Jeremiah 11:11

Easy-to-Read Version

So this is what the Lord says: "I will soon make something terrible happen to the people of Judah. They will not be able to escape. They will be sorry and cry to me for help, but I will not listen to them.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“Therefore, this is what the Lord says: I am about to bring on them disaster that they cannot escape. They will cry out to me, but I will not hear them.

Hebrew Names Version
Therefore thus says the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil on them, which they shall not be able to escape; and they shall cry to me, but I will not listen to them.

King James Version
Therefore thus saith the Lord , Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them.

English Standard Version
Therefore, thus says the Lord , Behold, I am bringing disaster upon them that they cannot escape. Though they cry to me, I will not listen to them.

New American Standard Bible
Therefore this is what the LORD says: "Behold, I am bringing disaster on them which they will not be able to escape; though they will cry out to Me, I will not listen to them.

New Century Version
So this is what the Lord says: ‘I will soon bring a disaster on the people of Judah which they will not be able to escape. They will cry to me for help, but I will not listen to them.

Amplified Bible
Therefore thus says the LORD, "Behold I am bringing disaster and suffering on them which they will not be able to escape; though they cry to Me, I will not listen to them.

World English Bible
Therefore thus says Yahweh, Behold, I will bring evil on them, which they shall not be able to escape; and they shall cry to me, but I will not listen to them.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Therefore thus sayth the Lord, Beholde, I will bring a plague vpon them, which they shall not be able to escape, and though they crye vnto me, I will not heare them.

Legacy Standard Bible
Therefore thus says Yahweh, "Behold, I am bringing calamity on them which they will not be able to get out of; and they will cry to Me, yet I will not listen to them.

Berean Standard Bible
Therefore this is what the LORD says: I am about to bring upon them a disaster that they cannot escape. They will cry out to Me, but I will not listen to them.

Contemporary English Version
Here is what I've decided to do. I will bring suffering on the people of Judah and Jerusalem, and no one will escape. They will beg me to help, but I won't listen to their prayers.

Complete Jewish Bible
Therefore Adonai says, "I am going to bring on them a disaster which they will not be able to escape; and even if they cry to me, I will not listen to them.

Darby Translation
Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will bring evil upon them, from which they shall not be able to escape; and they will cry unto me, and I will not hearken unto them.

George Lamsa Translation
Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Behold, I will bring evil upon them which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry to me, I will not hearken to them.

Good News Translation
So now I, the Lord , warn them that I am going to bring destruction on them, and they will not escape. And when they cry out to me for help, I will not listen to them.

Lexham English Bible
Therefore thus says Yahweh, "I am about to bring on them disaster from which they will not be able to escape. Though they cry out to me, yet I will not listen to them.

Literal Translation
So Jehovah says this: Behold, I will bring evil on them from which they shall not be able to escape. And though they cry to Me, I will not listen to them.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Therfore thus saieth the LORDE: Beholde, I will sende a plage amonge you, which ye shal not be able to escape: and though ye crie vnto me, I will not heare you.

American Standard Version
Therefore thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and they shall cry unto me, but I will not hearken unto them.

Bible in Basic English
So the Lord has said, I will send evil on them, which they will not be able to get away from; and they will send up a cry for help to me, but I will not give ear to them.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Therefore thus saith the LORD: Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto Me, I will not hearken unto them.

King James Version (1611)
Therefore thus sayeth the Lord, Behold, I will bring euill vpon them which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall crie vnto mee, I will not hearken vnto them.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Therefore, thus saith the Lorde: beholde, I will send a plague vpon them, whiche they shall not be able to escape: and they shall crye vnto me, and I wyl not heare them.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Therefore thus saith the Lord, Behold, I bring evils upon this people, out of which they shall not be able to come forth; and they shall presently cry to me, but I will not hearken to them.

English Revised Version
Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and they shall cry unto me, but I will not hearken unto them.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wherfor the Lord seith these thingis, Lo! Y schal bringe in on hem yuels, of whiche thei schulen not mow go out; and thei schulen crie to me, and Y schal not here hem.

Update Bible Version
Therefore thus says Yahweh, Look, I will bring evil on them, which they shall not be able to escape; and they shall cry to me, but I will not listen to them.

Webster's Bible Translation
Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon them which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry to me, I will not hearken to them.

New English Translation
So I, the Lord , say this: ‘I will soon bring disaster on them which they will not be able to escape! When they cry out to me for help, I will not listen to them.

New King James Version
Therefore thus says the LORD: "Behold, I will surely bring calamity on them which they will not be able to escape; and though they cry out to Me, I will not listen to them.

New Living Translation
Therefore, this is what the Lord says: I am going to bring calamity upon them, and they will not escape. Though they beg for mercy, I will not listen to their cries.

