Jeremias 7:16

16 Tu, pois, não ores por este povo, nem levantes por ele clamor ou oração, nem me importunes; pois eu não te ouvirei.

Jeremias 7:16 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 7:16

Therefore pray not thou for this people
These are the words of the Lord to the Prophet Jeremiah, forbidding him to pray for the people of the Jews; which he either was doing, or about to do, and which, from the great affection he had for them, he was inclined unto; wherefore, to show how much the Lord was displeased with them, and how determined he was to punish them with captivity, he orders the prophet not to make any supplication for them: neither lift up cry nor prayer for them;
referring to the gestures of lifting up the eyes and hands in prayer, and also to the frame of the heart, in the exercise of faith and holy confidence: "cry" and "prayer" are put together, because prayer is sometimes made, especially when persons are in great distress, with strong cryings and tears; see ( Hebrews 5:7 ) : neither make intercession to me;
or, "meet me" ^F15; or come between him and this people, and so act the part of a mediator, of which office intercession is a branch; it properly belongs to Christ. The Jews say

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FOOTNOTES:

F16 there is no (heygp) , "meeting", but prayer, or that is always intended by it; for proof of which they cite this passage: for I will not hear thee;
on the behalf of them, being so highly provoked by them, and determined they should go into captivity; see ( Jeremiah 15:1 ) .
F15 (yb egpt law) "et ne oecurras mihi", Calvin; "et ne obsistas mihi", V. L. "et ne intervenias apud me", Tigurine version.
F16 T. Bab. Beracot, fol. 26. 2. Taanith, fol. 7. 2. & 8. 1. Sota, fol. 14. 1. & Sanhedrin, fol. 95. 2.

Jeremias 7:16 In-Context

14 farei também a esta casa, que se chama pelo meu nome, na qual confiais, e a este lugar, que vos dei a vós e a vossos pais, como fiz a Siló.

15 E eu vos lançarei da minha presença, como lancei todos os vossos irmãos, toda a linhagem de Efraim.

16 Tu, pois, não ores por este povo, nem levantes por ele clamor ou oração, nem me importunes; pois eu não te ouvirei.

17 Não vês tu o que eles andam fazendo nas cidades de Judá, e nas ruas de Jerusalém?

18 Os filhos apanham a lenha, e os pais acendem o fogo, e as mulheres amassam a farinha para fazerem bolos � rainha do céu, e oferecem libações a outros deuses, a fim de me provocarem � ira.