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You have refused to obey him and have not followed his instructions, his decrees, and his laws.” <a href="/esv/jeremiah/44.htm">English Standard Version</a> It is because you made offerings and because you sinned against the LORD and did not obey the voice of the LORD or walk in his law and in his statutes and in his testimonies that this disaster has happened to you, as at this day.” <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/44.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Because you burned incense and sinned against the LORD and did not obey the voice of the LORD or walk in His instruction, His statutes, and His testimonies, this disaster has befallen you, as you see today.” <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/44.htm">King James Bible</a> Because ye have burned incense, and because ye have sinned against the LORD, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, nor walked in his law, nor in his statutes, nor in his testimonies; therefore this evil is happened unto you, as at this day. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/44.htm">New King James Version</a> Because you have burned incense and because you have sinned against the LORD, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD or walked in His law, in His statutes or in His testimonies, therefore this calamity has happened to you, as at this day.” <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/44.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Since you have burned sacrifices and have sinned against the LORD and not obeyed the voice of the LORD nor walked in His Law, His statutes, or His testimonies, therefore this disaster has happened to you, as it has this day.” <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/44.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Because you have burned sacrifices and have sinned against the LORD and not obeyed the voice of the LORD or walked in His law, His statutes or His testimonies, therefore this calamity has befallen you, as it has this day.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/44.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Because you have burned sacrifices and have sinned against the LORD and not obeyed the voice of the LORD or walked in His law, His statutes or His testimonies, therefore this calamity has befallen you, as it has this day.” <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/44.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Because you have burned incense and have sinned against Yahweh and not listened to the voice of Yahweh or walked in His law, His statutes, or His testimonies, therefore this evil has befallen you, as it has this day.” <a href="/amp/jeremiah/44.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Because you have burned sacrifices [to idols] and because you have sinned against the LORD and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD or walked in His law and in His statutes and in His testimonies, therefore this tragedy has fallen on you, as it has this day.” <a href="/csb/jeremiah/44.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Because you burned incense and sinned against the LORD and didn’t obey the LORD and didn’t follow his instruction, his statutes, and his testimonies, this disaster has come to you, as you see today.” <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/44.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Because you burned incense and sinned against the LORD and didn&#8217t obey the LORD&#8217s voice and didn&#8217t follow His instruction, His statutes, and His testimonies, this disaster has come to you, as you see today.&#8221 <a href="/asv/jeremiah/44.htm">American Standard Version</a> Because ye have burned incense, and because ye have sinned against Jehovah, and have not obeyed the voice of Jehovah, nor walked in his law, nor in his statutes, nor in his testimonies; therefore this evil is happened unto you, as it is this day. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/44.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> This disaster happened because you worshiped other gods and rebelled against the LORD by refusing to obey him or follow his laws and teachings. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/44.htm">English Revised Version</a> Because ye have burned incense, and because ye have sinned against the LORD, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, nor walked in his law, nor in his statutes, nor in his testimonies; therefore this evil is happened unto you, as it is this day. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/44.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> You burned incense as offerings to other gods, sinned against the LORD, and wouldn't obey him. You didn't live by his teachings, decrees, or written instructions. That is why you have met with this disaster as it is today." <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/44.htm">Good News Translation</a> This present disaster has come on you because you offered sacrifices to other gods and sinned against the LORD by not obeying all his commands." <a href="/isv/jeremiah/44.htm">International Standard Version</a> Because you offered sacrifices and sinned against the LORD, you didn't obey the LORD and didn't live according to his Law, his statutes, or his testimonies; therefore, this disaster has happened to you, as is the case today." <a href="/msb/jeremiah/44.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Because you burned incense and sinned against the LORD and did not obey the voice of the LORD or walk in His instruction, His statutes, and His testimonies, this disaster has befallen you, as you see today.? <a href="/net/jeremiah/44.htm">NET Bible</a> You have sacrificed to other gods! You have sinned against the LORD! You have not obeyed the LORD! You have not followed his laws, his statutes, and his decrees! That is why this disaster that is evident to this day has happened to you." <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/44.