Jeremiah 7:16-20

Jeremiah 7:16-20

[16] 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. [17] Seest  thou not what they do  in the cities  of Judah  and in the streets  of Jerusalem?  [18] The children  gather  wood,  and the fathers  kindle  the fire,  and the women  knead  their dough,  to make  cakes  to the queen  of heaven,  and to pour out  drink offerings  unto other  gods,  that they may provoke me to anger.  [19] Do they provoke me to anger?  saith  the LORD:  do they not provoke themselves to the confusion  of their own faces?  [20] Therefore thus saith  the Lord  GOD;  Behold, mine anger  and my fury  shall be poured out  upon this place,  upon man,  and upon beast,  and upon the trees  of the field,  and upon the fruit  of the ground;  and it shall burn,  and shall not be quenched. 

What does Jeremiah 7:16-20 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

This pericope continues Yahweh"s instructions to Jeremiah preparing him to deliver the Temple Sermon (cf. Jeremiah 7:1-2). Jeremiah may have received this message from the Lord at the same time or at some other time.