Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

Then the Lord said to me, “Do not pray for the well-being of these people.

New American Standard Bible

So the Lord said to me, “Do not pray for the welfare of this people.

King James Version

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

International Standard Version

Then the LORD told me, "Don't pray for the welfare of these people.

A Conservative Version

And LORD said to me, Pray not for this people for good.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

So the Lord said to me, “Do not pray for good things for this people.

Bible in Basic English

And the Lord said to me, Make no prayer for this people for their good.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

And Jehovah will say to me, Thou shalt not pray for this people for good.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

So Yahweh said to me, "You must not pray for this people, for [their] happiness.

Modern King James verseion

Then Jehovah said to me, Do not pray for this people for good.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Yea, even thus said the LORD unto me, "Thou shalt not pray to do this people good.

NET Bible

Then the Lord said to me, "Do not pray for good to come to these people!

New Heart English Bible

The LORD said to me, "Do not pray for this people for their good.

The Emphasized Bible

And Yahweh said unto me, - Do not pray for this people for blessing;

Webster

Then said the LORD to me, Pray not for this people for their good.

World English Bible

Yahweh said to me, Don't pray for this people for [their] good.

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
the Lord

Usage: 0

unto me, Pray
פּלל 
Palal 
Usage: 84

עם 
`am 
Usage: 1867

Context Readings

Lying Prophets

10 This is what the Lord says concerning these people:

Truly they love to wander;
they never rest their feet.
So the Lord does not accept them.
Now He will remember their guilt
and punish their sins.
11 Then the Lord said to me, “Do not pray for the well-being of these people. 12 If they fast, I will not hear their cry of despair. If they offer burnt offering and grain offering, I will not accept them. Rather, I will finish them off by sword, famine, and plague.”


Cross References

Jeremiah 7:16

“As for you, do not pray for these people. Do not offer a cry or a prayer on their behalf, and do not beg Me, for I will not listen to you.

Jeremiah 11:14

“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 at the time of their disaster.

Exodus 32:10

Now leave Me alone, so that My anger can burn against them and I can destroy them. Then I will make you into a great nation.”

Exodus 32:32-34

Now if You would only forgive their sin. But if not, please erase me from the book You have written.”

Jeremiah 15:1

Then the Lord said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before Me, My compassions would not reach out to these people. Send them from My presence, and let them go.

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