Jeremías 11:11

11 Por tanto, así dice el SEÑOR: He aquí, traigo sobre ellos una calamidad de la que no podrán escapar; aunque clamen a mí, no los escucharé.

Jeremías 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.''

Jeremías 11:11 In-Context

9 Entonces el SEÑOR me dijo: Se ha descubierto una conspiración entre los hombres de Judá y entre los habitantes de Jerusalén.

10 Se han vuelto a las iniquidades de sus antepasados, los cuales rehusaron escuchar mis palabras, y se han ido tras otros dioses para servirlos. La casa de Israel y la casa de Judá han violado mi pacto, que hice con sus padres.

11 Por tanto, así dice el SEÑOR: He aquí, traigo sobre ellos una calamidad de la que no podrán escapar; aunque clamen a mí, no los escucharé.

12 Entonces irán las ciudades de Judá y los habitantes de Jerusalén, y clamarán a los dioses a quienes queman incienso, pero ellos ciertamente no podrán salvarlos en la hora de su aflicción.

13 Porque según el número de tus ciudades son tus dioses, oh Judá, y según el número de las calles de Jerusalén, son los altares que has levantado a lo vergonzoso, altares para quemar incienso a Baal.