^7:10Then you come and stand in my presence in this temple I have claimed as my own²⁴ and say, “We are safe!” You think you are so safe that you go on doing all those hateful sins!²⁵^7:11Do you think this temple I have claimed as my own²⁶ is to be a hideout for robbers?²⁷ You had better take note!²⁸ I have seen for myself what you have done! says the Lord. ^7:12So, go to the place in Shiloh where I allowed myself to be worshiped²⁹ in the early days. See what I did to it³⁰ because of the wicked things my people Israel did.

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Footnotes

24 Heb “over which my name is called.” For this nuance of this idiom cf. 896 קָרָא Niph.2.d(4) and see the usage in 2 Sam 12:28.
25 Or “ ‘We are safe!’—safe, you think, to go on doing all those hateful things.” Verses 9–10 are all one long sentence in the Hebrew text. It has been broken up for English stylistic reasons. Somewhat literally it reads “Will you steal … then come and stand … and say, ‘We are safe’ so as to/in order to do …” The Hebrew of v. 9 has a series of infinitives which emphasize the bare action of the verb without the idea of time or agent. The effect is to place a kind of staccato like emphasis on the multitude of their sins all of which are violations of one of the Ten Commandments. The final clause in v. 8 expresses purpose or result (probably result) through another infinitive. This long sentence is introduced by a marker (ה interrogative in Hebrew) introducing a rhetorical question in which God expresses his incredulity that they could do these sins, come into the temple and claim the safety of his protection, and then go right back out and commit the same sins. J. Bright (Jeremiah [], 52) catches the force nicely: “What? You think you can steal, murder … and then come and stand … and say, ‘We are safe …’ just so that you can go right on …”
26 Heb “over which my name is called.” For this nuance of this idiom cf. 896 קָרָא Niph.2.d(4) and see the usage in 2 Sam 12:28.
27 Heb “Is this house … a den/cave of robbers in your eyes?”
28 Heb “Behold!”
29 Heb “where I caused my name to dwell.” The translation does not adequately represent the theology of the Lord’s deliberate identification with a place where he chose to manifest his presence and desired to be worshiped (cf. Exod 20:25; Deut 16:2, 6, 11).
30 The place in Shiloh … see what I did to it. This refers to the destruction of Shiloh by the Philistines circa 1050 b.c. (cf. Ps 78:60). The destruction of Shiloh is pertinent to the argument. The presence of the tabernacle and ark of the covenant did not prevent Shiloh from being destroyed when Israel sinned. The people of Israel used the ark as a magic charm but it did not prevent them from being defeated or the ark being captured (1 Sam 4:3, 11, 21–22).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

and then come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, ‘We are delivered!’—only to go on doing all these abominations? Has this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, I myself have seen it, declares the Lord. Go now to my place that was in Shiloh, where I made my name dwell at first, and see what I did to it because of the evil of my people Israel.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

and then come and stand before me in this house, which bears my Name, and say, “We are safe”—safe to do all these detestable things? Has this house, which bears my Name, become a den of robbers to you? But I have been watching! declares the Lord.

“ ‘Go now to the place in Shiloh where I first made a dwelling for my Name, and see what I did to it because of the wickedness of my people Israel.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then do you come and stand before me in this house that bears my name and say, “We are rescued, so we can continue doing all these detestable acts”? Has this house, which bears my name, become a den of robbers in your view? Yes, I too have seen it.

This is the Lord’s declaration.

“ ‘But return to my place that was at Shiloh, where I made my name dwell at first. See what I did to it because of the evil of my people Israel.

NLTNew Living Translation

and then come here and stand before me in my Temple and chant, “We are safe!”—only to go right back to all those evils again? Don’t you yourselves admit that this Temple, which bears my name, has become a den of thieves? Surely I see all the evil going on there. I, the Lord, have spoken!

“ ‘Go now to the place at Shiloh where I once put the Tabernacle that bore my name. See what I did there because of all the wickedness of my people, the Israelites.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And then you come and you stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and you say, ‘we are safe to go on doing all of these detestable things.’ Has this house, which is called by my name, become a cave of robbers in your eyes? Look, I, even I, have seen it,” declares Yahweh.

“For go now to my place that was in Shiloh, where I caused my name to dwell in the beginning, and see what I did to it because of the wickedness of my people Israel.

KJV 1900King James Version

And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations? 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. But go ye now unto my place which was in Shiloh, where I set my name at the first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel.

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