Jeremiah
Jeremiah 11:14
14As for you, do not pray for these people. Do not raise up a cry or a prayer on their behalf, for I will not be listening when they call out to Me in their time of disaster.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As for you | וְאַתָּ֗ה | wə·’at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| pray | תִּתְפַּלֵּל֙ | tiṯ·pal·lêl | Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H6419 intervene, interpose |
| for | בְּעַד־ | bə·‘aḏ- | Preposition | H1157 separation |
| these | הַזֶּ֔ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| people | הָעָ֣ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| Do not | וְאַל־ | wə·’al- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| raise up | תִּשָּׂ֥א | tiś·śā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| a cry | רִנָּ֣ה | rin·nāh | Noun - feminine singular | H7440 ringing cry |
| or a prayer | וּתְפִלָּ֑ה | ū·ṯə·p̄il·lāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H8605 prayer |
| on their behalf | בַעֲדָ֖ם | ḇa·‘ă·ḏām | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H1157 separation |
| for | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I will not | אֵינֶ֣נִּי | ’ê·nen·nî | Adverb; first person common singular | H369 nothing, nought |
| be listening | שֹׁמֵ֗עַ | šō·mê·a‘ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| when they call out | קָרְאָ֥ם | qā·rə·’ām | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| to Me | אֵלַ֖י | ’ê·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
| in their time | בְּעֵ֛ת | bə·‘êṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct | H6256 time |
| of disaster | רָעָתָֽם׃ס | rā·‘ā·ṯām | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H7451 bad, evil |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 7:16 · Jeremiah 11:11 · Jeremiah 14:11 · 1 John 5:16 · Exodus 32:10 · Psalm 66:18 · Jeremiah 15:1 · Proverbs 26:24–25 · Hosea 5:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.