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Thursday, August 21st, 2025
the Week of Proper 15 / Ordinary 20
the Week of Proper 15 / Ordinary 20
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Jeremiah 14:11
And Yahweh said to me, Don't pray for this people for [their] good.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Then the Lord said to me, “Do not pray for the well-being of these people.
Then the Lord said to me, “Do not pray for the well-being of these people.
Hebrew Names Version
The LORD said to me, Don't pray for this people for [their] good.
The LORD said to me, Don't pray for this people for [their] good.
King James Version
Then said the Lord unto me, Pray not for this people for their good.
Then said the Lord unto me, Pray not for this people for their good.
English Standard Version
The Lord said to me: "Do not pray for the welfare of this people.
The Lord said to me: "Do not pray for the welfare of this people.
New American Standard Bible
So the LORD said to me, "Do not pray for a good outcome on behalf of this people.
So the LORD said to me, "Do not pray for a good outcome on behalf of this people.
New Century Version
Then the Lord said, "Don't pray for good things to happen to the people of Judah.
Then the Lord said, "Don't pray for good things to happen to the people of Judah.
Amplified Bible
So the LORD said to me, "Do not pray for good things for this people.
So the LORD said to me, "Do not pray for good things for this people.
World English Bible
Yahweh said to me, Don't pray for this people for [their] good.
Yahweh said to me, Don't pray for this people for [their] good.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then sayd the Lord vnto me, Thou shalt not pray to do this people good.
Then sayd the Lord vnto me, Thou shalt not pray to do this people good.
Legacy Standard Bible
So Yahweh said to me, "Do not pray for the good of this people.
So Yahweh said to me, "Do not pray for the good of this people.
Berean Standard Bible
Then the LORD said to me, "Do not pray for the well-being of this people.
Then the LORD said to me, "Do not pray for the well-being of this people.
Contemporary English Version
The Lord said, "Jeremiah, don't ask me to help these people.
The Lord said, "Jeremiah, don't ask me to help these people.
Complete Jewish Bible
Then Adonai said to me, "Don't pray for this people or for their welfare.
Then Adonai said to me, "Don't pray for this people or for their welfare.
Darby Translation
And Jehovah said unto me, Pray not for this people for their good.
And Jehovah said unto me, Pray not for this people for their good.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then the Lord said to me, "Jeremiah, don't pray for good things to happen to the people of Judah.
Then the Lord said to me, "Jeremiah, don't pray for good things to happen to the people of Judah.
George Lamsa Translation
Then the LORD said to me, Do not pray for this people for their good.
Then the LORD said to me, Do not pray for this people for their good.
Good News Translation
The Lord said to me, "Do not ask me to help these people.
The Lord said to me, "Do not ask me to help these people.
Lexham English Bible
So Yahweh said to me, "You must not pray for this people, for their happiness.
So Yahweh said to me, "You must not pray for this people, for their happiness.
Literal Translation
Then Jehovah said to me, Do not pray for good for this people.
Then Jehovah said to me, Do not pray for good for this people.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Yee euen thus sayde the LORDE vnto me: Thou shalt not praye to do this people good.
Yee euen thus sayde the LORDE vnto me: Thou shalt not praye to do this people good.
American Standard Version
And Jehovah said unto me, Pray not for this people for their good.
And Jehovah said unto me, Pray not for this people for their good.
Bible in Basic English
And the Lord said to me, Make no prayer for this people for their good.
And the Lord said to me, Make no prayer for this people for their good.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the LORD said unto me: 'Pray not for this people for their good.
And the LORD said unto me: 'Pray not for this people for their good.
King James Version (1611)
Then said the Lord vnto mee, Pray not for this people, for their good.
Then said the Lord vnto mee, Pray not for this people, for their good.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Yea euen thus sayde the Lorde vnto me: Thou shalt not pray to do this people good.
Yea euen thus sayde the Lorde vnto me: Thou shalt not pray to do this people good.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the Lord said to me, Pray not for this people for their good:
And the Lord said to me, Pray not for this people for their good:
English Revised Version
And the LORD said unto me, Pray not for this people for their good.
And the LORD said unto me, Pray not for this people for their good.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the Lord seide to me, Nyle thou preie for this puple in to good.
And the Lord seide to me, Nyle thou preie for this puple in to good.
Webster's Bible Translation
Then said the LORD to me, Pray not for this people for [their] good.
Then said the LORD to me, Pray not for this people for [their] good.
New English Translation
Then the Lord said to me, "Do not pray for good to come to these people!
Then the Lord said to me, "Do not pray for good to come to these people!
New King James Version
Then the LORD said to me, "Do not pray for this people, for their good.
Then the LORD said to me, "Do not pray for this people, for their good.
