Jeremias 11:11

11 Por isso, assim diz o SENHOR: “Trarei sobre eles uma desgraça da qual não poderão escapar. Ainda que venham a clamar a mim, 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 Então o SENHOR me disse: “Há uma conspiração entre o povo de Judá e os habitantes de Jerusalém.

10 Eles retornaram aos pecados de seus antepassados, que recusaram dar ouvidos às minhas palavras e seguiram outros deuses para prestar-lhes culto. Tanto a comunidade de Israel como a de Judá quebraram a aliança que eu fiz com os antepassados deles”.

11 Por isso, assim diz o SENHOR: “Trarei sobre eles uma desgraça da qual não poderão escapar. Ainda que venham a clamar a mim, eu não os ouvirei.

12 Então as cidades de Judá e os habitantes de Jerusalém clamarão aos deuses aos quais queimam incenso, mas eles não poderão salvá-los quando a desgraça os atingir.

13 Você tem tantos deuses quantas são as suas cidades, ó Judá; e os altares que você construiu para queimar incenso àquela coisa vergonhosa chamada Baal são tantos quantas são as ruas de Jerusalém.