Jer 7:16 | MHM | STEP | Punishment Predicted. In this passage, God makes it clear that nothing can stop the judgment coming upon Judah and Jerusalem. The people trusted in the temple and their rituals, but God warns that these will not save them. Even the prayers of Jeremiah, a faithful prophet, will not help them now because they have hardened their hearts against God. Their idolatry and rebellion have reached a point where judgment is unavoidable, and their sins will bring destruction upon themselves. v. 16 : God tells Jeremiah not to pray for the people anymore. Their sins are so great and their judgment so certain that God will not listen. Jeremiah, like every faithful prophet, was a man of prayer who pleaded for the people, but now God forbids him to continue. This shows how serious their condition is when even a prophet’s prayers will no longer help them (Jeremiah 7:16; 1 John 5:16 ; Exodus 22:10 ).

‏ Jeremiah 7:16

Punishment Predicted.

In this passage, God makes it clear that nothing can stop the judgment coming upon Judah and Jerusalem. The people trusted in the temple and their rituals, but God warns that these will not save them. Even the prayers of Jeremiah, a faithful prophet, will not help them now because they have hardened their hearts against God. Their idolatry and rebellion have reached a point where judgment is unavoidable, and their sins will bring destruction upon themselves.

v. 16: God tells Jeremiah not to pray for the people anymore. Their sins are so great and their judgment so certain that God will not listen. Jeremiah, like every faithful prophet, was a man of prayer who pleaded for the people, but now God forbids him to continue. This shows how serious their condition is when even a prophet’s prayers will no longer help them (Jeremiah 7:16; 1 John 5:16 ^a; Exodus 22:10 ^b).