Jeremiah 14:11

Translations

Modern

Then the LORD said to me, “Do not pray for the well-being of this people.

Traditional

Then said the Lord unto me, Pray not for this people for their good.

Literal

And YHWH said to me: “Do not pray for this people for the good.

Latin

Et dixit Dominus ad me: Noli orare pro populo isto in bonum.

Original

Hebrew

English

Then the LORD said to me, “Do not pray for the well-being of this people.

Notes

Jeremiah 14:11–12

For 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.

Jeremiah 14:1–22

This chapter is a conversation between the Lord, Jeremiah, and the people. It began because a severe drought affected the land.

Theme notes and profiles

Famine

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Jeremiah 7:16
As for you, do not pray for these people, do not offer a plea or petition on their behalf, and do not beg Me, for I will not listen to you.
Jeremiah 11:14
As for you, do not pray for these people. Do not raise up a cry or a prayer on their behalf, for I will not be listening when they call out to Me in their time of disaster.
Exodus 32:32–34
Yet now, if You would only forgive their sin.... But if not, please blot me out of the book that You have written.”
Exodus 32:10
Now leave Me alone, so that My anger may burn against them and consume them. Then I will make you into a great nation.”
Jeremiah 15:1
Then the LORD said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before Me, My heart would not go out to this people. Send them from My presence, and let them go!

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (Old Testament) Book of Jeremiah Jeremiah (Person) Psalms, Book of

Topics

Impenitence: General Scriptures Concerning Intercession of Man with God Intercession: Additional Instances of Jeremiah, for Israel Intercessory Prayer: Unavailing for the Obstinately-Impenitent

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