Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The towns of Judah and the people of Jerusalem will go and cry out to the gods to whom they burn incense, but they will not help them at all when disaster strikes. New Living Translation Then the people of Judah and Jerusalem will pray to their idols and burn incense before them. But the idols will not save them when disaster strikes! English Standard Version Then the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem will go and cry to the gods to whom they make offerings, but they cannot save them in the time of their trouble. Berean Standard Bible Then the cities of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem will go and cry out to the gods to which they have been burning incense, but these gods certainly will not save them in their time of disaster. King James Bible Then shall the cities of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem go, and cry unto the gods unto whom they offer incense: but they shall not save them at all in the time of their trouble. New King James Version Then the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem will go and cry out to the gods to whom they offer incense, but they will not save them at all in the time of their trouble. New American Standard Bible Then the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem will go and cry out to the gods to whom they burn incense, but they certainly will not save them in the time of their disaster. NASB 1995 “Then the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem will go and cry to the gods to whom they burn incense, but they surely will not save them in the time of their disaster. NASB 1977 “Then the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem will go and cry to the gods to whom they burn incense, but they surely will not save them in the time of their disaster. Legacy Standard Bible Then the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem will go and cry to the gods to whom they burn incense, but they surely will not save them in the time of their calamity. Amplified Bible Then the cities of Judah and the people of Jerusalem will go and cry to the [man-made] gods to whom they burn incense, but they cannot save them in the time of their disaster. Christian Standard Bible Then the cities of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem will go and cry out to the gods they have been burning incense to, but they certainly will not save them in their time of disaster. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then the cities of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem will go and cry out to the gods they have been burning incense to, but they certainly will not save them in their time of disaster. American Standard Version Then shall the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem go and cry unto the gods unto which they offer incense: but they will not save them at all in the time of their trouble. English Revised Version Then shall the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem go and cry unto the gods unto whom they offer incense: but they shall not save them at all in the time of their trouble. GOD'S WORD® Translation Then the cities of Judah and those who live in Jerusalem will cry to the gods to whom they've been sacrificing. But these gods will never rescue them when they're in trouble. Good News Translation Then the people of Judah and of Jerusalem will go to the gods to whom they offer sacrifices and will cry out to them for help. But those gods will not be able to save them when this destruction comes. International Standard Version The towns of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem will go and cry out to the gods to whom they burn incense, but they'll be no help at all to them in the time of their disaster. Majority Standard Bible Then the cities of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem will go and cry out to the gods to which they have been burning incense, but these gods certainly will not save them in their time of disaster. NET Bible Then those living in the towns of Judah and in Jerusalem will go and cry out for help to the gods to whom they have been sacrificing. However, those gods will by no means be able to save them when disaster strikes them. New Heart English Bible Then shall the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem go and cry to the gods to which they offer incense: but they will not save them at all in the time of their trouble. Webster's Bible Translation Then shall the cities of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem go, and cry to the gods to which they offer incense: but they shall not save them at all in the time of their trouble. World English Bible Then the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem will go and cry to the gods to which they offer incense, but they will not save them at all in the time of their trouble. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd the cities of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem have gone, "" And they have cried to the gods, "" To whom they are making incense, "" And they give no deliverance at all to them, "" In the time of their distress. Young's Literal Translation And the cities of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem have gone, And they have cried unto the gods, To whom they are making perfume, And they give no deliverance at all to them, In the time of their vexation. Smith's Literal Translation And the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem went and cried to the gods which they burnt incense to them: and saving, they will not save to them in the time of their evil. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd the cities of Juda, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem shall go, and cry to the gods to whom they offer sacrifice, and they shall not save them in the time of their affliction. Catholic Public Domain Version And the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem will go forth, and they will cry out to the gods, to whom they offer libations, and they will not save them in the time of their affliction. New American Bible Then the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem will go and cry out to the gods to whom they have been offering incense. But these gods will give them no help whatever in the time of their disaster. New Revised Standard Version Then the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem will go and cry out to the gods to whom they make offerings, but they will never save them in the time of their trouble. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThen shall the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem go and cry to the gods to whom they had offered incense; but they shall not save them at all in the time of their misfortune. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the villages of Judea and the inhabitants of Jerusalem shall go and they shall bellow out to the gods to which they have been offering incense, and they shall not deliver them in the time of their affliction OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Then shall the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem go and cry unto the gods unto whom they offer; but they shall not save them at all in the time of their trouble. