Jeremiah 7:4 (YLT)

Passage

Do not trust for yourselves Unto the words of falsehood, saying, The temple of Jehovah, the temple of Jehovah, The temple of Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> they!

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 7:2 Stand in the gate of the house of Jehovah, and thou hast proclaimed there this word, and hast said, Hear a word of Jehovah, all ye of Judah, who are coming in at these gates, to bow before Jehovah:

Jeremiah 7:3 Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, Amend your ways, and your doings, And I cause you to dwell in this place.

Jeremiah 7:4 Do not trust for yourselves Unto the words of falsehood, saying, The temple of Jehovah, the temple of Jehovah, The temple of Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> they!

Jeremiah 7:5 For, if ye do thoroughly amend your ways and your doings, If ye do judgment thoroughly Between a man and his neighbour,

Jeremiah 7:6 Sojourner, fatherless, and widow, ye oppress not, And innocent blood do not shed in this place, And after other gods do not walk, for evil to yourselves,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "trust", "yourselves", "words", "falsehood", "saying", "temple", and "jehovah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "trust" and "yourselves", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "Thus said Jehovah of Hosts God of..." into verse 5's "For if ye do thoroughly amend your...", so "trust" and "yourselves" 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 "trust" and "yourselves" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.