Jeremiah 7:9 (YLT)

Passage

Stealing, murdering, and committing adultery, And swearing to falsehood, and giving perfume to Baal, And going after other gods whom ye knew not.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 7:7 Then I have caused you to dwell in this place, In the land that I gave to your fathers, From age even unto age.

Jeremiah 7:8 Lo, ye are trusting for yourselves On the words of falsehood, so as not to profit.

Jeremiah 7:9 Stealing, murdering, and committing adultery, And swearing to falsehood, and giving perfume to Baal, And going after other gods whom ye knew not.

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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "stealing", "murdering", "committing", "adultery", "swearing", "falsehood", "giving", and "perfume". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "stealing" and "murdering", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "Lo ye are trusting for yourselves On..." into verse 10's "And ye have come in and stood...", so "stealing" and "murdering" 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 "stealing" and "murdering" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.