Jeremiah 7:23 (GNV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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.

Jeremiah 7:25 Since the day that your fathers came vp out of the lande of Egypt, vnto this day, I haue euen sent vnto you al my seruants the Prophets, rising vp earely euery day, and sending them.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "commanded", "saying", "obey", "voyce", "shalbe", "people", "walke", and "wayes". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "commanded" and "saying", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "For I spake not vnto your fathers..." into verse 24's "But they would not obey nor incline...", so "commanded" and "saying" 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 "commanded" and "saying" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.