Told No Before he Asked

The Lord says to this people, Even so have they loved to wander; they have not refrained their feet: therefore the Lord does not accept them; now he will remember their iniquity, and visit their sins. The Lord said to me, Don’t pray for this people for their good. When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and meal offering, I will not accept them; but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence.

Jeremiah 14:20-15:1-2 We acknowledge, Lord, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers; for we have sinned against you. Do not abhor us, for your name’s sake; do not disgrace the throne of your glory: remember, don’t break your covenant with us. Are there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? or can the sky give showers? Aren’t you he, Lord our God? therefore we will wait for you; for you have made all these things.

Then the Lord said to me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind would not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go out. It shall happen, when they tell you, Where shall we go out? Then you shall tell them, the Lord says: Such as are for death, to death; and such as are for the sword, to the sword; and such as are for the famine, to the famine; and such as are for captivity, to captivity.