Jeremiah 7:11 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, saith the LORD.

Is this house ... called by my name, become a den of robbers - Do you regard my temple as being what robbers make their den namely, an asylum wherein ye may obtain impunity for your abominations? (Jeremiah 7:10.)

I have seen it - namely, that ye treat my house as if it were a den of thieves. Yahweh implies more than is expressed, 'I have seen and will punish it.' (On "this house, which is called by my name" see Isaiah 56:7, "Mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people." The two passages, Isaiah 56:7, and Jeremiah 7:11, are condensed into the one sentence, as quoted by our Lord, "My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves." Thus the inspiration of both prophets is attested by the Son of God, Matthew 21:13).

Jeremiah 7:11

11 Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, saith the LORD.