Jeremiah 11 The Lord had warned Israel and Judah what would happen when they broke the covenant that they had made with Him.  "Listen to My voice, and do according to all which I command you; so you shall be My people, and I will be your God." 

Leviticus 26 sums up the covenant between Israel and her God.. the blessings of obedience and the penalties of disobedience..  Israel had fallen due to her disobedience  and Judah was on the brink of disaster in Jeremiah's day.. ".. they did not obey or incline their ear, but walked, each one, in the stubbornness of his evil heart; therefore I brought on them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do, but they did not." ( Jer. 11:8)

The people "turned back to the iniquities of their ancestors."

They "refused to hear  [God's] Word."

They chose Baal instead of God. 

The time of repentance and forgiveness was over.  God told Jeremiah to no longer pray for "this people". 

God considered His people a "green olive tree, beautiful in fruit and form.."  But He was kindling a fire to destroy it for "its branches are worthless."

The people did not want to hear Jeremiah's warnings any longer. They plotted to kill him... and God knew it and revealed it to him..  "But  I was like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter; And I did not know that they had devised plots against me.. "  So, when it was exposed..  Jeremiah prayed:

"But, O Lord of hosts , who judges righteously, who tries the feelings and the heart, let me see Thy vengeance on them, for to Thee have I committed my cause."

There are so many things to glean from this passage.. 

How... our world today is just like Judah.. everyone stubbornly doing their own things.. 

How... people today refuse to hear God's Word and plot to stop those who speak it. 

How... so many chose to worship useless, worthless things instead of the One True God. 

How... God sees His creation.. and loves us.. but is a consuming fire to those who refuse to come to Him, listen to His Word, and walk in His ways. 

How... God will judge righteously.. according to our hearts and the fruitfulness of abiding in the Vine. 

Father in heaven, hallowed be Your Name.. may Your Name be exalted in all the earth and praised in every nation.  You have not told us to stop praying.. yet.. so we pray now for Your Kingdom to come.. for the Good News of Jesus be told in our nation and around the world. We pray that Your word would spread rapidly and thoroughly through out  the nation today. We pray that hearts will be humbled and that repentance will be granted. We pray that souls will be redeemed by the blood of the Lamb. We pray that ears will hear and eyes will be opened.. that the Name of Jesus will be lifted up and He will draw many more people to Himself.  We pray this now, O Lord of Hosts,  in the Name of the only Begotten son, Jesus Christ the Lord. Amen.