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Because you have burned incense, and because you have sinned against the LORD, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, nor walked in his law, nor in his statutes, nor in his testimonies; therefore this evil has happened to you, as it is this day." <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/44.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Because ye have burned incense, and because ye have sinned against the LORD, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, nor walked in his law, nor in his statutes, nor in his testimonies; therefore this evil hath happened to you, as at this day. <a href="/web/jeremiah/44.htm">World English Bible</a> Because you have burned incense and because you have sinned against Yahweh, and have not obeyed Yahweh’s voice, nor walked in his law, nor in his statutes, nor in his testimonies; therefore this evil has happened to you, as it is today.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/44.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Because that you have made incense, and because you have sinned against YHWH, and have not listened to the voice of YHWH, and have not walked in His law, and in His statutes, and in His testimonies, therefore this calamity has met you as [at] this day.” <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/44.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Because that ye have made perfume, and because ye have sinned against Jehovah, and have not hearkened to the voice of Jehovah, and in His law, and in His statutes, and in His testimonies ye have not walked, therefore hath this evil met you as at this day.' <a href="/slt/jeremiah/44.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> From the face of what ye burned incense, and what ye sinned against Jehovah, and ye heard not to the voice of Jehovah, and in his instructions and in his laws and in his testimonies ye went not; for this, this evil befell you as this day.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/44.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Because you have sacrificed to idols, and have sinned against the Lord: and have not obeyed the voice of the Lord, and have not walked in his law, and in his commandments, and in his testimonies: therefore are these evils come upon you, as at this day. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/44.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> This is because you have sacrificed to idols, and you have sinned against the Lord. And you have not heeded the voice of the Lord, and you have not walked in his law, and in his precepts, and in his testimonies. It is for this reason that these evils have happened to you, just as it is today.” <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/44.htm">New American Bible</a> Because you offered sacrifice and sinned against the LORD, not listening to the voice of the LORD, not following his law, his statutes, and his decrees, therefore this evil has overtaken you, as it is today. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/44.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> It is because you burned offerings, and because you sinned against the LORD and did not obey the voice of the LORD or walk in his law and in his statutes and in his decrees, that this disaster has befallen you, as is still evident today.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/44.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> It is because you have burned incense and because: you have sinned against the LORD and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD nor walked in his law nor in his statutes nor in his testimonies; therefore this evil has overtaken you, as it is this day. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/44.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Because you offered incense and you have sinned against LORD JEHOVAH and you have not listened to the voice of LORD JEHOVAH, and in his Law and in his covenant and in his testimony you have not walked; because of this, this evil has overtaken you as today”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/44.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Because ye have offered, and because ye have sinned against the LORD, and have not hearkened to the voice of the LORD, nor walked in His law, nor in His statutes, nor in His testimonies; therefore this evil is happened unto you, as at this day.' <a href="/sep/jeremiah/44.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> because of your burning incense, and because of the things wherein ye sinned against the Lord: and ye have not hearkened to the voice of the Lord, and have not walked in his ordinances, and in his law, and in his testimonies; and so these evils have come upon you. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/44-23.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=13552" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/44.htm">Calamity for the Jews</a> …22So the LORD could no longer endure the evil deeds and detestable acts you committed, and your land became a desolation, a horror, and an object of cursing, without inhabitant, as it is this day. 23<a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: mip·pə·nê (Prep-m:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">Because</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6999.htm" title="6999: qiṭ·ṭar·tem (V-Piel-Perf-2mp) -- To make sacrifices smoke. A primitive root; to smoke, i.e. Turn into fragrance by fire.">you burned incense</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: wa·’ă·šer (Conj-w:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2398.htm" title="2398: ḥă·ṭā·ṯem (V-Qal-Perf-2mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to miss; hence to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn.">and sinned</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">against the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and did not</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šə·ma‘·tem (V-Qal-Perf-2mp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">obey</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: bə·qō·wl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">the voice</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: