Jeremiah 44:3

Jeremiah 44:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Because of their wickedness which they have committed to provoke me to anger, in that they went to burn incense, and to serve other gods, whom they knew not, neither they, ye, nor your fathers.
• New International Version (NIV)because of the evil they have done. They aroused my anger by burning incense to and worshiping other gods that neither they nor you nor your ancestors ever knew.
• English Standard Version (ESV)because of the evil that they committed, provoking me to anger, in that they went to make offerings and serve other gods that they knew not, neither they, nor you, nor your fathers.
• New King James Version (NKJV)because of their wickedness which they have committed to provoke Me to anger, in that they went to burn incense and to serve other gods whom they did not know, they nor you nor your fathers.

Context of Jeremiah 44:3

1The Lord spoke his word to Jeremiah about all the Jews living in Egypt at Migdol, Tahpanhes, Noph, and Pathros. 2This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: You have seen all the disasters I brought on Jerusalem and on all the cities of Judah. Today they are deserted ruins. It is because their people did evil, and they made me angry. They went to burn incense and serve other gods that neither you nor your ancestors heard of. 4I have sent my servants the prophets to you again and again to tell you not to do these detestable things that I hate. 5But you wouldn’t listen or pay attention. You wouldn’t turn from your wicked ways and wouldn’t stop burning incense as an offering to other gods.

Jeremiah 44:3 word by word

מִפְּנֵ֣י רָעָתָ֗ם אֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשׂוּ֙ לְהַכְעִסֵ֔נִי לָלֶ֣כֶת לְקַטֵּ֔ר לַעֲבֹ֖ד לֵאלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֑ים אֲשֶׁר֙ לֹ֣א יְדָע֔וּם הֵ֖מָּה אַתֶּ֥ם וַאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Becauseפָּנֶהpânîym · face: becauseH6440
• of their wickednessרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: evilH7451
• which they have committedעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• to provoke me to angerכָּעַסka‛as · to provokeH3707
• in that they wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• to burn incenseקָטַרqâţar · to offer: offerH6999
• to serveעָבַד‛âbad · to serve: ministerH5647
• otherאַחֵר'achêr · anotherH312
• godsאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• whom they knewיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• they, ye, nor your fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1

Cross-references for Jeremiah 44:3

• Jeremiah 2:17You have brought this on yourself by abandoning the Lord your God when he led you on his way.
• Jeremiah 4:17They surround them like men guarding a field, because Judah has rebelled against me,” declares the Lord.
• Jeremiah 5:19They will ask, “Why has the Lord our God done all this to us?” Answer them, “You have abandoned me and served foreign gods in your land. So you will serve foreigners in a land that isn’t yours.”
• Jeremiah 9:12No one is wise enough to understand this. To whom has the Lord revealed this so that they can explain it? The land dies; it has been ruined like the desert so that no one can travel through it.
• Jeremiah 11:17The Lord of Armies planted you. He has pronounced disaster on you. This is because of the evil things that Israel and Judah have done. They have made him furious by burning incense as an offering to Baal.
• Jeremiah 16:11Then say to them, ‘It’s because your ancestors abandoned me, declares the Lord. They followed other gods, served them, worshiped them, and abandoned me. They didn’t obey my teachings.
• Jeremiah 19:3Say, “Listen to the Lord’s word, you kings of Judah and those who live in Jerusalem. This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: I’m going to bring such a disaster on this place that the ears of everyone who hears about it will ring.
• Jeremiah 22:9The answer will be: ‘They rejected the promise of the Lord their God. They worshiped other gods and served them.’ ”
• Ezra 9:6and said, “I am ashamed, my God. I am embarrassed to look at you. Our sins have piled up over our heads, and our guilt is so overwhelming that it reaches heaven.
• Nehemiah 9:33But you were fair about everything that has happened to us. You have been faithful, but we have been wicked.
• Lamentations 1:8Jerusalem has sinned so much that it has become a filthy thing. Everyone who used to honor it now despises it. They’ve seen it naked. Jerusalem groans and turns away.
• Lamentations 4:13⌞They got through⌟ because of the sins of Jerusalem’s prophets and the crimes of its priests, who spilled the blood of righteous people within it.
• Ezekiel 8:17He asked me, “Son of man, do you see this? Isn’t it bad enough that the people of Judah have done these disgusting things that you have seen here? Yet, they also fill the land with violence and continue to provoke me even more. Look how they insult me in the worst possible way.
• Ezekiel 9:9He answered me, “The wickedness of the nations of Israel and Judah is terrible. The land is filled with murder, and the city is filled with wrongdoing. They think that the Lord has abandoned the land and that he doesn’t see.
• Ezekiel 22:25Your princes are like roaring lions who tear their prey into pieces. They eat people and take their treasures and precious belongings. They turn many women into widows.
• Daniel 9:5We have sinned, done wrong, acted wickedly, rebelled, and turned away from your commandments and laws.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 44:3

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3In that they went to burn incense, and to serve - Or, by going to burn incense to serve thereby other gods.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Since the Exodus, Israel has forbidden the worship of false gods.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. they went--implying perverse assiduity: they went out of their way to burn incense (one species of idolatry put for all kinds), &c.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 44:3

• Idolatry
• 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