Jeremiah 26:1-6

Contemporary English Version

Jeremiah's Message in the Temple

(Jeremiah 7.1-15)

26 ^(A) Soon after Jehoiakim^[a] became king of Judah, the Lord said:

² Jeremiah, I have a message for everyone who comes from the towns of Judah to worship in my temple. Go to the temple courtyard and speak every word that I tell you. ³ Maybe the people will listen this time. And if they stop doing wrong, I will change my mind and not punish them for their sins. ⁴ Tell them that I have said:

You have refused to listen to me and to obey my laws and teachings. ⁵ Again and again I have sent my servants the prophets to preach to you, but you ignored them as well. Now I am warning you that if you don't start obeying me at once, ^6 (B) I will destroy this temple, just as I destroyed the town of Shiloh.^[b] Then everyone on earth will use the name “Jerusalem” as a curse word.