hă·laḵ·tem (V-Qal-Perf-2mp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">walk</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: kên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8451.htm" title="8451: ū·ḇə·ṯō·rā·ṯōw (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Direction, instruction, law. Or torah; from yarah; a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch.">His instruction,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2708.htm" title="2708: ū·ḇə·ḥuq·qō·ṯāw (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-fpc:: 3ms) -- Something prescribed, an enactment, statute. Feminine of choq, and meaning substantially the same.">His statutes,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5715.htm" title="5715: ū·ḇə·‘ê·ḏə·wō·ṯāw (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-fpc:: 3ms) -- Testimony. Feminine of ed; testimony.">and His testimonies,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: haz·zōṯ (Art:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: hā·rā·‘āh (Art:: Adj-fs) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">disaster</a> <a href="/hebrew/7122.htm" title="7122: qā·rāṯ (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To encounter, befall. A primitive root: to encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile manner.">has befallen you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: kay·yō·wm (Prep-k, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">as you see today.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that."></a> 24Then Jeremiah said to all the people, including all the women, “Hear the word of the LORD, all those of Judah who are in the land of Egypt.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">Deuteronomy 28:15-68</a> If, however, you do not obey the LORD your God by carefully following all His commandments and statutes I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you: / You will be cursed in the city and cursed in the country. / Your basket and kneading bowl will be cursed. ... <a href="/2_kings/17-7.htm">2 Kings 17:7-23</a> All this happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They had worshiped other gods / and walked in the customs of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites, as well as in the practices introduced by the kings of Israel. / The Israelites secretly did things against the LORD their God that were not right. From watchtower to fortified city, they built high places in all their cities. ... <a href="/2_chronicles/36-14.htm">2 Chronicles 36:14-17</a> Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, following all the abominations of the nations, and they defiled the house of the LORD, which He had consecrated in Jerusalem. / Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. / But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy. ... <a href="/isaiah/1-4.htm">Isaiah 1:4-7</a> Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children who act corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him. / Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has a massive wound, and your whole heart is afflicted. / From the sole of your foot to the top of your head, there is no soundness—only wounds and welts and festering sores neither cleansed nor bandaged nor soothed with oil. ... <a href="/hosea/4-1.htm">Hosea 4:1-3</a> Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land! / Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another. / Therefore the land mourns, and all who dwell in it will waste away with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air; even the fish of the sea disappear. <a href="/amos/2-4.htm">Amos 2:4-5</a> This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Judah, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they reject the Law of the LORD and fail to keep His statutes; they are led astray by the lies in which their fathers walked. / So I will send fire upon Judah to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.” <a href="/ezekiel/20-7.htm">Ezekiel 20:7-8</a> And I said to them: ‘Each of you must throw away the abominations before his eyes, and you must not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.’ / But they rebelled against Me and refused to listen. None of them cast away the abominations before their eyes, and they did not forsake the idols of Egypt. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the land of Egypt. <a href="/leviticus/26-14.htm">Leviticus 26:14-39</a> If, however, you fail to obey Me and to carry out all these commandments, / and if you reject My statutes, despise My ordinances, and neglect to carry out all My commandments, and so break My covenant, / then this is what I will do to you: I will bring upon you sudden terror, wasting disease, and fever that will destroy your sight and drain your life. You will sow your seed in vain, because your enemies will eat it. ... <a href="/nehemiah/9-26.htm">Nehemiah 9:26-30</a> But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies. / So You delivered them into the hands of enemies who oppressed them, and in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them, and in Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who saved them from the hands of their enemies. / But as soon as they had rest, they again did evil in Your sight. So You abandoned them to the hands of their enemies, who had dominion over them. When they cried out to You again, You heard from heaven, and You delivered them many times in Your compassion. ... <a href="/daniel/9-11.htm">Daniel 9:11-14</a> All Israel has transgressed Your law and turned away, refusing to obey Your voice; so the oath and the curse written in the Law of Moses the servant of God has been poured out on us, because we have sinned against You. / You have carried out the words spoken against us and against our rulers by bringing upon us a great disaster. For under all of heaven, nothing has ever been done like what has been done to Jerusalem. / Just as it is written in the Law of Moses, all this disaster has come upon us, yet we have not sought the favor of the LORD our God by turning from our iniquities and giving attention to Your