Jeremiah 7:22 (GNV)

Passage

For I spake not vnto your fathers, nor commanded them, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offrings and sacrifices.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 7:20 Therefore thus sayeth the Lord God, Beholde, mine anger and my wrath shall be powred vpon this place, vpon man and vpon beast, and vpon the tree of the fielde, and vpon the fruite of the grounde, and it shall burne and not bee quenched.

Jeremiah 7:21 Thus sayth the Lord of hostes, the God of Israel, Put your burnt offerings vnto your sacrifices, and eat the flesh.

Jeremiah 7:22 For I spake not vnto your fathers, nor commanded them, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offrings and sacrifices.

Jeremiah 7:23 But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voyce, and I will be your God, and yee shalbe my people: and walke yee in all the wayes which I haue commanded you, that it may be well vnto you.

Jeremiah 7:24 But they would not obey, nor incline their eare, but went after the counsels and the stubbernesse of their wicked heart, and went backewarde and not forwarde.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "spake", "vnto", "fathers", "commanded", "brought", "land", "egypt", and "concerning". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "spake" and "vnto", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "Thus sayth the Lord of hostes the..." into verse 23's "But this thing commanded I them saying...", so "spake" 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 "spake" and "vnto" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.