Jeremiah 44:21

Jeremiah 44:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The incense that ye burned in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, ye, and your fathers, your kings, and your princes, and the people of the land, did not the Lord remember them, and came it not into his mind?
• New International Version (NIV)“Did not the Lord remember and call to mind the incense burned in the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem by you and your ancestors, your kings and your officials and the people of the land?
• English Standard Version (ESV)"As for the offerings that you offered in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, you and your fathers, your kings and your officials, and the people of the land, did not the Lord remember them? Did it not come into his mind?
• New King James Version (NKJV)“The incense that you burned in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, you and your fathers, your kings and your princes, and the people of the land, did not the Lord remember them, and did it not come into His mind?

Context of Jeremiah 44:21

19And the women said, “When we burned incense to the queen of heaven and poured out drink offerings to her, was it apart from our husbands’ knowledge that we made sacrificial cakes in her image and poured out drink offerings to her?” 20But Jeremiah responded to all the people — the men, women, and all the people who were answering him: “As for the incense you burned in Judah’s cities and in Jerusalem’s streets — you, your ancestors, your kings, your officials, and the people of the land — did the Lord not remember them? He brought this to mind. 22The Lord can no longer bear your evil deeds and the detestable acts you have committed, so your land has become a waste, a desolation, and an example for cursing, without inhabitant, as you see today. 23Because you burned incense and sinned against the Lord and didn’t obey the Lord and didn’t follow his instruction, his statutes, and his testimonies, this disaster has come to you, as you see today.”

Jeremiah 44:21 word by word

הֲל֣וֹא אֶת־הַקִּטֵּ֗ר אֲשֶׁ֨ר קִטַּרְתֶּ֜ם בְּעָרֵ֤י יְהוּדָה֙ וּבְחֻצ֣וֹת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם אַתֶּ֧ם וַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֛ם מַלְכֵיכֶ֥ם וְשָׂרֵיכֶ֖ם וְעַ֣ם הָאָ֑רֶץ אֹתָם֙ זָכַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה וַֽתַּעֲלֶ֖ה עַל־לִבּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The incenseקִטֵּרqiţţêr · incenseH7002
• that ye burnedקָטַרqâţar · to offer: offerH6999
• in the citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• and in the streetsחוּץchûts chûts · outsideH2351
• of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• ye, and your fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• your kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• and your princesשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• and the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• of the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• did not the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• rememberזָכַרzâkar · to rememberH2142
• them, and cameעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• into his mindלֵבlêb · heartH3820

Cross-references for Jeremiah 44:21

• Jeremiah 9:17This is what the Lord of Armies says: Consider, and summon the women who mourn; send for the skillful women.
• Jeremiah 11:13Your gods are indeed as numerous as your cities, Judah, and the altars you have set up to Shame — altars to burn incense to Baal — as numerous as the streets of Jerusalem.
• Ezekiel 16:24you built yourself a mound and made yourself an elevated place in every square.
• Jeremiah 14:10This is what the Lord says concerning these people: Truly they love to wander; they never rest their feet. So the Lord does not accept them. Now he will remember their iniquity and punish their sins.
• 1 Samuel 15:3Now go and attack the Amalekites and completely destroy everything they have. Do not spare them. Kill men and women, infants and nursing babies, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.’”
• 1 Kings 17:18She said to Elijah, “Man of God, what do you have against me? Have you come to call attention to my iniquity so that my son is put to death?”
• Psalms 79:8Do not hold past iniquities against us; let your compassion come to us quickly, for we have become very weak.
• Isaiah 64:9Lord, do not be terribly angry or remember our iniquity forever. Please look — all of us are your people!
• Ezekiel 21:23It will seem like false divination to those who have sworn an oath to the Babylonians, but it will draw attention to their guilt so that they will be captured.
• Hosea 7:2But they never consider that I remember all their evil. Now their actions are all around them; they are right in front of my face.
• Amos 8:7The Lord has sworn by the Pride of Jacob: I will never forget all their deeds.
• Revelation 16:19The great city split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. Babylon the Great was remembered in God’s presence; he gave her the cup filled with the wine of his fierce anger.
• Revelation 18:5For her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her crimes.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 44:21

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21Them - The various acts of idolatry involved in burning incense to an image.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-30Verses 20-30 Whatever evil comes upon us, it is because we have sinned against the Lord; we should therefore stand in awe, and sin not. Since they were determined to persist in their idolatry, God would go on to punish them. What little remains of religion were among them, would be lost. The creature-comforts and confidences from which we promise ourselves most, may fail as soon as those from which we promise ourselves least; and all are what God makes…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20-23The destruction of Judah and Jerusalem was not because the Lord could not provide prosperity. Instead, he could no longer tolerate the people's disgusting actions.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. The incense ... did not the Lord remember--Jeremiah owns that they did as they said, but in retort asks, did not God repay their own evil-doing? Their very land in its present desolation attests this (Jr 44:22), as was foretold (Jr 25:11, 18, 38).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 44:21

• Sin

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Commentaries on Jeremiah 44

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings