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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.

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ASV

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.

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.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְאַתָּ֞הve.'a.Tahand youH859 →
אַל־'al-may notH408 →
תִּתְפַּלֵּ֣ל׀tit.pa.Lelyou prayH6419 →
בְּעַד־be.'ad-forH1157 →
הָעָ֣םha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →
הַזֶּ֗הha.Zeh<the> thisH2088 →
וְאַל־ve.'al-and may notH408 →
תִּשָּׂ֧אti.Sa'you lift upH5375 →
בַעֲדָ֛םva.'a.Damfor themH1157 →
רִנָּ֥הri.Naha cry of entreatyH7440 →
וּתְפִלָּ֖הu.te.fi.Lahand a prayerH8605 →
וְאַל־ve.'al-and may notH408 →
תִּפְגַּע־tif.ga'-you entreatH6293 →
בִּ֑יBi<in> <the> me
כִּי־ki-forH3588 →
אֵינֶ֥נִּי'ei.Ne.ninot IH369 →
שֹׁמֵ֖עַsho.Me.a'[will be] hearingH8085 →
אֹתָֽךְ׃'o.Takh<obj.> youH853 →

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Jeremiah 11:14As 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.Jeremiah 14:11–12Then the LORD said to me, “Do not pray for the well-being of this people.Jeremiah 14:11Then the LORD said to me, “Do not pray for the well-being of this people.Jeremiah 15:1Then 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.Isaiah 1:15When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.Ezekiel 14:14–20then even if these three men—Noah, Daniel, and Job—were in it, their righteousness could deliver only themselves, declares the Lord GOD.Exodus 32:10Now leave Me alone, so that My anger may burn against them and consume them. Then I will make you into a great nation.”Jeremiah 18:20Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before You to speak good on their behalf, to turn Your wrath from them.Micah 3:4Then they will cry out to the LORD, but He will not answer them. At that time He will hide His face from them because of the evil they have done.1 John 5:16If 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.Deuteronomy 9:14Leave Me alone, so that I may destroy them and blot out their name from under heaven. Then I will make you into a nation mightier and greater than they are.”1 Samuel 16:1Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.”1 Samuel 3:14Therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli, ‘The iniquity of Eli’s house shall never be atoned for by sacrifice or offering.’”Ezekiel 14:14then even if these three men—Noah, Daniel, and Job—were in it, their righteousness could deliver only themselves, declares the Lord GOD.Jeremiah 4:28Therefore the earth will mourn and the heavens above will grow dark. I have spoken, I have planned, and I will not relent or turn back.”Jeremiah 27:18If they are indeed prophets and the word of the LORD is with them, let them now plead with the LORD of Hosts that the articles remaining in the house of the LORD, in the palace of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem, not be taken to Babylon.Ezekiel 20:4Will you judge them, will you judge them, son of man? Confront them with the abominations of their fathers2 Samuel 8:18Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were priestly leaders.

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About Jeremiah

The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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