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Jeremiah 7:16
New English Translation
Jeremiah 7:16
New English Translation
16 “But as for you, Jeremiah,[a] do not pray for these people. Do not raise a cry of prayer[b] for them! Do not plead with me to save them,[c] because I will not listen to you.
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- Jeremiah 7:16 tn The name Jeremiah has been added for specificity.
- Jeremiah 7:16 tn Heb “a ringing cry and a prayer.” The two nouns form a hendiadys meaning a prayer in the form of a ringing cry.
- Jeremiah 7:16 tn The words “to save them” are implied by the context of “pleading to me” and supplied in the translation for clarity.
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