22 For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning [1] burnt offerings or sacrifices:

Other Translations of Jeremiah 7:22

New International Version

22 For when I brought your ancestors out of Egypt and spoke to them, I did not just give them commands about burnt offerings and sacrifices,

English Standard Version

22 For in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, I did not speak to your fathers or command them concerning burnt offerings and sacrifices.

The Message

22 When I delivered your ancestors out of Egypt, I never said anything to them about wanting burnt offerings and sacrifices as such.

New King James Version

22 For I did not speak to your fathers, or command them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices.

New Living Translation

22 When I led your ancestors out of Egypt, it was not burnt offerings and sacrifices I wanted from them.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Jeremiah 7:22

Commentary on Jeremiah 7:21-28

(Read Jeremiah 7:21-28)

God shows that obedience was required of them. That which God commanded was, Hearken diligently to the voice of the Lord thy God. The promise is very encouraging. Let God's will be your rule, and his favour shall be your happiness. God was displeased with disobedience. We understand the gospel as little as the Jews understood the law, if we think that even the sacrifice of Christ lessens our obligation to obey.