Jeremiah 7:22 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices:”

Jeremiah 7:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 7:22 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 7:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For I didn’t speak to your fathers or command them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices;”

Jeremiah 7:22 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 7:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt-offerings or sacrifices: ”

Jeremiah 7:22 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 7:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“For I did not speak with your fathers, Nor did I command them in the day of My bringing them out of the land of Egypt, Concerning the matters of burnt-offering and sacrifice,”

Jeremiah 7:22 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 7:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For I spoke not unto your fathers, nor commanded them concerning burnt-offerings and sacrifices, in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt; ”

Jeremiah 7:22 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 7:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For I spake not vnto your fathers, nor commanded them, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offrings and sacrifices.”

Jeremiah 7:22 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 7:22 in Context — Jeremiah 7

20 Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, mine anger and my fury shall be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon beast, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of the ground; and it shall burn, and shall not be quenched.

21 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Put your burnt offerings unto your sacrifices, and eat flesh.

22 For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices:

23 But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you.

24 But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward.

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What Does Jeremiah 7:22 Mean?

Jeremiah 7:22 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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