Jeremiah 14:11

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

Jeremiah 14:11 in Other Translations

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

11 The LORD said to me: "Do not pray for the welfare of this people.

11 Then the LORD said to me, “Do not pray for these people anymore.

11 God said to me, "Don't pray that everything will turn out all right for this people.

11 And Jehovah said unto me, Pray not for this people for [their] good.

11 The LORD said to me, "Don't pray for the good of these people.

11 Then the Lord said to me, "Do not pray for the well-being of these people.

11 The LORD continued, "Do not pray that things will go well with them.

Jeremiah 14:11 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 14:11

Then said the Lord unto me
To the prophet; now the Lord gives a more direct answer to him, and to his prayers and intercession for the people; which he forbids, saying, pray not for this people for their good;
or "for good things", as the Septuagint; for rain, that the famine might cease; and for deliverance from their enemies, that they might not go into captivity; for these things were determined upon by the Lord: he does not forbid him praying at all for them, or for their repentance and reformation; or for spiritual good things for them, for eternal life and salvation for the remnant of his own people among them; but not for external good things for the bulk of them.

Jeremiah 14:11 In-Context

9 Why are you like a man taken by surprise, like a warrior powerless to save? You are among us, LORD, and we bear your name; do not forsake us!

10 This is what the LORD says about this people: “They greatly love to wander; they do not restrain their feet. So the LORD does not accept them; he will now remember their wickedness and punish them for their sins.”

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

12 Although they fast, I will not listen to their cry; though they offer burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. Instead, I will destroy them with the sword, famine and plague.”

13 But I said, “Alas, Sovereign LORD! The prophets keep telling them, ‘You will not see the sword or suffer famine. Indeed, I will give you lasting peace in this place.’ ”

Cross References

• 1. S Exodus 32:10; S 1 Samuel 2:25