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14 Do not intercede for this people or offer a prayer on their behalf, for I will not listen to their cries for help that they will raise during the time of their misfortune.

The Lord Rebukes Judah

15 What right does my beloved have to be in my house
    when she perpetrates such vile deeds?
Can vows and sacrificial meat
    turn away the disaster that threatens you
    and allow you to exult?
16 The Lord once called you a green olive tree
    that was filled with leaves and fruit.
But now, with the roar of a mighty storm,
    he will set it ablaze,
    and its branches will be consumed.

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14 “Do not pray(A) for this people or offer any plea or petition for them, because I will not listen(B) when they call to me in the time of their distress.

15 “What is my beloved doing in my temple
    as she, with many others, works out her evil schemes?
    Can consecrated meat(C) avert your punishment?(D)
When you engage in your wickedness,
    then you rejoice.[a]

16 The Lord called you a thriving olive tree(E)
    with fruit beautiful in form.
But with the roar of a mighty storm
    he will set it on fire,(F)
    and its branches will be broken.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 11:15 Or Could consecrated meat avert your punishment? / Then you would rejoice