Text: Jeremiah 7:9
OT Text Referred to: Exodus 20:14
Subject: adultery prohibition cited in temple sermon
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): Longitudinal Theme
Anchor Text: Exod 20 — The Decalogue
Significance: Exodus 20:14 prohibits adultery (לֹא תִנְאָף, lo tin'af), and Jeremiah 7:9 includes this commandment in his catalogue of Decalogue violations: "Will you steal, murder, commit adultery (נָאֹף, na'of), swear falsely...?" Jeremiah's temple sermon lists the specific commandments being violated to expose the absurdity of seeking refuge in the temple while breaking the covenant that gives the temple its meaning. The prophet's use of the Decalogue's own vocabulary turns the law given at Sinai into evidence for the prosecution, demonstrating that temple attendance without covenant obedience is self-deceiving presumption.