Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me: for I will not hear thee.

General references

Bible References

Pray

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.
Jeremiah 14:11
Then the Lord said to me, “Do not pray for the well-being of these people.
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.
Jeremiah 18:20
Should good be repaid with evil?
Yet they have dug a pit for me.
Remember how I stood before You
to speak good on their behalf,
to turn Your anger from them.
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.”
Ezekiel 14:14
even if these three men—Noah, Daniel, and Job—were in it, they would deliver only themselves by their righteousness.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.
1 John 5:16
If anyone sees his brother committing a sin that does not bring death, he should ask, and God will give life to him—to those who commit sin that doesn’t bring death. There is sin that brings death. I am not saying he should pray about that.

I will

2 Samuel 8:18
Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over
the Cherethites and the Pelethites;
and David’s sons were chief officials.
Isaiah 1:15
When you lift up your hands in prayer,
I will refuse to look at you;
even if you offer countless prayers,
I will not listen.
Your hands are covered with blood.
Micah 3:4
Then they will cry out to the Lord,
but He will not answer them.
He will hide His face from them at that time
because of the crimes they have committed.

General references

Jeremiah 14:11
Then the Lord said to me, “Do not pray for the well-being of these people.

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