Jeremiah 11:14
Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up a cry or prayer for them: for I will not hear them in the time that they cry unto me for their trouble.
Cross-reference
Jeremiah 11:11 states God will not listen when they cry out — the reason He forbids prayer here. Direct contextual parallel.
In Jeremiah 7:16, the identical command not to pray for this people is given — a direct verbal parallel within the same book.
In Jeremiah 14:11, the same prohibition against praying for the people's welfare is repeated — a concise restatement of this command.
In Jeremiah 15:1, God says even Moses and Samuel's intercession would not change his mind — intensifying the reason why prayer is forbidden here.
Jeremiah 18:20 recalls the prophet’s former intercession for the people — contrasting with God’s present command to cease praying.
In Exodus 32:10, God tells Moses to let him alone to destroy Israel — but Moses intercedes and God relents, contrasting with the futile intercession here.
1 Samuel 16:1 shows God telling Samuel to stop mourning for rejected Saul — a clear parallel to the command here to stop interceding for rejected Israel.
In James 4:3, the reason prayers go unanswered is selfish motives, echoing God's refusal to hear Israel's prayers here due to their sin.
Psalm 66:18 establishes that cherished sin blocks God from hearing prayer — explaining why God refuses to hear Israel’s cries.
Ezekiel 14:14 shows even righteous intercessors cannot save a doomed land — reinforcing the futility of prayer here as judgment is fixed.
Ezekiel 20:4 calls the prophet to judge rather than intercede — parallel to God’s shift here from prayer to indictment.
Ezekiel 23:36 similarly commands the prophet to declare abominations instead of praying — reinforcing the move from intercession to judgment.
Hosea 5:6 describes Israel seeking God but not finding Him because He has withdrawn — mirroring God’s refusal to hear here.
1 John 5:16 similarly limits prayer for those committing sin leading to death — a parallel situation where intercession is not to be offered.