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Jeremiah 14:11-12
New English Translation

Judgment for Believing the Misleading Lies of the False Prophets

11 Then the Lord said to me, “Do not pray for good to come to these people![a] 12 Even if they fast, I will not hear their cries for help. Even if they offer burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them.[b] Instead, I will kill them through wars, famines, and plagues.”[c]

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  1. Jeremiah 14:11 tn Heb “on behalf of these people for benefit.”
  2. Jeremiah 14:12 sn See 6:16-20 for parallels.
  3. Jeremiah 14:12 tn Heb “through sword, starvation, and plague.”sn These were penalties (curses) that were to be imposed on Israel for failure to keep her covenant with God (cf. Lev 26:23-26). These three occur together fourteen other times in the book of Jeremiah.
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