Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “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 Living Translation “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. English Standard Version “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. Berean Standard Bible 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. King James Bible 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 King James Version “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 American Standard Bible “So as for you, do not pray for this people, nor lift up a cry or prayer for them; for I will not listen when they call to Me because of their disaster. NASB 1995 “Therefore do not pray for this people, nor lift up a cry or prayer for them; for I will not listen when they call to Me because of their disaster. NASB 1977 “Therefore do not pray for this people, nor lift up a cry or prayer for them; for I will not listen when they call to Me because of their disaster. Legacy Standard Bible “But as for you, do not pray for this people, nor lift up a cry of lamentation or prayer for them; for I will not listen when they call to Me because of their calamity. Amplified Bible “Therefore do not pray for this people, nor lift up a cry or prayer for them, for I shall not listen when they cry to Me in the time of their disaster. Christian Standard Bible “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 at the time of their disaster. Holman Christian Standard Bible “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 at the time of their disaster. American Standard Version Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them; for I will not hear them in the time that they cry unto me because of their trouble. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And you shall not pray for this people, and you shall not make a request or a prayer for them, because I will not hear in the time that they cry to me, in the time of their affliction Brenton Septuagint Translation And thou, pray not for this people, and intercede not for them in supplication and prayer: for I will not hear in the day in which they call upon me, in the day of their affliction. Contemporary English Version Jeremiah, don't pray for these people or beg me to rescue them. If you do, I won't listen, and I certainly won't listen if they pray! Douay-Rheims Bible Therefore, do not thou pray for this people, and do not take up praise and prayer for them: for I will not hear them in the time of their cry to me, in the time of their affliction. English Revised Version Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them: for I will not hear them in the time that they cry unto me for their trouble. GOD'S WORD® Translation Jeremiah, 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. Good News Translation Jeremiah, don't pray to me or plead with me on behalf of these people. When they are in trouble and call to me for help, I will not listen to them." International Standard Version "Jeremiah, don't pray for this people and don't cry or pray for them. I won't listen when they cry out to me because of their disaster. JPS Tanakh 1917 Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them; for I will not hear them in the time that they cry unto Me for their trouble.' Literal Standard Version And you, you do not pray for this people, | Nor do you lift up cry and prayer for them, | For I do not listen in the time of their calling to Me for their distress. Majority Standard Bible 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. New American Bible Now, you must not intercede for this people; do not raise on their behalf a cry or prayer! I will not listen when they call to me in the time of their disaster. NET Bible So, Jeremiah, do not pray for these people. Do not cry out to me or petition me on their behalf. Do not plead with me to save them. For I will not listen to them when they call out to me for help when disaster strikes them." New Revised Standard Version As for you, 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. New Heart English Bible Therefore do not pray for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them; for I will not hear them in the time that they cry to me at the time of their trouble." Webster's Bible Translation 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 when they cry to me for their trouble. World English Bible “Therefore don’t pray for this people. Don’t lift up cry or prayer for them; for I will not hear them in the time that they cry to me because of their trouble. Young's Literal Translation And thou, thou dost not pray for this people, Nor dost thou lift up for them cry and prayer, For I do not hearken in the time of their calling unto Me for their vexation. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Broken Covenant…13Your gods are indeed as numerous as your cities, O Judah; the altars of shame you have set up—the altars to burn incense to Baal—are as many as the streets of Jerusalem.’ 14As 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. 15What right has My beloved in My house, having carried out so many evil schemes? Can consecrated meat avert your doom, so that you can rejoice?… Cross References 1 John 5:16 If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he should ask God, who will give life to those who commit this kind of sin. There is a sin that leads to death; I am not saying he should ask regarding that sin. 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." Psalm 66:18 If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. 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 11:11 Therefore this is what the LORD says: 'I am about to bring upon them a disaster that they cannot escape. They will cry out to Me, but I will not listen to them. Jeremiah 14:11 Then the LORD said to me, "Do not pray for the well-being of this people. Hosea 5:6 They go with their flocks and herds to seek the LORD, but they do not find Him; He has withdrawn Himself from them. Treasury of Scripture Therefore pray not you for this people, neither lift up a cry or prayer for them: for I will not hear them in the time that they cry to me for their trouble. pray. Jeremiah 7:16 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. Jeremiah 14:11 Then said the LORD unto me, Pray not for this people for their good. Jeremiah 15:1 Then said the LORD unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth. for. Jeremiah 11:11 Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them. Psalm 66:18 If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me: Hosea 5:6 They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them. trouble. Jeremiah 11:11 Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them. Jump to Previous Behalf Cry Disaster Hear Hearken Lift Offer Petition Plea Prayer Prayers Thou Time Trouble VexationJump to Next Behalf Cry Disaster Hear Hearken Lift Offer Petition Plea Prayer Prayers Thou Time Trouble VexationJeremiah 11 1. Jeremiah proclaims God's covenant;8. rebukes the peoples' disobeying thereof; 11. prophesies evils to come upon them; 18. and upon the men of Anathoth, for conspiring to kill him. (14) Therefore pray not.--The words imply, as in Jeremiah 7:16, that the prophet's human feelings had led him to pour his soul in passionate intercession that the penalty might be averted. He is told that it is at once too early and too late for that prayer. The people have not yet been moved to repentance, and their cry is simply the wail of suffering. The discipline must do its work, and the judgment they have brought down on themselves can be stayed no longer.Verse 14. - Therefore pray not thou, etc. First Jehovah declares that even the intercession of the prophet will be of no avail (see on Jeremiah 7:16), and then that the belated supplications of the people themselves will be ineffectual to avert the calamity. For their trouble. The four most ancient versions, and some of the extant Hebrew manuscripts, read "in the time of their trouble" (as in Ver. 12). The confusion between the two readings is easy, and the reading of the versions is to be preferred. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew As for you,וְאַתָּ֗ה (wə·’at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you do not אַל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's 408: Not pray תִּתְפַּלֵּל֙ (tiṯ·pal·lêl) Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 6419: To judge, to intercede, pray for בְּעַד־ (bə·‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 1157: In up to, over against, at, beside, among, behind, for these הַזֶּ֔ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that people. הָעָ֣ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock Do not וְאַל־ (wə·’al-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 408: Not raise up תִּשָּׂ֥א (tiś·śā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take a cry רִנָּ֣ה (rin·nāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 7440: A creaking, shout or a prayer וּתְפִלָּ֑ה (ū·ṯə·p̄il·lāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8605: Intercession, supplication, a hymn on their behalf, בַעֲדָ֖ם (ḇa·‘ă·ḏām) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's 1157: In up to, over against, at, beside, among, behind, for for כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction I will not אֵינֶ֣נִּי (’ê·nen·nî) Adverb | first person common singular Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle be listening שֹׁמֵ֗עַ (šō·mê·a‘) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently when they call out קָרְאָ֥ם (qā·rə·’ām) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read to אֵלַ֖י (’ê·lay) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Me at the time בְּעֵ֛ת (bə·‘êṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct Strong's 6256: Time, now, when of their disaster. רָעָתָֽם׃ (rā·‘ā·ṯām) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 7451: Bad, evil Links Jeremiah 11:14 NIVJeremiah 11:14 NLT Jeremiah 11:14 ESV Jeremiah 11:14 NASB Jeremiah 11:14 KJV Jeremiah 11:14 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 11:14 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 11:14 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 11:14 French Bible Jeremiah 11:14 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 11:14 Therefore don't you pray for this people (Jer.) |
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