Jeremiah 7:16

Jeremiah · Old Testament · Chapter 7

“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

What Does Jeremiah 7:16 Mean?

Jeremiah 7:16 is found in the book of Jeremiah, chapter 7, verse 16 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 16 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Key themes in this passage include Prayer.

Cross-References (16)

These passages are connected to Jeremiah 7:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

1 John 5:16“If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.”Jeremiah 11:14“Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up a cry or prayer for them: for I will not hear them in the time that they cry unto me for their trouble.”Jeremiah 14:11“Then said the LORD unto me, Pray not for this people for their good.”Isaiah 1:15“And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.”Jeremiah 15:1“Then said the LORD unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth.”Ezekiel 14:14“Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord GOD.”Exodus 32:10“Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation.”Jeremiah 18:20“Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them.”Micah 3:4“Then shall they cry unto the LORD, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings.”Deuteronomy 9:14“Let me alone, that I may destroy them, and blot out their name from under heaven: and I will make of thee a nation mightier and greater than they.”1 Samuel 3:14“And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever.”1 Samuel 16:1“And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.”Jeremiah 4:28“For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it.”Jeremiah 27:18“But if they be prophets, and if the word of the LORD be with them, let them now make intercession to the LORD of hosts, that the vessels which are left in the house of the LORD, and in the house of the king of Judah, and at Jerusalem, go not to Babylon.”Ezekiel 20:4“Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge them? cause them to know the abominations of their fathers:”2 Samuel 8:18“And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief rulers.”

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