Jer 7:16 | NET2full | STEP | “But as for you , Jeremiah, do not pray for these people . Do not raise a cry of prayer for them! Do not plead with me to save them, because I will not listen to you.

‏ Jeremiah 7:16

16 “But as for you, Jeremiah, ^{▼▼tn The name Jeremiah has been added for specificity.} do not pray for these people. Do not raise a cry of prayer ^{▼▼tn Heb “a ringing cry and a prayer.” The two nouns form a hendiadys meaning a prayer in the form of a ringing cry.} for them! Do not plead with me to save them, ^{▼▼tn The words “to save them” are implied by the context of “pleading to me” and supplied in the translation for clarity.} because I will not listen to you.