Jeremiah 7:7

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“then I will let you live in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers forever and ever.”

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BSBPD

“then I will let you live in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers forever and ever.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Then I have caused you to dwell in this place, In the land that I gave to your fathers, From age even unto age.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Jeremiah 7:7 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 4:40Keep 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.
  2. 2 Chronicles 33:8I will never again cause the feet of the Israelites to leave the land that I assigned to your fathers, if only they are careful to do all that I have commanded them through Moses—all the laws, statutes, and judgments.”
  3. Isaiah 1:19If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land.
  4. Jeremiah 3:18In 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.
  5. Jeremiah 17:20Say to them, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah, all people of Judah and Jerusalem who enter through these gates.
  6. Jeremiah 17:25then kings and princes will enter through the gates of this city. They will sit on the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses with their officials, along with the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem, and this city will be inhabited forever.
  7. Jeremiah 18:7At any time I might announce that a nation or kingdom will be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed.
  8. Jeremiah 25:5The 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.
  9. Jeremiah 26:13So now, correct your ways and deeds, and obey the voice of the LORD your God, so that He might relent of the disaster He has pronounced against you.
  10. Jeremiah 35:15Again 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.

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