Jeremiah 11:12
10 They have returned to the sins of their forefathers who refused to obey My words. They have followed other gods to serve them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken the covenant I made with their fathers.
11 Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I am about to bring upon them a disaster that they cannot escape. They will cry out to Me, but I will not listen to them.
Then the cities of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem will go and cry out to the gods to which they have been burning incense, but these gods certainly will not save them in their time of disaster.
13 Your gods are indeed as numerous as your cities, O Judah; the altars of shame you have set up—the altars to burn incense to Baal—are as many as the streets of Jerusalem.’
14 As for you, do not pray for these people. Do not raise up a cry or a prayer on their behalf, for I will not be listening when they call out to Me in their time of disaster.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then the cities of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem will go and cry out to the gods to which they have been burning incense, but these gods certainly will not save them in their time of disaster.
- KJV
- Then shall the cities of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem go, and cry unto the gods unto whom they offer incense: but they shall not save them at all in the time of their trouble.
- WEB
- Then the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem will go and cry to the gods to which they offer incense, but they will not save them at all in the time of their trouble.
- ASV
- Then shall the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem go and cry unto the gods unto which they offer incense: but they will not save them at all in the time of their trouble.
- DARBY
- Then shall the cities of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem go and cry unto the gods unto whom they have burned incense; but they shall not save them at all in the time of their trouble.
- BLB
- And the cities of Judah and those dwelling in Jerusalem will go, and they will cry out to the gods to which they offer incense to them; they will not save them at all in the time of their calamity.
- ÅB
- Og Judas byer og Jerusalems innbyggere skal gå avsted og rope til de guder som de brenner røkelse for; men de skal ikke frelse dem i deres ulykkes tid.
- OTB
- Byene i Juda og innbyggerne i Jerusalem vil gå og rope til gudene som de brenner røkelse til, men de vil ikke redde dem i det hele tatt i deres tid av ulykke.
- B1930
- Og Judas byer og Jerusalems innbyggere skal gå avsted og rope til de guder som de brenner røkelse for; men de skal ikke frelse dem i deres ulykkes tid.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 32:37
He will say: “Where are their gods, the rock in which they took refuge,
Read in contextJeremiah 2:28
But where are the gods you made for yourselves? Let them rise up in your time of trouble and save you if they can; for your gods are as numerous as your cities, O Judah.
Read in contextIsaiah 45:20
Come, gather together, and draw near, you fugitives from the nations. Ignorant are those who carry idols of wood and pray to a god that cannot save.
Read in contextJudges 10:14
Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen. Let them save you in your time of trouble.”
Read in context2 Chronicles 28:22
In the time of his distress, King Ahaz became even more unfaithful to the LORD.
Read in contextJeremiah 44:17–27
Instead, we will do everything we vowed to do: We will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and offer drink offerings to her, just as we, our fathers, our kings, and our officials did in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. At that time we had plenty of food and good things, and we saw no disaster.
Read in context