Jeremiah 7:9 → Deuteronomy 5:17-20

Deuteronomy 5:17-20 prohibits murder, adultery, theft, and false witness in four successive commandments — "You shall not murder… You shall not commit adultery… You shall not steal… You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor" — and Jeremiah 7:9 catalogues violations of those same four in rapid succession: "Will you steal (הֲגָנֹב, haganov) and murder (רָצֹחַ, ratzoach), commit adultery (נָאֹף, na'of) and perjury (הִשָּׁבֵעַ לַשֶּׁקֶר, hishavea' lashaqer)…?" The prophet reproduces the Decalogue's four second-table roots as a set — theft is fronted rather than kept in the Deuteronomic order, and each is a bare infinitive absolute rather than the לֹא + imperfect of the commandment form — so the indictment invokes the covenant document as a whole rather than quoting any one clause. The effect is unmistakable: Judah is systematically breaking the core ethical commands while claiming the temple's protection. Jeremiah then adds "burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known" (violating commandments 1-2), completing a comprehensive Decalogue-based prosecution that leaves Judah without defense.