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Jeremiah 7:15
And I will cast you out of My presence, just as I have cast out all your brothers, all the descendants of Ephraim.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God addresses Judah through Jeremiah, declaring judgment on the temple and the nation immediately after citing the historical rejection of Shiloh. This declaration follows the warning that divine trust placed in religious institutions or heritage will not avert impending exile.
The words — The Hebrew verb הִשְׁלִיךְ (hish.lakh) appears twice, literally meaning "to cast out" or "to cast down." It is paired with מֵעַל פָּנַי (me/'al pani), literally "from My face/presence," establishing a concrete image of divine expulsion.
The thread — This pattern of expulsion from divine presence recurs in 2 Kings 17:23 regarding the northern tribes, Jeremiah 15:1 regarding God’s refusal to heed intercession, and Jeremiah 52:3 regarding Judah’s final banishment.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that proximity to sacred space or lineage does not guarantee divine favor, requiring readers to abandon reliance on ritual or heritage alone and submit to God’s sovereign judgment.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And I will cast you out of my sight, as I have cast out all your brethren, even the whole seed of Ephraim.
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 15:1 Then the LORD said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before Me, My heart would not go out to this people. Send them from My presence, and let them go!
- 2 Kings 17:23 Finally, the LORD removed Israel from His presence, as He had declared through all His servants the prophets. So Israel was exiled from their homeland into Assyria, where they are to this day.
- Jeremiah 52:3 For because of the anger of the LORD, all this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until He finally banished them from His presence. And Zedekiah also rebelled against the king of Babylon.
- Hosea 9:16 Ephraim is struck down; their root is withered; they cannot bear fruit. Even if they bear children, I will slay the darlings of their wombs.
- Hosea 13:16 Samaria will bear her guilt because she has rebelled against her God. They will fall by the sword; their little ones will be dashed to pieces, and their pregnant women ripped open.
- 2 Kings 17:18 So the LORD was very angry with Israel, and He removed them from His presence. Only the tribe of Judah remained,
- 2 Kings 24:20 For because of the anger of the LORD, all this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until He finally banished them from His presence. And Zedekiah also rebelled against the king of Babylon.
- 2 Chronicles 15:9 And he assembled all Judah and Benjamin, along with those from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had settled among them, for great numbers had come over to him from Israel when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.
- Psalms 78:67 He rejected the tent of Joseph and refused the tribe of Ephraim.
- Jeremiah 3:8 She saw that because faithless Israel had committed adultery, I gave her a certificate of divorce and sent her away. Yet that unfaithful sister Judah had no fear and prostituted herself as well.