Jeremiah 7:16 (GNV)

Passage

Therfore thou shalt not pray for this people, neither lift vp crie or praier for them neither intreat me, for I will not heare thee.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 7:14 Therefore will I do vnto this House, wherupon my Name is called, wherein also yee trust, euen vnto the place that I gaue to you and to your fathers, as I haue done vnto Shilo.

Jeremiah 7:15 And I will cast you out of my sight, as I haue cast out all your brethren, euen the whole seede of Ephraim.

Jeremiah 7:16 Therfore thou shalt not pray for this people, neither lift vp crie or praier for them neither intreat me, for I will not heare thee.

Jeremiah 7:17 Seest thou not what they doe in the cities of Iudah and in the streetes of Ierusalem?

Jeremiah 7:18 The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knede the dough to make cakes to the Queene of heauen and to powre out drinke offrings vnto other gods, that they may prouoke me vnto anger.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therfore", "thou", "shalt", "pray", "people", "neither", "lift", and "crie". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "therfore" and "thou", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "And I will cast you out of..." into verse 17's "Seest thou not what they doe in...", so "therfore" and "thou" belong inside that flow. In Jeremiah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "therfore" and "thou" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.