Yeremia 7:12

7:12 So, go to the place in Shiloh where I allowed myself to be worshiped ¹  in the early days. See what I did to it ²  because of the wicked things my people Israel did.

Yeremia 7:14

7:14 So I will destroy this temple which I have claimed as my own, ³  this temple that you are trusting to protect you. I will destroy this place that I gave to you and your ancestors, ⁴  just like I destroyed Shiloh. ⁵ 

Yeremia 26:6

26:6 If you do not obey me, ⁶  then I will do to this temple what I did to Shiloh. ⁷  And I will make this city an example to be used in curses by people from all the nations on the earth.’”

[7:12]  ¹ tn 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).

[7:12]  ² sn 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).

[7:14]  ³ tn Heb “over which my name is called.” For this nuance of this idiom cf. BDB 896 s.v. קָרָא Niph.2.d(4) and see the usage in 2 Sam 12:28.

[7:14]  ⁴ tn Heb “fathers” (also in vv. 22, 25, 26).

[7:14]  ⁵ tn Heb “I will do to this house which I…in which you put…and to this place which…as I did to Shiloh.”

[26:6]  ⁶ tn 26:4-6 are all one long sentence containing a long condition with subordinate clauses (vv. 4-5) and a compound consequence in v. 6: Heb “If you will not obey me by walking in my law…by paying attention to the words of the prophets which…and you did not pay heed, then I will make…and I will make…” The sentence has been broken down in conformity to contemporary English style but an attempt has been made to reflect all the subordinations in the English translation.

[26:6]  ⁷ sn See the study note on Jer 7:13.