Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version then I will let you live in this place, in the land I gave your ancestors for ever and ever. New Living Translation Then I will let you stay in this land that I gave to your ancestors to keep forever. English Standard Version then I will let you dwell in this place, in the land that I gave of old to your fathers forever. Berean Standard Bible then I will let you live in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers forever and ever. King James Bible Then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever. New King James Version then I will cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers forever and ever. New American Standard Bible then I will let you live in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers forever and ever. NASB 1995 then I will let you dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers forever and ever. NASB 1977 then I will let you dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers forever and ever. Legacy Standard Bible then I will let you dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers forever and ever. Amplified Bible then I will let you live in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers [to live in] forever and ever. Christian Standard Bible I will allow you to live in this place, the land I gave to your ancestors long ago and forever. Holman Christian Standard Bible I will allow you to live in this place, the land I gave to your ancestors long ago and forever. American Standard Version 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And I shall make you dwell in this place in the land that I have given to your fathers from old times and unto eternity Brenton Septuagint Translation then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land which I gave to your fathers of old and for ever. Contemporary English Version Then I will let you enjoy a long life in this land I gave your ancestors. Douay-Rheims Bible I will dwell with you in this place: in the land, which I gave to your fathers from the beginning and for evermore. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation Then I will let you live in this place, in the land that I gave permanently to your ancestors long ago. Good News Translation If you change, I will let you go on living here in the land which I gave your ancestors as a permanent possession. International Standard Version then I'll let you dwell in this land, the land that I gave to your ancestors forever and ever. JPS Tanakh 1917 then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever. Literal Standard Version Then I have caused you to dwell in this place, | In the land that I gave to your fathers, | From age even to age. Majority Standard Bible then I will let you live in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers forever and ever. New American Bible only then will I let you continue to dwell in this place, in the land I gave your ancestors long ago and forever. NET Bible If you stop doing these things, I will allow you to continue to live in this land which I gave to your ancestors as a lasting possession. New Revised Standard Version then I will dwell with you in this place, in the land that I gave of old to your ancestors forever and ever. New Heart English Bible then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, from of old even forevermore. Webster's Bible Translation Then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever. World English Bible 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. Young's Literal Translation Then I have caused you to dwell in this place, In the land that I gave to your fathers, From age even unto age. Additional Translations ... Context Jeremiah's Message at the Temple Gate…6if you no longer oppress the foreigner and the fatherless and the widow, and if you no longer shed innocent blood in this place or follow other gods to your own harm, 7then I will let you live in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers forever and ever. 8But look, you keep trusting in deceptive words to no avail.… Cross References Exodus 22:22 You must not mistreat any widow or orphan. Deuteronomy 4:40 Keep His statutes and commandments, which I am giving you today, so that you and your children after you may prosper, and that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you for all time. Jeremiah 3:18 In those days the house of Judah will walk with the house of Israel, and they will come together from the land of the north to the land that I gave to your fathers as an inheritance. Jeremiah 4:1 "If you will return, O Israel, return to Me," declares the LORD. "If you will remove your detestable idols from My sight and no longer waver, Jeremiah 25:5 The prophets told you, 'Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways and deeds, and you can dwell in the land that the LORD has given to you and your fathers forever and ever. Jeremiah 35:15 Again and again I have sent you all My servants the prophets, proclaiming: 'Turn now, each of you, from your wicked ways, and correct your actions. Do not go after other gods to serve them. Live in the land that I have given to you and your fathers.' But you have not inclined your ear or listened to Me. Zephaniah 3:7 I said, 'Surely you will fear Me and accept correction.' Then her dwelling place would not be cut off despite all for which I punished her. But they rose early to corrupt all their deeds. Treasury of Scripture Then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever. will I. Jeremiah 17:20-27 And say unto them, Hear ye the word of the LORD, ye kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that enter in by these gates: … Jeremiah 18:7,8 At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it; … Jeremiah 25:5 They said, Turn ye again now every one from his evil way, and from the evil of your doings, and dwell in the land that the LORD hath given unto you and to your fathers for ever and ever: in the land. Jeremiah 3:18 In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I have given for an inheritance unto your fathers. Deuteronomy 4:40 Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, for ever. 2 Chronicles 33:8 Neither will I any more remove the foot of Israel from out of the land which I have appointed for your fathers; so that they will take heed to do all that I have commanded them, according to the whole law and the statutes and the ordinances by the hand of Moses. Jump to Previous Age Cause Caused Dwell Evermore Fathers Forefathers Forever Forevermore Live PastJump to Next Age Cause Caused Dwell Evermore Fathers Forefathers Forever Forevermore Live PastJeremiah 7 1. Jeremiah is sent to call to true repentance, to prevent the Jews' captivity.8. He rejects their vain confidence, 12. by the example of Shiloh. 17. He threatens them for their idolatry. 21. He rejects the sacrifices of the disobedient. 29. He exhorts to mourn for their abominations in Tophet; 32. and the judgments for the same. (7) For ever and ever.--Literally, from eternity to eternity, or, perhaps, from age to age. The English punctuation connects these words with "I will cause you to dwell," but the accentuation of the Hebrew with "I gave to your fathers;" the gift was to have been in perpetuity (Genesis 17:8), but the guilt of the people had brought about its forfeiture.Verse 7. -Forever and ever. It is doubtful, both here and in Jeremiah 25:5, whether these words should be joined to "gave" or "cause you to dwell." Still, the latter connection is both in itself the more probable one, and that suggested first of all by the accentuation (this, however, is not here decisive). It was not the extent of the original premise, but that of the enjoyment of the gift, which was in question. A more exact rendering of the prophet's formula is that of the Septuagint ἐξ αἰῶνος καὶ ἕως αἰῶνος: i.e. from the most remote antiquity to the most distant future. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew then I will allow you to liveוְשִׁכַּנְתִּ֤י (wə·šik·kan·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 7931: To settle down, abide, dwell in this הַזֶּ֔ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that place, בַּמָּק֣וֹם (bam·mā·qō·wm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition in the land בָּאָ֕רֶץ (bā·’ā·reṣ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land I gave נָתַ֖תִּי (nā·ṯat·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set to your fathers לַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם (la·’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 1: Father forever לְמִן־ (lə·min-) Preposition-l Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of and וְעַד־ (wə·‘aḏ-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while ever. עוֹלָֽם׃ (‘ō·w·lām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always Links Jeremiah 7:7 NIVJeremiah 7:7 NLT Jeremiah 7:7 ESV Jeremiah 7:7 NASB Jeremiah 7:7 KJV Jeremiah 7:7 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 7:7 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 7:7 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 7:7 French Bible Jeremiah 7:7 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 7:7 Then will I cause you to dwell (Jer.) |