Jeremiah 44:3

Judgment

¹ This is the word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews living in the land of Egypt —in Migdol, Tahpanhes, and Memphis —and in the land of Pathros:

² “This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: You have seen all the disaster that I brought against Jerusalem and all the cities of Judah; and behold, they lie today in ruins and desolation

because of the evil they have done. They provoked Me to anger by continuing to burn incense and to serve other gods that neither they nor you nor your fathers ever knew.

⁴ Yet I sent you all My servants the prophets again and again, saying: ‘Do not do this detestable thing that I hate.’

⁵ But they did not listen or incline their ears; they did not turn from their wickedness or stop burning incense to other gods.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: because of the evil they have done. They provoked Me to anger by continuing to burn incense and to serve other gods that neither they nor you nor your fathers ever knew.
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.
WEB: because of their wickedness which they have committed to provoke me to anger, in that they went to burn incense, to serve other gods that they didn’t know, neither they, nor you, nor your fathers.
ASV: 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, that they knew not, neither they, nor ye, nor your fathers.
DARBY: because of their wickedness which they have committed to provoke me to anger, in that they went to burn incense to serve other gods which they knew not, they, [nor] ye, nor your fathers.
BLB: Because of their evil that they have done, provoking Me to anger by going to burn incense to serve other gods whom they had not known—they, you⁺, and your⁺ fathers.

ÅB: for det onde som de gjorde, så de vakte min harme, da de gikk avsted og brant røkelse og dyrket andre guder, som de ikke kjente, hverken de eller dere eller deres fedre.
OTB: på grunn av deres onde gjerninger som vakte min vrede ved å brenne ofre og tjene andre guder som verken de, dere eller deres forfedre kjente.
B1930: for det onde som de gjorde, så de vakte min harme, da de gikk avsted og brente røkelse og dyrket andre guder, som de ikke kjente, hverken de eller I eller eders fedre.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Deuteronomy 29:26
They went and served other gods, and they worshiped gods they had not known—gods that the LORD had not given to them.
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Deuteronomy 13:6
If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you embrace, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, “Let us go and worship other gods” (which neither you nor your fathers have known,
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Deuteronomy 32:17
They sacrificed to demons, not to God, to gods they had not known, to newly arrived gods, which your fathers did not fear.
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Jeremiah 44:8
Why are you provoking Me to anger by the work of your hands by burning incense to other gods in the land of Egypt, where you have gone to reside? As a result, you will be cut off and will become an object of cursing and reproach among all the nations of the earth.
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Jeremiah 2:17–19
Have you not brought this on yourself by forsaking the LORD your God when He led you in the way?
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Nehemiah 9:33
You are just in all that has befallen us, because You have acted faithfully, while we have acted wickedly.
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Daniel 9:5
we have sinned and done wrong. We have acted wickedly and rebelled. We have turned away from Your commandments and ordinances.
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Ezekiel 8:17–18
“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see this? Is it not enough for the house of Judah to commit the abominations they are practicing here, that they must also fill the land with violence and continually provoke Me to anger? Look, they are even putting the branch to their nose!
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