeremiah 7:4 Trust not in lying woordes, saying, The Temple of the Lord, the Temple of the Lord: this is the Temple of the Lord.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "stand", "gate", "lordes", "house", "crie", "woorde", and "heare". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "stand" and "gate", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "The woordes that came to Ieremiah from..." into verse 3's "Thus sayeth the Lord of hostes the...", so "stand" and "gate" 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 "stand" and "gate" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.