Jeremiah 44:9
7 So now, this is what the LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Why are you doing such great harm to yourselves by cutting off from Judah man and woman, child and infant, leaving yourselves without a remnant?
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.
Have you forgotten the wickedness of your fathers and of the kings of Judah and their wives, as well as the wickedness that you and your wives committed in the land of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
10 To this day they have not humbled themselves or shown reverence, nor have they followed My instruction or the statutes that I set before you and your fathers.
11 Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I will set My face to bring disaster and to cut off all Judah.
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
- Have you forgotten the wickedness of your fathers and of the kings of Judah and their wives, as well as the wickedness that you and your wives committed in the land of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
- KJV
- Have ye forgotten the wickedness of your fathers, and the wickedness of the kings of Judah, and the wickedness of their wives, and your own wickedness, and the wickedness of your wives, which they have committed in the land of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem?
- WEB
- Have you forgotten the wickedness of your fathers, the wickedness of the kings of Judah, the wickedness of their wives, your own wickedness, and the wickedness of your wives which they committed in the land of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
- ASV
- Have ye forgotten the wickedness of your fathers, and the wickedness of the kings of Judah, and the wickedness of their wives, and your own wickedness, and the wickedness of your wives which they committed in the land of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem?
- DARBY
- Have ye forgotten the wickedness of your fathers, and the wickedness of the kings of Judah, and the wickedness of their wives, and your own wickedness, and the wickedness of your wives, which they have committed in the land of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
- BLB
- Have you⁺ forgotten the evils of your⁺ fathers, and the evils of the kings of Judah, and the evils of their wives, and your⁺ own evils, and the evils of your⁺ wives, which they did in the land of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
- ÅB
- Har dere glemt deres fedres onde gjerninger og Judas kongers onde gjerninger og dets kvinners onde gjerninger og deres egne onde gjerninger og deres kvinners onde gjerninger, det de gjorde i Juda land og på Jerusalems gater?
- OTB
- Har dere glemt deres forfedres ondskap, Judas kongers ondskap, deres hustruers ondskap, deres egen ondskap, og deres hustruers ondskap, som de begikk i landet Juda og gatene i Jerusalem?
- B1930
- Har I glemt eders fedres onde gjerninger og Judas kongers onde gjerninger og dets kvinners onde gjerninger og eders egne onde gjerninger og eders kvinners onde gjerninger, det de gjorde i Juda land og på Jerusalems gater?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 7:17–18
Do you not see what they are doing in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
Read in contextEzra 9:7–15
From the days of our fathers to this day, our guilt has been great. Because of our iniquities, we and our kings and priests have been delivered into the hands of the kings of the earth and put to the sword and captivity, to pillage and humiliation, as we are this day.
Read in contextJoshua 22:17–20
Was not the sin of Peor enough for us, from which we have not cleansed ourselves to this day? It even brought a plague upon the congregation of the LORD.
Read in contextJeremiah 44:21
“As for the incense you burned in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem—you, your fathers, your kings, your officials, and the people of the land—did the LORD not remember and bring this to mind?
Read in contextDaniel 9:5–8
we have sinned and done wrong. We have acted wickedly and rebelled. We have turned away from Your commandments and ordinances.
Read in contextJeremiah 44:15–19
Then all the men who knew that their wives were burning incense to other gods, and all the women standing by—a great assembly—along with all the people living in the land of Egypt and in Pathros, said to Jeremiah,
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