Jeremiah 14:12

"The LORD said to me, “Don’t pray for this people for their good."

Key Reflection

In Jeremiah 14:12, God instructs the prophet not to pray for a people who are hardened in their sin and unrepentant, indicating that prayer alone cannot change their hearts unless they seek the Lord themselves. This highlights the limits of human intercession and underscores the necessity of divine initiative in salvation.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Their cry i. e -prayer offered aloud. Oblation -A meat-offeringLeviticus 2:1. The sword, famine, and pestilence -The two latter ever follow upon the track of the firstEzekiel 5:12, and by these God will consume them, yet so as to leave a remnant. The chastisement, which crushes those who harden themselves against it, purifies the penitent.

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