1 The Lord spoke his word to Jeremiah. He said,
2 “Stand at the gate of the Lord’s house, and announce from there this message: ‘Listen to the word of the Lord, all you people of Judah who go through these gates to worship the Lord.
3 This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: Change the way you live and act, and I will let you live in this place.
4 Do not trust the words of this saying, “This is the Lord’s temple, the Lord’s temple, the Lord’s temple!” It’s a lie.
5 “‘Suppose you really change the way you live and act and you really treat each other fairly.
6 Suppose you do not oppress foreigners, orphans, and widows, or kill anyone in this place. And suppose you do not follow other gods that lead you to your own destruction.
7 Then I will let you live in this place, in the land that I gave permanently to your ancestors long ago.