Jeremiah
Jeremiah 7:16
16As for you, do not pray for these people, do not offer a plea or petition on their behalf, and do not beg Me, for I will not listen to you.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As for you | וְאַתָּ֞ה | wə·’at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| pray | תִּתְפַּלֵּ֣ל׀ | tiṯ·pal·lêl | Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H6419 intervene, interpose |
| for | בְּעַד־ | bə·‘aḏ- | Preposition | H1157 separation |
| these | הַזֶּ֗ה | 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 . . . |
| offer | תִּשָּׂ֧א | tiś·śā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| a plea | רִנָּ֥ה | rin·nāh | Noun - feminine singular | H7440 ringing cry |
| or petition | וּתְפִלָּ֖ה | ū·ṯə·p̄il·lāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H8605 prayer |
| on their behalf | בַעֲדָ֛ם | ḇa·‘ă·ḏām | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H1157 separation |
| and do not | וְאַל־ | wə·’al- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| beg | תִּפְגַּע־ | tip̄·ga‘- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H6293 meet, encounter, reach |
| Me | בִּ֑י | bî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| for | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I will not | אֵינֶ֥נִּי | ’ê·nen·nî | Adverb; first person common singular | H369 nothing, nought |
| listen | שֹׁמֵ֖עַ | šō·mê·a‘ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| to you | אֹתָֽךְ׃ | ’ō·ṯāḵ | Direct object marker; second person masculine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 11:14 · Jeremiah 14:11–12 · Jeremiah 15:1 · Isaiah 1:15 · Ezekiel 14:14–20 · Exodus 32:10 · Micah 3:4 · Jeremiah 18:20 · Deuteronomy 9:14 · 1 John 5:16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.