Jeremiah 7:14 (YLT)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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.

Jeremiah 7:15 And I have cast you from before My face, As I have cast out all your brethren, The whole seed of Ephraim.

Jeremiah 7:16 And thou dost not pray for this people, Nor lift up for them crying and prayer, Nor intercede with Me, for I hear thee not.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "house", "name", "trusting", "place", "gave", "fathers", and "done". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "house", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "And now because of your doing all..." into verse 15's "And I have cast you from before...", so "called" and "house" 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 "called" and "house" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.