Jeremiah 14:11Yahweh said to me, Don't pray for this people for their good.
The setting
Jerusalem, ~605 BC. Jeremiah stands in the temple courtyard as Babylonian armies gather. God's final patience has ended...
The emotion here: heartbroken but resolute in justice
The original word
tתפלל (hitpallel) — intercede, literally 'judge yourself' while pleading for another
Why it matters
This was spoken 4 years before Jerusalem's first deportation to Babylon
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 14:11
God is protecting Jeremiah from the weight of futile intercession
Common misconceptionPeople think this means God doesn't want us to pray. Actually, God was protecting Jeremiah from the crushing burden of interceding for people whose hearts were completely hardened.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 14:11
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 14:11 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 14:11 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Yahweh. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is commanding. It belongs to the law genre of biblical literature. Key themes include intercessory limits, divine judgment, prophetic burden. Notable phrases: Don't pray for this people. This verse contains a command.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
Your reflection
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