Jeremiah 44:19

Jeremiah 44:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when we burned incense to the queen of heaven, and poured out drink offerings unto her, did we make her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink offerings unto her, without our men?
• New International Version (NIV)The women added, “When we burned incense to the Queen of Heaven and poured out drink offerings to her, did not our husbands know that we were making cakes impressed with her image and pouring out drink offerings to her?”
• New King James Version (NKJV)The women also said, “And when we burned incense to the queen of heaven and poured out drink offerings to her, did we make cakes for her, to worship her, and pour out drink offerings to her without our husbands’ permission?”
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Besides,” the women added, “do you suppose that we were burning incense and pouring out liquid offerings to the Queen of Heaven, and making cakes marked with her image, without our husbands knowing it and helping us? Of course not!”

Context of Jeremiah 44:19

17But we will do everything that we have vowed, make offerings to the queen of heaven and pour out drink offerings to her, as we did, both we and our fathers, our kings and our officials, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. For then we had plenty of food, and prospered, and saw no disaster. 18But since we left off making offerings to the queen of heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her, we have lacked everything and have been consumed by the sword and by famine." And the women said, "When we made offerings to the queen of heaven and poured out drink offerings to her, was it without our husbands' approval that we made cakes for her bearing her image and poured out drink offerings to her?" 20Then Jeremiah said to all the people, men and women, all the people who had given him this answer: 21"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?

Jeremiah 44:19 word by word

וְכִֽי־אֲנַ֤חְנוּ מְקַטְּרִים֙ לִמְלֶ֣כֶת הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וּלְהַסֵּ֥ךְ לָ֖הּ נְסָכִ֑ים הֲמִֽבַּלְעֲדֵ֣י אֲנָשֵׁ֗ינוּ עָשִׂ֨ינוּ לָ֤הּ כַּוָּנִים֙ לְהַ֣עֲצִבָ֔ה וְהַסֵּ֥ךְ לָ֖הּ נְסָכִֽים׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And when we burned incenseקָטַרqâţar · to offer: offerH6999
• to the queenמְלֶ֫כֶתmeleketh · queenH4446
• of heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• and poured outנָסַךְnâsak · to pourH5258
• drink offeringsנֶ֫סֶךְnesek nêsek · drink offeringH5262
• unto her, did we makeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• her cakesכַּוָּןkavvân · cakeH3561
• to worshipעָצַב‛âtsab · to shapeH6087
• unto her, withoutבִּלְעֲדֵיbil‛ădêy bal‛ădêy · besideH1107
• our menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582

Cross-references for Jeremiah 44:19

• Jeremiah 44:15Then all the men who knew that their wives had made offerings to other gods, and all the women who stood by, a great assembly, all the people who lived in Pathros in the land of Egypt, answered Jeremiah:
• Jeremiah 7:18The children gather wood, the fathers kindle fire, and the women knead dough, to make cakes for the queen of heaven. And they pour out drink offerings to other gods, to provoke me to anger.
• Genesis 3:6So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate.
• Deuteronomy 7:3You shall not intermarry with them, giving your daughters to their sons or taking their daughters for your sons,
• 1 Kings 21:25(There was none who sold himself to do what was evil in the sight of the Lord like Ahab, whom Jezebel his wife incited.
• 2 Chronicles 21:6And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as the house of Ahab had done, for the daughter of Ahab was his wife. And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord.
• Proverbs 11:21Be assured, an evil person will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will be delivered.
• Mark 6:19And Herodias had a grudge against him and wanted to put him to death. But she could not,

Commentaries on Jeremiah 44:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19And when we burned incense to the queen of heaven - The Moon seems to have been called מלכת melecheth, as the sun was called מלך molech . The Hindoos pour out water to the sun thrice a day; and to the moon whenever they worship her. The idolatrous worship of these people was a sort of imitation of the worship of the true God; only sacrifice was not common in it. The factious women here tell us in what it consisted. They burnt incense to the moon, and…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Burned … poured … did - Or, burn … pour … do. To worship her - Rather, to represent her image. The cakes Jeremiah 7:18 were made in the shape of a crescent to represent the moon. Our men - i. e., our husbands (margin). They had the authority of their husbands for what they were doing. Jeremiah must leave them alone, and discuss the matter with those who alone had the right to interfere.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-19Verses 15-19 These daring sinners do not attempt excuses, but declare they will do that which is forbidden. Those who disobey God, commonly grow worse and worse, and the heart is more hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. Here is the real language of the rebellious heart. Even the afflictions which should have parted them from their sins, were taken so as to confirm them in their sins. It is sad when those who should quicken each other to what is good…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-19The people rejected Jeremiah's warning of judgment. They had stopped even pretending to serve the Lord (Jeremiah 42:1–3) and were fully devoted to idol worship.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. make ... cakes to worship her--Maurer translates, "to form her image." Crescent-shaped cakes were offered to the moon. Vulgate supports English Version. without our men--The women mentioned (Jr 44:15); "a great multitude" here speak: we have not engaged in secret night orgies which might justly be regarded unfavorably by our husbands: our sacred rites have been open, and with their privity. They wish to show how unreasonable it is that Jeremiah should…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 44:19

• Bread
• Idolatry
• Moon
• Queen
• Superstition
• Women

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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