New Life Bible
So the Lord says, "See, I am bringing much trouble on them. They will not be able to get away from it. Even when they cry to Me, I will not listen to them.

New Revised Standard
Therefore, thus says the Lord , assuredly I am going to bring disaster upon them that they cannot escape; though they cry out to me, I will not listen to them.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Therefore, Thus, saith Yahweh, Behold me! bringing upon them calamity, which they shall not be able to escape, - and though they make outcry unto me, yet will I not hearken unto them.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Wherefore thus saith the Lord: Behold I will bring in evils upon them, which they shall not be able to escape: and they shall cry to me, and I will not hearken to them.

Revised Standard Version
Therefore, thus says the LORD, Behold, I am bringing evil upon them which they cannot escape; though they cry to me, I will not listen to them.

Young's Literal Translation
Therefore thus said Jehovah: Lo, I am bringing in unto them evil, That they are not able to go out from, And they have cried unto Me, And I do not hearken unto them.

THE MESSAGE
"Well, your God has something to say about this: Watch out! I'm about to visit doom on you, and no one will get out of it. You're going to cry for help but I won't listen. Then all the people in Judah and Jerusalem will start praying to the gods you've been sacrificing to all these years, but it won't do a bit of good. You've got as many gods as you have villages, Judah! And you've got enough altars for sacrifices to that impotent sex god Baal to put one on every street corner in Jerusalem!"

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Therefore thus says the LORD, "Behold I am bringing disaster on them which they will not be able to escape; though they will cry to Me, yet I will not listen to them.

Contextual Overview

¹¹ So this is what the Lord says: "I will soon make something terrible happen to the people of Judah. They will not be able to escape. They will be sorry and cry to me for help, but I will not listen to them. ¹² The people in the towns of Judah and in the city of Jerusalem will go and pray to their idols for help. They burn incense to those idols. But their idols will not be able to help the people of Judah when that terrible disaster comes. ¹³ "People of Judah, you have many idols—there are as many idols as there are towns in Judah. You have built many altars for worshiping that disgusting god Baal—there are as many altars as there are streets in Jerusalem. ¹⁴ "As for you, Jeremiah, don't pray for these people of Judah. Don't beg for them. Don't say prayers for them. I will not listen. They will suffer and then call to me for help, but I will not listen. ¹⁵ "Judah is the one I love, but why is she in my temple? She has done too many evil things. Judah, do you think vows and sacrifices will keep you from being destroyed? Will I then allow you to enjoy your evil ways?" ¹⁶ The Lord gave you a name. He called you, "A green olive tree, beautiful to look at." But with a powerful storm, he will set that tree on fire, and its branches will be burned up. ¹⁷ The Lord All-Powerful planted you, and he said that disaster will come to you. That is because the family of Israel and the family of Judah have done evil things. They offered sacrifices to Baal, and that made him angry!

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

I will bring: Jeremiah 11:17, Jeremiah 6:19, Jeremiah 19:3, Jeremiah 19:15, Jeremiah 23:12, Jeremiah 35:17, Jeremiah 36:31, 2 Kings 22:16, 2 Chronicles 34:24, Ezekiel 7:5

which: Jeremiah 15:2, Proverbs 29:1, Isaiah 24:17, Amos 2:14, Amos 2:15, Amos 5:19, Amos 9:1-4, 1 Thessalonians 5:3, Hebrews 1:3, Revelation 6:16, Revelation 6:17

escape: Heb. go forth of

cry: Jeremiah 14:12, Psalms 18:41, Psalms 66:18, Proverbs 1:28, Isaiah 1:15, Ezekiel 8:18, Micah 3:4, Zechariah 7:13, Luke 13:24-28

Reciprocal: Genesis 6:3 - My Job 27:9 - Will God Job 35:13 - God Jeremiah 11:14 - for Jeremiah 14:2 - the cry Ezekiel 14:3 - should Hosea 5:6 - they John 9:31 - we know James 4:3 - and

Cross-References

Genesis 1:28
God blessed them and said to them, "Have many children. Fill the earth and take control of it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the air. Rule over every living thing that moves on the earth."

Genesis 9:7
"Have many children and fill the earth with your people."

Genesis 11:3
Then they said to each other, "Let's make some bricks of clay and bake them in the fire." Then they used these bricks as stones, and they used tar as mortar.

Genesis 11:4
Then the people said, "Let's build ourselves a city and a tower that will reach to the sky. Then we will be famous. This will keep us together so that we will not be scattered all over the earth."

Genesis 11:32
Terah lived to be 205 years old. He died in Haran.

Psalms 144:12
May our sons be as strong as trees and our daughters as beautiful as the carved columns of a palace.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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.''

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I will bring - Or, am bringing.