Jeremiah 14:11 - Forerunner Commentary

Jeremiah 14:11

9 Why should You be like a man astonished,
Like a mighty one ^awho cannot save?
Yet You, O Lord, ^bare in our midst,
And we are called by Your name;
Do not leave us!

10 Thus says the Lord to this people:
^a“Thus they have loved to wander;
They have not restrained their feet.
Therefore the Lord does not accept them;
^bHe will remember their iniquity now,
And punish their sins.”

11 Then the Lord said to me, ^a“Do not pray for this people, for their good.

12 ^aWhen they fast, I will not hear their cry; and ^bwhen they offer burnt offering and grain offering, I will not accept them. But ^cI will consume them by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence.”

13 ^aThen I said, “Ah, Lord God! Behold, the prophets say to them, ‘You shall not see the sword, nor shall you have famine, but I will give you¹ assured ^bpeace in this place.’ ”

14 And the Lord said to me, ^a“The prophets prophesy lies in My name. ^bI have not sent them, commanded them, nor spoken to them; they prophesy to you a false vision,¹ divination, a worthless thing, and the ^cdeceit of their heart.

15 Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the prophets who prophesy in My name, whom I did not send, ^aand who say, ‘Sword and famine shall not be in this land’—‘By sword and famine those prophets shall 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; ^athey will have no one to bury them—them nor their wives, their sons nor their daughters—for I will pour their wickedness on them.’

Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 14:11

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American Standard Version
And Jehovah said unto me, Pray not for this people for `their' good.

Amplified® Bible
The Lord said to me, Do not pray for this people for their good.

Contemporary English Version
The LORD said, "Jeremiah, don't ask me to help these people.

Darby English Version
And Jehovah said unto me, Pray not for this people for their good.

Good News Bible
The LORD said to me, "Do not ask me to help these people.

King James Version
Then said the LORD unto me, Pray not for this people for their good.

New American Standard Bible
So the LORD said to me, "Do not pray for the welfare of this people.

New International Version
Then the LORD said to me, "Do not pray for the well-being of this people.

New King James Version
Then the LORD said to me, "Do not pray for this people, for their good.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So the LORD said to me, " Do not pray for the welfare of this people.

Revised Standard Version
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,

New English Translation
Then the Lord said to me, “Do not pray for good to come to these people!¹

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