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 Living Translation (NLT)“Pray no more for these people, Jeremiah. Do not weep or pray for them, and don’t beg me to help them, for I will not listen to you.

Context of Jeremiah 7:16

14therefore I will do to the house which is called by My name, in which you trust, and to this place which I gave to you and your fathers, as I have done to Shiloh. 15And I will cast you out of My sight, as I have cast out all your brethren—the whole posterity of Ephraim. “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. 17Do you not see what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem? 18The children gather wood, the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead dough, to make cakes for the queen of heaven; and they pour out drink offerings to other gods, that they may provoke Me to anger.

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 11:14“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.
• Jeremiah 14:11Then the Lord said to me, “Do not pray for this people, for their good.
• Jeremiah 15:1Then the Lord said to me, “Even if Moses and Samuel stood before Me, My mind would not be favorable toward this people. Cast them out of My sight, and let them go forth.
• Jeremiah 18:20Shall evil be repaid for good? For they have dug a pit for my life. Remember that I stood before You To speak good for them, To turn away Your wrath from them.
• Exodus 32:10Now therefore, let Me alone, that My wrath may burn hot against them and I may consume them. And I will make of you a great nation.”
• Ezekiel 14:14Even if these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they would deliver only themselves by their righteousness,” says the Lord God.
• 1 John 5:16If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin which does not lead to death, he will ask, and He will give him life for those who commit sin not leading to death. There is sin leading to death. I do not say that he should pray about that.
• 2 Samuel 8:18Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief ministers.
• Isaiah 1:15When you spread out your hands, I will hide My eyes from you; Even though you make many prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood.
• Micah 3:4Then they will cry to the Lord, But He will not hear them; He will even hide His face from them at that time, Because they have been evil in their deeds.

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