The Meaning of Jeremiah 14:11 Explained

Jeremiah 14:11

KJV: Then said the LORD unto me, Pray not for this people for their good.

YLT: And Jehovah saith unto me: Thou dost not pray for this people for good,

Darby: And Jehovah said unto me, Pray not for this people for their good.

ASV: And Jehovah said unto me, Pray not for this people for their good.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then said  the LORD  unto me, Pray  not for this people  for [their] good. 

What does Jeremiah 14:11 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 14

1  The grievous famine,
7  causes Jeremiah to pray
10  The Lord will not be entreated for the people
13  false prophets are no excuse for them
17  Jeremiah is moved to complain for them

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 14:11 mean?

And said Yahweh to me not do pray for people this for [their] good
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהוָ֖ה אֵלָ֑י אַל־ תִּתְפַּלֵּ֛ל בְּעַד־ הָעָ֥ם הַזֶּ֖ה לְטוֹבָֽה

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר  And  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
יְהוָ֖ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
אֵלָ֑י  to  me 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
תִּתְפַּלֵּ֛ל  do  pray 
Parse: Verb, Hitpael, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: פָּלַל 
Sense: to intervene, interpose, pray.
הָעָ֥ם  people 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עַם 
Sense: nation, people.
הַזֶּ֖ה  this 
Parse: Article, Pronoun, masculine singular
Root: זֶה  
Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, another, such.
לְטוֹבָֽה  for  [their]  good 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular
Root: טָבַב 
Sense: good, pleasant, agreeable.

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