Jeremiah 11:14

Jeremiah 11:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up a cry or prayer for them: for I will not hear them in the time that they cry unto me for their trouble.
• New International Version (NIV)“Do not pray for this people or offer any plea or petition for them, because I will not listen when they call to me in the time of their distress.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“So do not pray for this people, or lift up a cry or prayer for them; for I will not hear them in the time that they cry out to Me because of their trouble.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Pray no more for these people, Jeremiah. Do not weep or pray for them, for I will not listen to them when they cry out to me in distress.

Context of Jeremiah 11:14

12Then the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem will go and cry to the gods to whom they make offerings, but they cannot save them in the time of their trouble. 13For your gods have become as many as your cities, O Judah, and as many as the streets of Jerusalem are the altars you have set up to shame, altars to make offerings to Baal. "Therefore do not pray for this people, or lift up a cry or prayer on their behalf, for I will not listen when they call to me in the time of their trouble. 15What right has my beloved in my house, when she has done many vile deeds? Can even sacrificial flesh avert your doom? Can you then exult? 16The Lord once called you 'a green olive tree, beautiful with good fruit.' But with the roar of a great tempest he will set fire to it, and its branches will be consumed.

Jeremiah 11:14 word by word

וְאַתָּ֗ה אַל־תִּתְפַּלֵּל֙ בְּעַד־הָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֔ה וְאַל־תִּשָּׂ֥א בַעֲדָ֖ם רִנָּ֣ה וּתְפִלָּ֑ה כִּ֣י אֵינֶ֣נִּי שֹׁמֵ֗עַ בְּעֵ֛ת קָרְאָ֥ם אֵלַ֖י בְּעַ֥ד רָעָתָֽם׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Therefore prayפָּלַלpâlal · to prayH6419
• not thou for this peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• neither lift upנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: loudH5375
• a cryרִנָּהrinnâh · cryH7440
• or prayerתְּפִלָּהtephillâh · prayerH8605
• for them: for I will not hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• in the timeעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• that they cryקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• unto me for their troubleרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: harmH7451

Cross-references for Jeremiah 11:14

• Jeremiah 7:16"As for you, do not pray for this people, or lift up a cry or prayer for them, and do not intercede with me, for I will not hear you.
• Jeremiah 14:11The Lord said to me: "Do not pray for the welfare of this people.
• Jeremiah 15:1Then the Lord said to me, "Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my heart would not turn toward this people. Send them out of my sight, and let them go!
• Exodus 32:10Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may burn hot against them and I may consume them, in order that I may make a great nation of you."
• Proverbs 26:24Whoever hates disguises himself with his lips and harbors deceit in his heart;
• 1 John 5:16If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life—to those who commit sins that do not lead to death. There is sin that leads to death; I do not say that one should pray for that.
• Jeremiah 11:11Therefore, thus says the Lord, Behold, I am bringing disaster upon them that they cannot escape. Though they cry to me, I will not listen to them.
• Psalms 66:18If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
• Hosea 5:6With their flocks and herds they shall go to seek the Lord, but they will not find him; he has withdrawn from them.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 11:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Therefore pray not thou for this people - I am determined to give them up into the hands of their enemies; I will neither hear thy intercession, nor regard their prayers. Their measure is full.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14-17Verses 14-17 A parenthesis. As in Jeremiah 7:16, all intercession is forbidden, and for this reason. Prayer for others for the forgiveness of their sins avails only when they also pray. The cry of the people now was that of the guilty smarting under punishment, not of the penitent mourning over sin. Jeremiah 11:15 This passage, like Isaiah 1:12, rebukes the inconsistency of Judah‘s public worship of Yahweh with their private immorality and preference for…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-17Verses 11-17 Evil pursues sinners, and entangles them in snares, out of which they cannot free themselves. Now, in their distress, their many gods and many altars stand them in no stead. And those whose own prayers will not be heard, cannot expect benefit from the prayers of others. Their profession of religion shall prove of no use. When trouble came upon them, they made this their confidence, but God has rejected it. His altar shall yield them no…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14The Lord told Jeremiah not to cry or pray for the people of Jerusalem (see Jeremiah 7:16). The Lord would not listen to their prayers. Since the people were dedicated to worshiping Baal, any prayer they offered would be insincere.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. There is a climax of guilt which admits of no further intercessory prayer (Ex 32:10, in the Chaldee version, "leave off praying"; Jr 7:16; 1Sa 16:1; 15:35; 1Jo 5:16). Our mind should be at one with God in all that He is doing, even in the rejection of the reprobate. for their trouble--on account of their trouble. Other manuscripts read, "in the time of their trouble;" a gloss from Jr 11:12.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Jeremiah 11

• 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