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.
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ASV
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.
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.
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Commentary
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19 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְאַתָּ֗ה | ve.'a.Tah | and you | H859 → |
| אַל־ | 'al- | may not | H408 → |
| תִּתְפַּלֵּל֙ | tit.pa.Lel | you pray | H6419 → |
| בְּעַד־ | be.'ad- | for | H1157 → |
| הָעָ֣ם | ha.'Am | the people | H5971 → |
| הַזֶּ֔ה | ha.Zeh | <the> this | H2088 → |
| וְאַל־ | ve.'al- | and may not | H408 → |
| תִּשָּׂ֥א | ti.Sa' | you lift up | H5375 → |
| בַעֲדָ֖ם | va.'a.Dam | for them | H1157 → |
| רִנָּ֣ה | ri.Nah | a cry of entreaty | H7440 → |
| וּתְפִלָּ֑ה | u.te.fi.Lah | and a prayer | H8605 → |
| כִּ֣י | ki | for | H3588 → |
| אֵינֶ֣נִּי | 'ei.Ne.ni | not I | H369 → |
| שֹׁמֵ֗עַ | sho.Me.a' | [will be] listening | H8085 → |
| בְּעֵ֛ת | be.'Et | at [the] time | H6256 → |
| קָרְאָ֥ם | ka.re.'Am | call out they | H7121 → |
| אֵלַ֖י | 'e.Lai | to me | H413 → |
| בְּעַ֥ד | be.'Ad | for | H1157 → |
| רָעָתָֽם׃ ס | ra.'a.Tam | calamity their | H7451 → |
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