Jeremiah 7:16

Jeremiah 7:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me: for I will not hear thee.
• New International Version (NIV)“So do not pray for this people nor offer any plea or petition for them; do not plead with me, for I will not listen to you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Therefore do not pray for this people, nor lift up a cry or prayer for them, nor make intercession to Me; for I will not hear you.

Context of Jeremiah 7:16

14So what I did to Shiloh I will now do to the house that is called by my name. This is the place I gave to you and to your ancestors, the place where you feel so safe. 15I will force you out of my sight as I forced out all your relatives, all of Ephraim’s descendants.’ “Jeremiah, don’t pray for these people. Don’t cry or pray for them. Don’t plead with me, because I will not listen to you. 17Don’t you see what they are doing in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem? 18Children gather wood, fathers light fires, and women knead dough to make cakes for the queen of heaven. They pour out wine offerings to other gods in order to make me furious.

Jeremiah 7:16 word by word

וְאַתָּ֞ה אַל־תִּתְפַּלֵּ֣ל׀ בְּעַד־הָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֗ה וְאַל־תִּשָּׂ֧א בַעֲדָ֛ם רִנָּ֥ה וּתְפִלָּ֖ה וְאַל־תִּפְגַּע־בִּ֑י כִּי־אֵינֶ֥נִּי שֹׁמֵ֖עַ אֹתָֽךְ׃Read 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
• cryרִנָּהrinnâh · cryH7440
• nor prayerתְּפִלָּהtephillâh · prayerH8605
• for themבַּ֫עַדbe‛ad · about/through/forH1157
• neither make intercessionפָּגַעpâga‛ · to fall onH6293
• to me: for I will not hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085

Cross-references for Jeremiah 7:16

• Jeremiah 11:14Jeremiah, don’t pray for these people. Don’t cry or pray for them. I won’t listen when they call to me for help in times of trouble.
• Jeremiah 14:11The Lord said to me, “Don’t pray for the good of these people.
• Jeremiah 15:1Then the Lord said to me, “Even if Moses and Samuel were standing in front of me, I would not feel sorry for these people. Send them away from me, and let them go.
• Jeremiah 18:20Good should not be paid back with evil. They dig a pit to take my life. Remember how I stood in your presence and pleaded for them in order to turn your anger away from them.
• Exodus 32:10Now leave me alone. I’m so angry with them I am going to destroy them. Then I’ll make you into a great nation.”
• Ezekiel 14:14Even if these three men—Noah, Daniel, and Job—were in that country, they would, by their righteousness, rescue only themselves,” declares the Almighty Lord.
• 1 John 5:16If you see another believer committing a sin that doesn’t lead to death, you should pray that God would give that person life. This is true for those who commit sins that don’t lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death. I’m not telling you to pray about that.
• 2 Samuel 8:18Jehoiada’s son Benaiah was commander of the Cherethites and the Pelethites. And David’s sons were priests.
• Isaiah 1:15So when you stretch out your hands ⌞in prayer⌟, I will turn my eyes away from you. Even though you offer many prayers, I will not listen because your hands are covered with blood.
• Micah 3:4Then you will cry to the Lord, but he will not answer you. He will hide his face from you at that time because you have done evil things.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 7:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Therefore pray not thou for this people - They have filled up the measure of their iniquity, and they must become examples of my justice. How terrible must the state of that place be, where God refuses to pour out the spirit of supplication on his ministers and people in its behalf!Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16They had reached that stage in which men sin without any sense of guilt (see 1 John 5:16). Neither make intercession to me - In Jeremiah 14:7-9 we have an intercessory prayer offered by Jeremiah, but not heard. The intercession of Moses prevailed with God Numbers 11:2; Numbers 14:13-20; Numbers 16:22, because the progress of the people then wins upward; the progress now was from bad to worse, and therefore in Jeremiah 15:1 we read that the intercession…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16The Lord told Jeremiah not to pray for these people because it would not help (Jeremiah 15:1; compare Exodus 32:10; Deuteronomy 9:14).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. When people are given up to judicial hardness of heart, intercessory prayer for them is unavailing (Jr 11:14; 14:11; 15:1; Ex 32:10; 1Jo 5:16).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 7:16

• Backsliders
• Condescension of God
• Impenitence
• Intercession
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Reprobacy

In the dictionaries

• Mirth
• Reject
• Covenant, the New
• Exodus, the Book of
• Intercession
• Jeremiah (2)
• drink offering

Commentaries on Jeremiah 7

• 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