Jeremiah 7:16

“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.”

Jeremiah 7:16 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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lift upתִּשָּׂאtisa

lift up

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

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a cryרִנָּהrina

cry for help

A plea to God for help.

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or a prayerתְפִלָּהtefila

prayer

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

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intercedeתִּפְגַּעtifga

intercede

To plead for another before someone who can help.

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hear youשֹׁמֵעַshomea

hear

To hear a sound, or learn of something.

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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?

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