Jeremias 11:11

11 Portanto assim diz o Senhor: Eis que estou trazendo sobre eles uma calamidade de que não pederão escapar; clamarão a mim, mas eu não os ouvirei.

Jeremias 11:11 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 11:11

Therefore thus saith the Lord, behold, I will bring evil upon
them
The evil of punishment for the evil of their sins, such as famine, the sword, captivity, which latter is the evil more especially designed; and there is no evil of this nature but what is of God; it is of his sending and bringing; see ( Amos 3:6 ) : which they shall not be able to escape;
they should not have wisdom enough to form a scheme, nor power enough to put one in execution when formed, whereby they could extricate themselves out of the difficulties they would be in; doubtless reference is had to their being besieged by the Chaldean army, the evil that should come out of the north, ( Jeremiah 1:14 ) , which should so closely surround them, that none should escape: and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them:
because their prayers were hypocritical, and not attended with faith and true repentance; otherwise, when men cry to God, under a sense of sin, being truly sorry for it, and put their trust in him, he hears them, and delivers them; but these would be concerned only for the evil that was come upon them, and not the evil they had been guilty of; and such sinners, when they pray to him, the Lord hears not. The Targum is,

``and they shall pray before me, and I will not receive their prayers.''

Jeremias 11:11 In-Context

9 Disse-me mais o Senhor: Uma conspiração se achou entre os homens de Judá, e entre os habitantes de Jerusalém.

10 Tornaram �s iniqüidades de seus primeiros pais, que recusaram ouvir as minhas palavras; até se foram após outros deuses para os servir; a casa de Israel e a casa de Judá quebrantaram o meu pacto, que fiz com seus pais.

11 Portanto assim diz o Senhor: Eis que estou trazendo sobre eles uma calamidade de que não pederão escapar; clamarão a mim, mas eu não os ouvirei.

12 Então irão as cidades de Judá e os habitantes de Jerusalém e clamarão aos deuses a que eles queimam incenso; estes, porém, de maneira alguma os livrarão no tempo da sua calamidade.

13 Pois, segundo o número das tuas cidades, são os teus deuses, ó Judá; e, segundo o número das ruas de Jerusalém, tendes levantado altares � impudência, altares para queimardes incenso a Baal.