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Jeremiah 7:16

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

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 7:16 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 7:16

Theological / Devotional

Pray not. Like other prophets of God, Jeremiah was a man of prayer, a man anxious to intercede in behalf of his people (see Jer. 11:14; 18:20; cf. Gen. 18:23–32; Ex. 33:11–14; Num. 14:13–20; 1 Sam. 7:9, 10; 12:17–19, 23; Ps. 106:23). Since the nation refused to reform, nothing could turn aside the doom that was coming. The chastisement and discipline must be allowed to do its work. Intercessory prayer to avert the threatened judgments would be unavailing (see Jer. 11:14; 14:11, 12; 15:1; cf. Ex. 32:10; 1 John 5:16).

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