“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.”
The futility of intercession: 'So do not pray for this people nor offer any plea or petition for them; nor make any intercession with me, for I will not listen.' This verse indicates that intercession (even by the prophet) is futile; God 'will not listen' to pleas on behalf of the people. The prohibition against Jeremiah praying for the people is striking: it suggests that the moment for intercession has passed, that the people's judgment is fixed and irreversible. Theologically, this verse indicates that there is a point beyond which prayer cannot change God's determination; judgment becomes inevitable when the people persistently refuse repentance.
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