And you,וְאַתָּהdo notאַלprayתִּתְפַּלֵּלfor this people,בְּעַד הָעָם הַזֶּהand do notוְאַלlift upתִּשָּׂאfor themבַעֲדָםa cryרִנָּהor a prayer,וּתְפִלָּהand do notוְאַלintercedeתִּפְגַּעwith me,בִּיforכִּיI will notאֵינֶנִּיhear you.שֹׁמֵעַ אֹתָךְ
Jeremiah 7:16
Study it in the app“And you, do not pray for this people, and do not lift up for them a cry or a prayer, and do not intercede with me, for I will not hear you.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 7:16, 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- intercedeתִּפְגַּעtifga
intercede
To plead for another before someone who can help.
Where else “tifga” appears- hear youשֹׁמֵעַshomea
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shomea” appears
The context
15And I will cast you out from before me, as I cast out all your brothers, all the offspring of Ephraim.’
16 · This verse (above)
17Do you not see what they are doing in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?