Jeremiah 11:14 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 11:11-17

This paragraph, which contains so much of God's wrath, might very well be expected to follow upon that which goes next before, which contained so much of his people's sin. When God found so much evil among them we cannot think it strange if it follows, Therefore I will bring evil upon them (Jer. 11:11), the evil of punishment for the evil of sin; and there is no remedy, no relief: the decree has gone forth and the sentence will be executed. I. They cannot help themselves, but will be found too... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 11:14

Therefore pray not thou for this people ,.... If for a remnant among them, yet not for the body of the people; and if for their spiritual and eternal good, yet not for their temporal salvation; their temporal ruin was certain; the decree was gone forth, and there was no revoking it; and this is said, not so much by way of prohibition of the prophet, as by way of threatening to the people, to show that as their own prayers should not profit them, so they should not have the benefit of the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 11:14

Therefore pray not thou for this people - I am determined to give them up into the hands of their enemies; I will neither hear thy intercession, nor regard their prayers. Their measure is full. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 11:14

Verse 14 That the Jews might understand that a sore calamity was nigh, and that God would not be appeasable, the Prophet himself is forbidden to intercede for them. There is no doubt but that even when he reproved the people in the severest strain, he made supplications to God for them; for he sustained a twofold character: when he went forth as the herald of celestial vengeance, he thundered against the ungodly and the despisers of God; but at the same time he humbly supplicated pardon in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 11:1-23

1. A reminder of the renewal of the covenant between Jehovah and the people lately made under Josiah ( Jeremiah 11:1-8 ). 2. First stage of the conspiracy; all Israel, instead of keeping the covenant with Jehovah, conspires against him ( Jeremiah 11:9-13 ). 3. The punishment of the conspiracy is an irreversible, severe judgment ( Jeremiah 11:14 17). 4. Second stage of the conspiracy; the plot of the men of Anathoth ( Jeremiah 11:18-23 ). 5. Third stage; the plot... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 11:14

Therefore pray not thou , etc. First Jehovah declares that even the intercession of the prophet will be of no avail (see on Jeremiah 7:16 ), and then that the belated supplications of the people themselves will be ineffectual to avert the calamity. For their trouble . The four most ancient versions, and some of the extant Hebrew manuscripts, read "in the time of their trouble" (as in Jeremiah 11:12 ). The confusion between the two readings is easy, and the reading of the versions is to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 11:14

The staying of intercession. The desperate condition of Israel is shown in this prohibition. How great must have been the sin of God's people, ere prayer on their behalf could have been forbidden! What could have been the reason of this? I. WHILST SIN IS PERSISTED IS THERE CAN BE NO REMOVAL OF DIVINE JUDGMENTS . The righteousness of God has, after long-suffering mercy, brought these upon his people. The wisdom of their imposition is infallible; and they spring... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 11:14

Intercession unavailing. God here forbids Jeremiah to intercede for the people in their sore trouble. Similar expressions are found in Jeremiah 7:16 ; Jeremiah 14:11 ; Jeremiah 15:1 . It was evidently meant that the prophet should feel how unavailing all intercession was. I. WE HAVE HERE A VERY PAINFUL EXCEPTION TO A VERY IMPORTANT RULE . The rule is to pray, to pray continually, and to pray with not the least fervency and devotion when our prayers are... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 11:14-17

A parenthesis. As in Jeremiah 7:16, all intercession is forbidden, and for this reason. Prayer for others for the forgiveness of their sins avails only when they also pray. The cry of the people now was that of the guilty smarting under punishment, not of the penitent mourning over sin.Jeremiah 11:15This passage, like Isaiah 1:12, rebukes the inconsistency of Judah’s public worship of Yahweh with their private immorality and preference for idolatry. Translate it: “What hath My beloved in My... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 11:12-14

Jeremiah 11:12-14. Then shall the cities of Judah cry unto the gods, &c. “When great calamities threaten men, their fears suggest all possible ways of seeking for succour. Thus, when the Jews found themselves forsaken of God, they betook themselves to idols, but found all such applications vain, and to no purpose: see 2 Chronicles 28:23. For according to the number of thy cities were thy gods, &c. See note on Jeremiah 2:28. Ye have set up altars to that shameful thing Hebrew,... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 11:11-17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 11:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 11:14

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 11:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 11:1-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 11:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 11:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 11:14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 11:14-17

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 11:12-14

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