Jeremiah 44:17 - Forerunner Commentary

Jeremiah 44:17

15 Then all the men who knew that their wives had burned incense to other gods, with all the women who stood by, a great multitude, and all the people who dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying:

16 “As for the word that you have spoken to us in the name of the Lord, ^awe will not listen to you!

17 But we will certainly do ^awhatever has gone out of our own mouth, to burn incense to the ^bqueen of heaven and pour out drink offerings to her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings and our princes, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. For then we had plenty of¹ food, were well-off, and saw no trouble.

18 But since we stopped burning incense 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.”

19 The women also said, ^a“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?”

20 Then Jeremiah spoke to all the people—the men, the women, and all the people who had given him that answer—saying:

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Definitions of words in Jeremiah 44:17:

As {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Drink {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Drink {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Food {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Food {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

For {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Have {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Heaven {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Heaven {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

In {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Incense {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Incense {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Mouth {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

No {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
No {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
No {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Saw {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Will {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Jerusalem {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Jerusalem {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

Judah {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Judah {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

Other definition entries containing Jeremiah 44:17:

Egypt {I.S.B.E.}
Queen Of Heaven {I.S.B.E.}

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