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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 7:16

Pray not thou for this people . Abraham prayed for Sodom ( Genesis 18:23-32 ); Moses and Samuel for Israel ( Exodus 32:11-14 ; Exodus 17:11 ; Numbers 14:13-20 ; Psalms 106:23 ; 1 Samuel 7:9 , 1 Samuel 7:10 ; 1 Samuel 12:17 , 1 Samuel 12:18 , 1 Samuel 12:23 ); and Jeremiah would fain perform the same pious duty to his people. We have a specimen of his intercession in Jeremiah 14:19-22 (comp. Jeremiah 18:20 ), followed immediately by a rejection of his prayer, parallel... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 7:16

Forbidden prayers. Certain prayers must be regarded as unlawful. I. PRAYERS OF POSITIVE DEMAND . Many men pray as though they were dictating to God. Prayer is petition, not command. The suppliant should assume the attitude of a mendicant. II. PRAYERS WHICH AIM AT TURNING THE WILL OF GOD . We may believe that God will do in answer to prayer what he would not do apart from prayer, because the very prayer may be the one essential condition which makes that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 7:16

Prohibited prayers. The text a distinct instance. We remark— I. SUCH PROHIBITION OF PRAYER SEEMS VERY STRANGE . Are we not bidden "pray without ceasing," "in all things by prayer and supplication … make our requests known unto God?" Are we not promised, "Ask, and ye shall receive?" Did not the Lord say, "Men ought always to pray, and not to faint?" And, in a case more nearly resembling the one before us in the text, did not Samuel say to the rebellious people of his day,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 7:16-20

The hypocrisy of the worship of Jehovah proved; its punishment. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 7:16

They had reached that stage in which men sin without any sense of guilt (see 1 John 5:16).Neither make intercession to me - In Jeremiah 14:7-9 we have an intercessory prayer offered by Jeremiah, but not heard. The intercession of Moses prevailed with God Numbers 11:2; Numbers 14:13-20; Numbers 16:22, because the progress of the people then wins upward; the progress now was from bad to worse, and therefore in Jeremiah 15:1 we read that the intercession even of Moses and Samuel (see 1 Samuel... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 7:16

Jeremiah 7:16. Therefore pray not thou for this people God had been wont to suffer himself to be prevailed with to spare his people by the mediation of his servants, as of Moses, Exodus 32:11; Exodus 32:14; Numbers 14:19-20; but now he will admit of no intercession. See also chap. Jeremiah 15:1; Ezekiel 14:20. Nothing but a universal reformation, which God foresaw would not take place, could preserve the Jews from that captivity and desolation which he had threatened to bring upon them.... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 7:16-34

No hope for an idolatrous people (7:16-8:3)God now tells Jeremiah that it is useless for him to persist in praying for the safety of the Judeans. They have so given themselves to idolatrous practices that nothing can save them from God’s judgment. Throughout the cities and towns of Judah people worship foreign gods, but in the process they harm themselves (16-19). The harm will be much greater when God’s judgment falls on them (20).While openly worshipping heathen gods, the people also offer... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 7:16

make intercession. Compare Jeremiah 11:14 ; Jeremiah 14:11 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Jeremiah 7:16

"Therefore pray thou not for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me; for I will not hear thee. Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem? The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead the 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. Do they provoke me to anger? saith Jehovah; do they not... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 7:16

Jeremiah 7:16. Therefore, pray not thou, &c.— This is not said to Jeremiah, because God would not have him affected with love for his country; but to assure him, that if he prayed it would be in vain, as he had determined to punish the incorrigible sins of the Jews. These expressions, however, admirably mark out the efficacy of the prayers of believers for sinners. See Eze 32:30 and Houbigant. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 7:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 7:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 7:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 7:16-20

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 7:16

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 7:16

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 7:16-34

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 7:16

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Jeremiah 7:16

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 7:16

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