What is the meaning of Jeremiah 26:6? then I will make this house like Shiloh Jeremiah warns that the temple, God’s “house,” can lose its privilege just as Shiloh did. • Shiloh had once hosted the tabernacle and the ark (Joshua 18:1; 1 Samuel 1:3), yet was later destroyed and left desolate because of Israel’s sin (Psalm 78:60–64; Jeremiah 7:12–14). • The comparison drives home that sacred buildings do not guarantee God’s favor; obedience does (1 Samuel 4:10–11; 1 Kings 9:6–7). • By naming Shiloh, the Lord anchors the warning in literal history—a concrete precedent that the people could not dismiss. and I will make this city an object of cursing Jerusalem itself would become a grim proverb if the people refused to repent. • Deuteronomy 28:37 foretold that covenant breakers would become “an object of horror, a proverb, and a byword among all the peoples.” • Jeremiah repeats this theme in 24:9 and 29:18, emphasizing that Judah’s rebellion would turn the city from a place of blessing into a symbol of judgment. • An “object of cursing” means people would invoke Jerusalem’s fate when wishing calamity on others—a total reversal of its intended role as a light to the nations (Isaiah 2:2–3). among all the nations of the earth The scope of the warning is global. • God’s judgments have worldwide visibility (Ezekiel 5:14–15; Lamentations 2:15), underscoring His sovereignty over every nation. • The exile would scatter Judah to many lands (Jeremiah 25:11; 29:14), spreading the testimony of what stubborn sin can cost. • Ultimately, the worldwide stage magnifies both God’s holiness and His faithfulness to His word of warning (Numbers 14:21; Habakkuk 2:14). summary Jeremiah 26:6 delivers a sober, literal promise: if Judah persists in disobedience, God will treat His own temple as He once treated Shiloh and turn Jerusalem into a cursed example before the whole earth. Sacred places offer no shelter from judgment when hearts remain hard; only humble repentance secures blessing. |
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