Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
not hear—because their prayers are hypocritical: their hearts are still idolatrous. God never refuses to hear real prayer (Jeremiah 7:21-22; Proverbs 1:28; Isaiah 1:15; Isaiah 58:3).
sword . . . famine . . . pestilence—the three sorest judgments at once; any one of which would be enough for their ruin (II Samuel 24:12-13).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Jeremiah 14:12:
Ecclesiastes 5:1
Zechariah 7:7
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