New Living Translation
Then the Lord said to me, "Do not pray for these people anymore.
Then the Lord said to me, "Do not pray for these people anymore.
New Life Bible
The Lord said to me, "Do not pray for the well-being of these people.
The Lord said to me, "Do not pray for the well-being of these people.
New Revised Standard
The Lord said to me: Do not pray for the welfare of this people.
The Lord said to me: Do not pray for the welfare of this people.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Yahweh said unto me, - Do not pray for this people for blessing;
And Yahweh said unto me, - Do not pray for this people for blessing;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Lord said to me: Pray not for this people for their good.
And the Lord said to me: Pray not for this people for their good.
Revised Standard Version
The LORD said to me: "Do not pray for the welfare of this people.
The LORD said to me: "Do not pray for the welfare of this people.
Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah saith unto me: Thou dost not pray for this people for good,
And Jehovah saith unto me: Thou dost not pray for this people for good,
THE MESSAGE
God said to me, "Don't pray that everything will turn out all right for this people. When they skip their meals in order to pray, I won't listen to a thing they say. When they redouble their prayers, bringing all kinds of offerings from their herds and crops, I'll not accept them. I'm finishing them off with war and famine and disease."
God said to me, "Don't pray that everything will turn out all right for this people. When they skip their meals in order to pray, I won't listen to a thing they say. When they redouble their prayers, bringing all kinds of offerings from their herds and crops, I'll not accept them. I'm finishing them off with war and famine and disease."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So the LORD said to me, "Do not pray for the welfare of this people.
So the LORD said to me, "Do not pray for the welfare of this people.
Contextual Overview
10 Thus says Yahweh to this people, Even so they have loved to wander; they haven't refrained their feet: therefore Yahweh does not accept them; now he will remember their iniquity, and visit their sins. 11 And Yahweh said to me, Don't pray for this people for [their] good. 12 When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt-offering and meal-offering, I will not accept them; but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence. 13 Then I said, Ah, Lord Yahweh! look, the prophets say to them, You shall not see the sword, neither shall you have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place. 14 Then Yahweh said to me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name; I did not send them, neither have I commanded them, neither did I speak to them: they prophesy to you a lying vision, and a psychic reading, and a thing of nothing, and the deceit of their own heart. 15 Therefore thus says Yahweh concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I did not send them, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land: By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed. 16 And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and they shall have none to bury them-them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for I will pour their wickedness on them.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Jeremiah 7:16, Jeremiah 11:14, Jeremiah 15:1, Exodus 32:32-34
Reciprocal: Genesis 20:7 - pray Exodus 32:10 - let me alone Deuteronomy 9:14 - Let me 1 Samuel 16:1 - seeing Job 42:8 - my servant Job shall Jeremiah 4:28 - because Lamentations 3:44 - that Ezekiel 14:14 - Job Ezekiel 20:4 - judge them Ezekiel 23:36 - judge 1 John 5:16 - I do not
Cross-References
Genesis 12:5
And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.
And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.
Genesis 14:16
And he brought back all the goods, and also brought back his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.
And he brought back all the goods, and also brought back his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.
Genesis 14:21
And the king of Sodom said to Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to yourself.
And the king of Sodom said to Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to yourself.
Deuteronomy 28:31
Your ox shall be slain before your eyes, and you shall not eat thereof: your donkey shall be violently taken away from before your face, and shall not be restored to you: your sheep shall be given to your enemies, and you shall have none to save you.
Your ox shall be slain before your eyes, and you shall not eat thereof: your donkey shall be violently taken away from before your face, and shall not be restored to you: your sheep shall be given to your enemies, and you shall have none to save you.
Deuteronomy 28:35
Yahweh will smite you in the knees, and in the legs, with an intense boil, whereof you can't be healed, from the sole of your foot to the crown of your head.
Yahweh will smite you in the knees, and in the legs, with an intense boil, whereof you can't be healed, from the sole of your foot to the crown of your head.
Deuteronomy 28:51
and shall eat the fruit of your cattle, and the fruit of your ground, until you are destroyed; that also shall not leave you grain, new wine, or oil, the increase of your cattle, or the young of your flock, until they have caused you to perish.
and shall eat the fruit of your cattle, and the fruit of your ground, until you are destroyed; that also shall not leave you grain, new wine, or oil, the increase of your cattle, or the young of your flock, until they have caused you to perish.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
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.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Jeremiah 14:11. Pray not for this people — They are ripe for destruction, intercede not for them. O, how dreadful is the state of that people in reference to whom the Lord says to his ministers, Pray not for them; or, what amounts nearly to a prohibition, withholds from his ministers the spirit of prayer and intercession in behalf of the people!
