Text: Jeremiah 7:9
OT Text Referred to: Exodus 20:15
Subject: theft 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 20:15 prohibits theft (לֹא תִגְנֹב, lo tignov), and Jeremiah 7:9 catalogues this violation alongside murder, adultery, and false swearing: "Will you steal (הָגָנֹב, haganov)...?" Jeremiah deliberately echoes the Decalogue's verbal form (ג-נ-ב, g-n-b) in his indictment, prosecuting the temple worshipers with the very commands they claim to honor. The prophet's rhetorical question format transforms the eighth commandment from divine instruction into evidence of covenant breach, revealing the gulf between Israel's worship and their conduct.