16 “As for you, ^odo not pray for this people, or lift up a cry or prayer for them, and do not intercede with me, for I will not hear you. 17 Do you not see what they are doing in the ^pcities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem? 18 The children gather wood, the fathers kindle fire, and the women knead dough, to make ^qcakes for the ^rqueen of heaven. And they pour out ^sdrink offerings to other gods, to provoke me to anger.

14 “Therefore ^gdo not pray for this people, or lift up a cry or prayer on their behalf, for I will not listen when they call to me in the time of their trouble.

11 The Lord said to me: ^v“Do not pray for the welfare of this people.