Jeremías 11:11

11 Por eso, así dice el SEÑOR: “Les enviaré una calamidad de la cual no podrán escapar. Aunque clamen a mí, no los escucharé.

Jeremías 11:11 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 11:11

Therefore thus saith the Lord, behold, I will bring evil upon
them
The evil of punishment for the evil of their sins, such as famine, the sword, captivity, which latter is the evil more especially designed; and there is no evil of this nature but what is of God; it is of his sending and bringing; see ( Amos 3:6 ) : which they shall not be able to escape;
they should not have wisdom enough to form a scheme, nor power enough to put one in execution when formed, whereby they could extricate themselves out of the difficulties they would be in; doubtless reference is had to their being besieged by the Chaldean army, the evil that should come out of the north, ( Jeremiah 1:14 ) , which should so closely surround them, that none should escape: and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them:
because their prayers were hypocritical, and not attended with faith and true repentance; otherwise, when men cry to God, under a sense of sin, being truly sorry for it, and put their trust in him, he hears them, and delivers them; but these would be concerned only for the evil that was come upon them, and not the evil they had been guilty of; and such sinners, when they pray to him, the Lord hears not. The Targum is,

``and they shall pray before me, and I will not receive their prayers.''

Jeremías 11:11 In-Context

9 El SEÑOR también me dijo: «Se está fraguando una conspiración entre los hombres de Judá y los habitantes de Jerusalén.

10 Han vuelto a los mismos pecados de sus antepasados, quienes se negaron a obedecerme. Se han ido tras otros dioses para servirles. Tanto el pueblo de Israel como la tribu de Judá han quebrantado el pacto que hice con sus antepasados.

11 Por eso, así dice el SEÑOR: “Les enviaré una calamidad de la cual no podrán escapar. Aunque clamen a mí, no los escucharé.

12 Entonces las ciudades de Judá y los habitantes de Jerusalén irán a clamar a los dioses a los que quemaron incienso, pero ellos no podrán salvarlos cuando llegue el tiempo de su calamidad.

13 Tú, Judá, tienes tantos dioses como ciudades. Erigiste tantos altares como calles hay en Jerusalén; altares para quemar incienso a Baal, para vergüenza tuya”.