Jeremiah 11:14

“As for you, do not pray for this people, and do not lift up for them a cry or a prayer, for I will not be listening in the time when they call to me because of their evil.”

Jeremiah 11:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 11:14, word by word

prayתִּתְפַּלֵּלtitpalel

pray

To talk with God, often asking for others.

Where else “titpalel” appears
for this peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

Where else “am” appears
lift upתִּשָּׂאtisa

lift up

To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.

Where else “tisa” appears
a cryרִנָּהrina

cry for help

A plea to God for help.

Where else “rina” appears
or a prayerתְפִלָּהtefila

prayer

Prayer: words addressed to God to ask, to intercede or to praise. Several psalms bear this name.

Where else “tefila” appears
be listeningשֹׁמֵעַshomea

listen

To pay close attention, or heed a plea.

Where else “shomea” appears
in the timeעֵתet

time

The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".

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when they callקָרְאָkara

cry out

To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.

Where else “kara” appears
because of their evilרָעָתָraata

evil

What is evil, the opposite of good.

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The context

13For as the number of your cities are your gods, Judah; and as the number of the streets of Jerusalem you have set up altars to the Shame, altars to burn incense to Baal.

14 · This verse (above)

15What right has my beloved in my house, when she has carried out her schemes, the many? And the holy flesh will pass from upon you, for in your evil, then you exult.

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