truth. ... <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37-39</a> O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate. / For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’” <a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41-44</a> As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ... <a href="/romans/1-18.htm">Romans 1:18-32</a> The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness. / For what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. / For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse. ... <a href="/1_corinthians/10-6.htm">1 Corinthians 10:6-11</a> These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did. / Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.” / We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died. ... <a href="/hebrews/3-7.htm">Hebrews 3:7-19</a> Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice, / do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness, / where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Because you have burned incense, and because you have sinned against the LORD, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, nor walked in his law, nor in his statutes, nor in his testimonies; therefore this evil is happened to you, as at this day.ye have burned<a href="/jeremiah/44-8.htm">Jeremiah 44:8</a> In that ye provoke me unto wrath with the works of your hands, burning incense unto other gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye be gone to dwell, that ye might cut yourselves off, and that ye might be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth?<a href="/jeremiah/18-21.htm">Jeremiah 18:21</a> Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and pour out their blood by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children, and be widows; and let their men be put to death; let their young men be slain by the sword in battle.<a href="/jeremiah/32-31.htm">Jeremiah 32:31-33</a> For this city hath been to me as a provocation of mine anger and of my fury from the day that they built it even unto this day; that I should remove it from before my face, … nor walked<a href="/psalms/119-155.htm">Psalm 119:155</a> Salvation is far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes.nor in his testimonies<a href="/psalms/78-56.htm">Psalm 78:56</a> Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God, and kept not his testimonies:therefore<a href="/1_kings/9-9.htm">1 Kings 9:9</a> And they shall answer, Because they forsook the LORD their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have taken hold upon other gods, and have worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath the LORD brought upon them all this evil.<a href="/nehemiah/13-18.htm">Nehemiah 13:18</a> Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this evil upon us, and upon this city? yet ye bring more wrath upon Israel by profaning the sabbath.<a href="/daniel/9-11.htm">Daniel 9:11,12</a> Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law, even by departing, that they might not obey thy voice; therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against him… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/44-21.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-2.htm">Calamity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-10.htm">Decrees</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-22.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-10.htm">Followed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-5.htm">Hearkened</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-21.htm">Incense</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-10.htm">Law</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-7.htm">Obey</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-7.htm">Obeyed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-21.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-21.htm">Sacrifices</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-3.htm">Sinned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-10.htm">Statutes</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-20.htm">Stipulations</a> <a href="/psalms/132-12.htm">Testimonies</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-7.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-3.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-10.htm">Walked</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/46-19.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-21.htm">Calamity</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-12.htm">Decrees</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-27.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-11.htm">Followed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-6.htm">Hearkened</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-25.htm">Incense</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-9.htm">Law</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-20.htm">Obey</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-24.htm">Obeyed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-1.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-28.htm">Sacrifices</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-7.htm">Sinned</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-6.htm">Statutes</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-45.htm">Stipulations</a> <a href="/mark/14-56.htm">Testimonies</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-22.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-2.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-6.htm">Walked</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 44</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/44-1.htm">Jeremiah expresses the desolation of Judah for their idolatry</a> 11. <a href="/jeremiah/44-11.htm">He prophesies the destruction of those who commit idolatry in Egypt</a> 15. <a href="/jeremiah/44-15.htm">The obstinacy of the Jews</a> 20. <a href="/jeremiah/44-20.htm">For which Jeremiah threatens them</a> 29. <a href="/jeremiah/44-29.htm">and for a sign prophesies the destruction of Egypt</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/44.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/44.