Jeremiah 7:21 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Put your burnt offerings unto your sacrifices, and eat flesh.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: Go ahead and add your burnt offerings to your other sacrifices and eat the meat from all of them.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God is telling the people that since they're not truly worshiping Him with their hearts, they might as well just treat their religious sacrifices like regular meals.

📚 Historical Context

Jeremiah was prophesying during the final decades before Jerusalem's destruction (around 600 BC), when the people of Judah were going through the motions of temple worship while their hearts were far from God. Burnt offerings were supposed to be completely burned up as worship to God, not eaten, but God is sarcastically telling them to eat those too since their worship has become meaningless ritual.

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