# Jeremiah 7.6 **Book:** [Jeremiah](/codex/jeremiah/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 4. Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of Jehovah, the temple of Jehovah, the temple of Jehovah, are these. 5. For if ye thoroughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye thoroughly execute justice between a man and his neighbor; > > **6. if ye oppress not the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your own hurt:** > > 7. then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, from of old even for evermore. 8. Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit. (Jeremiah 7:4-8, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 4. Don’t trust in lying words, saying, ‘Yahweh’s temple, Yahweh’s temple, Yahweh’s temple, are these.’ 5. For if you thoroughly amend your ways and your doings; if you thoroughly execute justice between a man and his neighbor; > > **6. if you don’t oppress the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, and don’t shed innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your own hurt:** > > 7. then I will cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, from of old even forever more. 8. Behold, you trust in lying words, that can’t profit. (Jeremiah 7:4-8, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 4. Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, are these. 5. For if ye throughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye throughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbour; > > **6. If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt:** > > 7. Then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever. 8. Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit. (Jeremiah 7:4-8, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 4. Do not trust for yourselves Unto the words of falsehood, saying, The temple of Jehovah, the temple of Jehovah, The temple of Jehovah [are] they! 5. For, if ye do thoroughly amend your ways and your doings, If ye do judgment thoroughly Between a man and his neighbour, > > **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,** > > 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. 8. Lo, ye are trusting for yourselves On the words of falsehood, so as not to profit. (Jeremiah 7:4-8, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - [H1818 - dam](/codex/h1818-dam/), *dam*, Strong's H1818 - [H0430 - elohim](/codex/h0430-elohim/), *elohim*, Strong's H0430 ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.