Jeremiah 44
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Jeremiah 44:17-19

17But ratherH3588H518 we will certainlyH6213 1carryH6213 out everyH3605 wordH1697 that has proceededH3318 from our mouthsH6310, 2by burningH6999 3sacrificesH6999 to the 4queenH4446 of heavenH8064 and pouringH5258 out drinkH5262 offeringsH5262 to her, justH3512 as 5we ourselvesH587, our forefathersH1, our kingsH4428 and our princesH8269 didH6213 in the citiesH5892 of JudahH3063 and in the streetsH2351 of JerusalemH3389; for then we had 6plentyH7646 of 7foodH3899 and were wellH2896 offH2896 and sawH7200 noH3808 8misfortuneH7463. 18But sinceH4480H227 we stoppedH2308 burningH6999 9sacrificesH6999 to the queenH4446 of heavenH8064 and pouringH5258 out drinkH5262 offeringsH5262 to her, we have 10lackedH2637 everythingH3605 and have 11metH8552 our endH8552 by the swordH2719 and by famineH7458.” 19“And,” said the women, “whenH3588 we were 12burningH6999 13sacrificesH6999 to the queenH4446 of heavenH8064 and 14were pouringH5258 out drinkH5262 offeringsH5262 to her, was it 15withoutH4480H1107 our husbandsH376 that we madeH6213 for her sacrificial cakesH3561 16in her imageH6087 and pouredH5258 out drinkH5262 offeringsH5262 to her?”

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Notes

  1. 1. Jeremiah 44:17 Num 30:12; Deut 23:23 ↩
  2. 2. Jeremiah 44:17 Or so as to burn ↩
  3. 3. Jeremiah 44:17 Or incense ↩
  4. 4. Jeremiah 44:17 2 Kin 17:16; Jer 7:18 ↩
  5. 5. Jeremiah 44:17 Neh 9:34; Jer 32:32; 44:21 ↩
  6. 6. Jeremiah 44:17 Ex 16:3; Hos 2:5-9; Phil 3:19 ↩
  7. 7. Jeremiah 44:17 Lit bread ↩
  8. 8. Jeremiah 44:17 Lit evil ↩
  9. 9. Jeremiah 44:18 Or incense ↩
  10. 10. Jeremiah 44:18 Num 11:5, 6; Jer 40:12; Mal 3:13-15 ↩
  11. 11. Jeremiah 44:18 Lit been finished ↩
  12. 12. Jeremiah 44:19 Jer 7:18 ↩
  13. 13. Jeremiah 44:19 Or incense ↩
  14. 14. Jeremiah 44:19 Lit to pour ↩
  15. 15. Jeremiah 44:19 Num 30:6, 7; Jer 44:15 ↩
  16. 16. Jeremiah 44:19 Lit to make an image of her ↩

Commentaries on Jeremiah 44

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