Focused Passage

Jeremiah 11:14-17

The Broken Covenant and the Plot Against the Prophet

The chapter moves from a command to proclaim the covenant, to the covenant curse on disobedience, to the LORD's reminder of Israel's Exodus obligation, to Judah's conspiracy of covenant rebellion, to forbidden intercession and rejected cries, to the image of a beautiful olive tree now set on fire, and finally to the plot of Anathoth against Jeremiah and the LORD's announced judgment on them.

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14As for you, do not pray for these people. Do not raise up a cry or a prayer on their behalf, for I will not be listening when they call out to Me in their time of disaster.

15What right has My beloved in My house, having carried out so many evil schemes? Can consecrated meat avert your doom? When you are wicked, then you rejoice.

16The LORD once called you a flourishing olive tree, beautiful with well-formed fruit. But with a mighty roar He will set it on fire, and its branches will be consumed.

17The LORD of Hosts, who planted you, has decreed disaster against you on account of the evil that the house of Israel and the house of Judah have brought upon themselves, provoking Me to anger by burning incense to Baal.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 14

Original words

As for youוְאַתָּ֗הH859Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singulardo notאַל־H408Adverbprayתִּתְפַּלֵּל֙H6419Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singularforבְּעַד־H1157Prepositiontheseהַזֶּ֔הH2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singularpeopleהָעָ֣םH5971Article | Noun - masculine singularDo notוְאַל־H408Conjunctive waw | Adverbraise upתִּשָּׂ֥אH5375Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singulara cryרִנָּ֣הH7440Noun - feminine singularor a prayerוּתְפִלָּ֑הH8605Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularon their behalfבַעֲדָ֖םH1157Preposition | third person masculine pluralforכִּ֣יH3588ConjunctionI will notאֵינֶ֣נִּיH369Adverb | first person common singularbe listeningשֹׁמֵ֗עַH8085Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularwhen they call outקָרְאָ֥םH7121Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine pluralto Meאֵלַ֖יH413Preposition | first person common singular. . .בְּעַ֥דH1157Prepositionin their timeבְּעֵ֛תH6256Preposition-b | Noun - common singular constructof disasterרָעָתָֽם׃סH7451Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Verse 15

Original words

What rightמֶ֣הH4100Interrogativehas My belovedלִֽידִידִ֞יH3039Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularin My houseבְּבֵיתִ֗יH1004Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularhaving carried outעֲשׂוֹתָ֤הּH6213Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singularso manyהָֽרַבִּ֔יםH7227Article | Adjective - masculine pluralevil schemesהַֽמְזִמָּ֙תָה֙H4209Article | Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singularCan consecratedקֹ֖דֶשׁH6944Noun - masculine singularmeatוּבְשַׂר־H1320Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructavertיַעַבְר֣וּH5674Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural[your doom]מֵֽעָלָ֑יִךְH5921Preposition-m | second person feminine singularWhenכִּ֥יH3588Conjunctionyou are wickedרָעָתֵ֖כִיH7451Adjective - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singularthenאָ֥זH227Adverbyou rejoiceתַּעֲלֹֽזִי׃H5937Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular
Verse 16

Original words

The LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularonce calledקָרָ֥אH7121Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularyouשְׁמֵ֑ךְH8034Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singulara flourishingרַֽעֲנָן֙H7488Adjective - masculine singularolive treeזַ֤יִתH2132Noun - masculine singularbeautifulיְפֵ֣הH3303Adjective - masculine singular constructwith well-formedתֹ֔אַרH8389Noun - masculine singularfruitפְרִי־H6529Noun - masculine singular constructBut with a mightyגְדֹלָ֗הH1419Adjective - feminine singularroarלְק֣וֹל׀H6963Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct. . .הֲמוּלָּ֣הH1999Noun - feminine singularHe will set it on fireהִצִּ֥יתH3341Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular. . .אֵשׁ֙H784Noun - common singular. . .עָלֶ֔יהָH5921Preposition | third person feminine singularand its branchesדָּלִיּוֹתָֽיו׃H1808Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singularwill be consumedוְרָע֖וּH7489Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Verse 17

Original words

The LORDוַיהוָ֤הH3068Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularof Hostsצְבָאוֹת֙H6635Noun - common pluralwho plantedהַנּוֹטֵ֣עַH5193Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularyouאוֹתָ֔ךְH853Direct object marker | second person feminine singularhas decreedדִּבֶּ֥רH1696Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singulardisasterרָעָ֑הH7451Adjective - feminine singularagainst youעָלַ֖יִךְH5921Preposition | second person feminine singularon account ofבִּ֠גְלַלH1558Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructthe evil thatרָעַ֨תH7451Noun - feminine singular constructthe houseבֵּֽית־H1004Noun - masculine singular constructof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularand the houseוּבֵ֣יתH1004Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructof Judahיְהוּדָ֗הH3063Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֲשֶׁ֨רH834Pronoun - relativehave brought upon themselvesעָשׂ֥וּH6213Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural. . .לָהֶ֛םPreposition-l | Pronoun - third person masculine pluralprovoking Me to angerלְהַכְעִסֵ֖נִיH3707Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | first person common singularby burning incenseלְקַטֵּ֥רH6999Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructto Baalלַבָּֽעַל׃סH1168Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular

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