Jeremiah 7:12 (YLT)

Passage

But go ye, I pray you, Unto My place that <FI>is<Fi> in Shiloh, Where I caused My name to dwell at first, And see that which I have done to it, For the wickedness of My people Israel.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 7:10 And ye have come in and stood before Me, In this house on which My name is called, And have said, `We have been delivered,' In order to do all these abominations.

Jeremiah 7:11 A den of burglars hath this house, On which My name is called, been in your eyes? Even I, lo, I have seen, an affirmation of Jehovah.

Jeremiah 7:12 But go ye, I pray you, Unto My place that <FI>is<Fi> in Shiloh, Where I caused My name to dwell at first, And see that which I have done to it, For the wickedness of My people Israel.

Jeremiah 7:13 And now, because of your doing all these works, An affirmation of Jehovah, And I speak unto you, rising early and speaking, And ye have not hearkened, And I call you, and ye have not answered,

Jeremiah 7:14 I also to the house on which My name is called, In which ye are trusting, And to the place that I gave to you, and to your fathers, Have done, as I have done to Shiloh.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "pray", "place", "shiloh", "where", "caused", "name", "dwell", and "first". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "pray" and "place", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "A den of burglars hath this house..." into verse 13's "And now because of your doing all...", so "pray" and "place" 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 "pray" and "place" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.