Jeremiah 14:11

Jeremiah 14:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then said the Lord unto me, Pray not for this people for their good.
• New International Version (NIV)Then the Lord said to me, “Do not pray for the well-being of this people.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord said to me: "Do not pray for the welfare of this people.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the Lord said to me, “Do not pray for this people, for their good.

Context of Jeremiah 14:11

9You seem to be like a helpless person. You are like a brave fighter who has lost his strength to save anyone. But surely you are among us, Lord. We belong to you as your own people. Do not leave us alone!’ 10The Lord says this about his people: ‘These people love to go wherever they want. They do not try to stay near to me. So they do not please me. Now I will remember the wrong things that they have done. I will punish them for their sins.’ The Lord said to me, ‘Do not pray that I will do any more good things for these people. 12Even if they fast, I will not listen when they ask me for help. I will not accept the burnt offerings or grain offerings that they offer to me. Instead, I will use war, famine and disease to destroy them.’ 13I said, ‘Lord God, the prophets are deceiving the people. They say that there will not be any war or famine or disease that will hurt the people. Instead, they say that you have promised peace in our land.’

Jeremiah 14:11 word by word

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהוָ֖ה אֵלָ֑י אַל־תִּתְפַּלֵּ֛ל בְּעַד־הָעָ֥ם הַזֶּ֖ה לְטוֹבָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• unto me, Prayפָּלַלpâlal · to prayH6419
• not for this peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• goodטוֹבָהţôb · welfareH2896

Cross-references for Jeremiah 14:11

• Jeremiah 7:16Jeremiah, you must not pray for this people. Do not ask me to help them. If you ask me to save them, I will not listen to you.
• Jeremiah 11:14So, Jeremiah, do not pray for these people. Do not ask me to do anything to help them. Do not ask me to save them. When trouble comes and they ask me for help, I will not listen to them.
• Jeremiah 15:1The Lord said to me, ‘Even if Moses and Samuel asked me not to punish these people, I would not agree. I still would not help them. Send them away! I do not want to see them again!
• Exodus 32:32But now I ask you to forgive them for their sin. But if you will not do that, then please remove my name from your book.’

Commentaries on Jeremiah 14:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Pray not for this people - They are ripe for destruction, intercede not for them. O, how dreadful is the state of that people in reference to whom the Lord says to his ministers, Pray not for them; or, what amounts nearly to a prohibition, withholds from his ministers the spirit of prayer and intercession in behalf of the people!Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-16Verses 10-16 The Lord calls the Jews "this people," not "his people." They had forsaken his service, therefore he would punish them according to their sins. He forbade Jeremiah to plead for them. The false prophets were the most criminal. The Lord pronounces condemnation on them; but as the people loved to have it so, they were not to escape judgments. False teachers encourage men to expect peace and salvation, without repentance, faith, conversion, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-12For the third time (see Jeremiah 7:16; 11:14), God told Jeremiah not to pray for the people of Judah and Jerusalem. Fasting would be pointless because the Lord had decided to ignore them. The priests' burnt and grain offerings, which the Lord had given Moses as a way to worship him (see Leviticus 1–2), would be wasted because the Lord would not accept them. Instead, the Lord would respond with war, famine, and disease.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. (Jr 7:16; Ex 32:10).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 14:11

• Impenitence
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings