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.

The people referred to were in the abandoned state portrayed in the words a few verses earlier...But even these were implored to repent with the assurance of forgiveness.‭ ‬See verse‭ ‬3,‭

‭"‬Amend your ways and your doings,‭ ‬and I will cause you to dwell in this place.‭"

‭The Christadelphian, Oct 1894. p393

25 Since the day that your fathers came forth out of the land of Egypt unto this day I have even sent unto you all my servants the prophets, daily rising up early and sending them:

When a man is deeply interested in his work, he gets up early. The prophets were early risers; they aimed at making a distinct impression with the people. Therefore they chose the first part of the day. There is a lesson for us here: give divine matters an early part in your daily programme.

Do not wait till your mind is unimpressible through exhaustion. Hear the voice of God in the reading of His word, when the mind, in the freshness of the morning's energy, is more susceptible to impression than after a day's toil and vexation. To have your daily reading in the morning will actually help to make the day less of a toil and a vex. The reading of the word acts like oil on the surface of water, rendering it less liable to disturbance from the passing wind.

Seasons 1.97.

32 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith Yahweh, that it shall no more be called Tophet, nor the valley of the son of Hinnom, but the valley of slaughter: for they shall bury in Tophet, till there be no place.

The Judgment of Gehenna

Jeremiah thus speaks of Gehenna, the place of Judgment for the House of Judah:

The place of Judgment, then, according to this prophet, where Jerusalem was to be judged, was a valley, originally styled Tophet, and afterwards Gehenna, and still later, the Valley of Slaughter, in which fire burned continually, and where frequently multitudes of putrid carcasses of the citizens were rotting and consuming under the undying energies of myriads of loathsome worms.

Truly of this place it might be said, "where their worm ends not, and the fire is inextinguishable;" for the consumption of carcasses should not fail for want of a worm to feed upon them, or a fire to burn their bones into lime.

Herald of the Kingdom and Age to Come, Aug 1860