Jeremiah 7:15 (WEB)

Passage

I will cast you out of my sight, as I have cast out all your brothers, even the whole offspring of Ephraim.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 7:13 Now, because you have done all these works,” says Yahweh, “and I spoke to you, rising up early and speaking, but you didn’t hear; and I called you, but you didn’t answer;

Jeremiah 7:14 therefore I will do to the house which is called by my name, in which you trust, and to the place which I gave to you and to your fathers, as I did to Shiloh.

Jeremiah 7:15 I will cast you out of my sight, as I have cast out all your brothers, even the whole offspring of Ephraim.

Jeremiah 7:16 “Therefore don’t pray for this people. Don’t lift up a cry or prayer for them or make intercession to me; for I will not hear you.

Jeremiah 7:17 Don’t you see what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "cast", "sight", "brothers", "even", "whole", "offspring", and "ephraim". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "cast" and "sight", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "therefore I will do to the house..." into verse 16's "Therefore don t pray for this people...", so "cast" and "sight" 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 "cast" and "sight" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.