# General Information

Jeremiah commanded the people of Jerusalem to live justly. Without justice, they did not truly have faith in Yahweh. Without this faith in Yahweh, the temple and its rituals were useless.

# The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,

"This is the message that Yahweh gave to Jeremiah. He said,". See a similar phrase in Jeremiah 1:4.