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the cities of Juda and the dwellers in Jerusalem shall go, and cry to the gods to whom they burn incense; which shall not deliver them in the time of their troubles. Audio Bible Context The Broken Covenant…11Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I am about to bring upon them a disaster that they cannot escape. They will cry out to Me, but I will not listen to them. 12Then the cities of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem will go and cry out to the gods to which they have been burning incense, but these gods certainly will not save them in their time of disaster. 13Your gods are indeed as numerous as your cities, O Judah; the altars of shame you have set up—the altars to burn incense to Baal—are as many as the streets of Jerusalem.’… Cross References Isaiah 1:15 When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood. Ezekiel 8:18 Therefore I will respond with wrath. I will not look on them with pity, nor will I spare them. Although they shout loudly in My ears, I will not listen to them.” Micah 3:4 Then they will cry out to the LORD, but He will not answer them. At that time He will hide His face from them because of the evil they have done. Proverbs 1:28 Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will earnestly seek me, but will not find me. Judges 10:13-14 But you have forsaken Me and served other gods, so I will no longer save you. / Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen. Let them save you in your time of trouble.” 2 Kings 22:17 because they have forsaken Me and burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands. My wrath will be kindled against this place and will not be quenched.’ Isaiah 59:2 But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear. Hosea 5:6 They go with their flocks and herds to seek the LORD, but they do not find Him; He has withdrawn Himself from them. Zechariah 7:13 And just as I had called and they would not listen, so when they called I would not listen, says the LORD of Hosts. Deuteronomy 32:37-38 He will say: “Where are their gods, the rock in which they took refuge, / which ate the fat of their sacrifices and drank the wine of their drink offerings? Let them rise up and help you; let them give you shelter! Psalm 18:41 They cried for help, but there was no one to save them—to the LORD, but He did not answer. Isaiah 65:12 I will destine you for the sword, and you will all kneel down to be slaughtered, because I called and you did not answer, I spoke and you did not listen; you did evil in My sight and chose that in which I did not delight.” Isaiah 66:4 So I will choose their punishment and I will bring terror upon them, because I called and no one answered, I spoke and no one listened. But they did evil in My sight and chose that in which I did not delight.” Matthew 7:21-23 Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven. / Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’ / Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’ Luke 13:25-27 After the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’ / Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’ / And he will answer, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you evildoers.’ Treasury of Scripture Then shall the cities of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem go, and cry to the gods to whom they offer incense: but they shall not save them at all in the time of their trouble. go. Jeremiah 2:28 But where are thy gods that thou hast made thee? let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble: for according to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah. Jeremiah 44:17-27 But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil… Deuteronomy 32:37 And he shall say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted, trouble. Jump to Previous Burn Burned Burning Cities Cried Cry Crying Deliverance Disaster Gods Help Incense Inhabitants Jerusalem Judah Making Offer Perfume Perfumes Salvation Save Surely Time Towns Trouble VexationJump to Next Burn Burned Burning Cities Cried Cry Crying Deliverance Disaster Gods Help Incense Inhabitants Jerusalem Judah Making Offer Perfume Perfumes Salvation Save Surely Time Towns Trouble VexationJeremiah 11 1. Jeremiah proclaims God's covenant;8. rebukes the peoples' disobeying thereof; 11. prophesies evils to come upon them; 18. and upon the men of Anathoth, for conspiring to kill him. Then the cities of Judah The phrase "the cities of Judah" refers to the various urban centers within the southern kingdom of Judah. Historically, Judah was the region that remained loyal to the Davidic line after the division of the united monarchy. The cities were often centers of political and religious activity. In this context, they represent the collective identity of the people who have turned away from God. The Hebrew root for "Judah" (יְהוּדָה, Yehudah) means "praise," which is ironic here as the people are not praising God but turning to false gods. and the residents of Jerusalem will go and cry out to the gods to whom they burn incense but they will not save them at all in their time of disaster Hebrew Then the citiesעָרֵ֣י (‘ā·rê) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 5892: Excitement of Judah יְהוּדָ֗ה (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites and the residents וְיֹשְׁבֵי֙ (wə·yō·šə·ḇê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry of Jerusalem יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם (yə·rū·šā·lim) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel will go וְהָֽלְכ֞וּ (wə·hā·lə·ḵū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk and cry out וְזָֽעֲקוּ֙ (wə·zā·‘ă·qū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 2199: To shriek, to announce, convene publicly to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the gods הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative to which אֲשֶׁ֛ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that they הֵ֥ם (hêm) Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's 1992: They have been burning incense, מְקַטְּרִ֖ים (mə·qaṭ·ṭə·rîm) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 6999: To smoke, turn into fragrance by fire but [these gods] certainly will not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no save them וְהוֹשֵׁ֛עַ (wə·hō·wō·šê·a‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute Strong's 3467: To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor in their time בְּעֵ֥ת (bə·‘êṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct Strong's 6256: Time, now, when of disaster. רָעָתָֽם׃ (rā·‘ā·ṯām) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 7451: Bad, evil Links Jeremiah 11:12 NIVJeremiah 11:12 NLT Jeremiah 11:12 ESV Jeremiah 11:12 NASB Jeremiah 11:12 KJV Jeremiah 11:12 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 11:12 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 11:12 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 11:12 French Bible Jeremiah 11:12 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 11:12 Then shall the cities of Judah (Jer.) |
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