Jeremiah 7:14-16

Contemporary English Version

¹⁴ Don't think this temple will protect you. Long ago I told your ancestors to build it and worship me here, but now I have decided to tear it down, just as I destroyed Shiloh. ¹⁵ And as for you, people of Judah, I'm going to send you away from my land, just as I sent away the people of Ephraim and the other northern tribes.

Punishment for Worshiping Other Gods

¹⁶ Jeremiah, don't pray for these people! I, the Lord, would refuse to listen.