Jeremiah 7:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me: for I will not hear thee.”
Jeremiah 7:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 7:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 7:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““Therefore don’t pray for this people. Don’t lift up a cry or prayer for them or make intercession to me; for I will not hear you.”
Jeremiah 7:16 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 7:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me; for I will not hear thee. ”
Jeremiah 7:16 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 7:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And thou dost not pray for this people, Nor lift up for them crying and prayer, Nor intercede with Me, for I hear thee not.”
Jeremiah 7:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 7:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And thou, pray not for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, and make not intercession to me; for I will not hear thee. ”
Jeremiah 7:16 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 7:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Therfore thou shalt not pray for this people, neither lift vp crie or praier for them neither intreat me, for I will not heare thee.”
Jeremiah 7:16 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 7:16 in Context — Jeremiah 7
14 Therefore will I do unto this house, which is called by my name, wherein ye trust, and unto the place which I gave to you and to your fathers, as I have done to Shiloh.
15 And I will cast you out of my sight, as I have cast out all your brethren, even the whole seed of Ephraim.
16 Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me: for I will not hear thee.
17 Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
18 The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.
What Does Jeremiah 7:16 Mean?
Jeremiah 7:16 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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