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Because you burned incense The act of burning incense in ancient Israel was often associated with worship and prayer, symbolizing the prayers of the people rising to God. However, in this context, the burning of incense was directed towards false gods, which was a direct violation of the first commandment (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3</a>). This practice was common among the surrounding pagan nations, and the Israelites' adoption of it signified a departure from exclusive worship of Yahweh.and sinned against the LORD Sin, in biblical terms, is any action, thought, or attitude that goes against God's will and character. The Israelites' idolatry was a grievous sin because it represented a breach of their covenant relationship with God. This phrase underscores the personal nature of sin as an offense against God Himself, not just a violation of abstract laws.and did not obey the voice of the LORD The "voice of the LORD" refers to God's commands and guidance given through the prophets and the Law. Disobedience to God's voice was a recurring issue for Israel, leading to their downfall. This phrase highlights the importance of heeding divine instruction, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>, where blessings and curses are contingent upon obedience.or walk in His instruction, His statutes, and His testimonies "Walk" implies a lifestyle or pattern of behavior. God's "instruction, statutes, and testimonies" refer to the comprehensive body of His revealed will, including moral, ceremonial, and civil laws. The failure to live according to these divine guidelines was a central reason for Israel's judgment, as emphasized in <a href="/psalms/119.htm">Psalm 119</a>, which extols the virtues of God's law.this disaster has befallen you The "disaster" refers to the calamities that came upon Judah, including the Babylonian exile. This was a fulfillment of prophetic warnings given by Jeremiah and other prophets. The disaster serves as a tangible consequence of their disobedience, illustrating the principle of divine retribution found throughout Scripture.as you see today. This phrase emphasizes the immediacy and visibility of God's judgment. The people could witness the fulfillment of prophecy in their own time, serving as a stark reminder of the reality of God's warnings. It also serves as a call to repentance, urging the people to recognize their current plight as a direct result of their actions, similar to the call for repentance found in the New Testament (e.g., <a href="/luke/13-3.htm">Luke 13:3</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> A prophet called by God to deliver messages of warning and hope to the people of Judah. He is known for his perseverance in the face of opposition. 2. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, which had fallen into idolatry and disobedience to God, leading to its eventual exile. 3. <a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a> The place where the remnant of Judah fled after the fall of Jerusalem, despite God's warnings through Jeremiah not to go there. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, who demands exclusive worship and obedience from His people. 5. <a href="/topical/i/idolatry.htm">Idolatry</a> The act of burning incense to other gods, which was a direct violation of the first commandment and a recurring sin of the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a> Disobedience to God’s commands leads to inevitable consequences. The people of Judah experienced disaster because they chose to ignore God’s law. <a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_idolatry.htm">The Danger of Idolatry</a> Idolatry is not just the worship of physical idols but anything that takes the place of God in our lives. We must examine our hearts for modern-day idols. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a> True worship involves obedience to God’s voice and His commandments. Our actions should reflect our commitment to His statutes and testimonies. <a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_judgment.htm">God’s Faithfulness in Judgment</a> God is faithful to His word, both in blessings and in judgment. His warnings through the prophets are acts of mercy, calling us to repentance. <a href="/topical/l/learning_from_the_past.htm">Learning from the Past</a> The history of Israel serves as a lesson for us today. We must learn from their mistakes and strive to walk in obedience to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_44.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 44</a> <a href="/q/isaiah_4's_restoration_vs._ot_judgment.htm">How do claims in Isaiah 4 regarding future restoration align or conflict with other Old Testament prophecies about judgment and destruction?</a> <a href="/q/does_jer_44_17-19_conflict_with_monotheism.htm">Does Jeremiah 44:17-19, mentioning worship of the 'Queen of Heaven,' conflict with monotheism or other biblical teachings?</a> <a href="/q/how_do_threats_to_jeremiah_align_with_divine_protection.htm">Jeremiah 11:18-23: How do these threats on Jeremiah's life align with the idea of divine protection for those who follow God's will?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_jeremiah_44_2-6_blame_idols.htm">Why does Jeremiah in 44:2-6 attribute Jerusalem's fall solely to idol worship, while other passages cite Babylon's unstoppable conquest?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a> <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/44-23.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Because מִפְּנֵי֩ (mip·pə·nê) Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face you burned incense קִטַּרְתֶּ֜ם (qiṭ·ṭar·tem) Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6999.htm">Strong's 6999: </a> To smoke, turn into fragrance by fire and sinned חֲטָאתֶ֣ם (ḥă·ṭā·ṯem) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2398.htm">Strong's 2398: </a> To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn against the LORD, לַיהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> YHWH and did not וְלֹ֤א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no obey שְׁמַעְתֶּם֙ (šə·ma‘·tem) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently the voice בְּק֣וֹל (bə·qō·wl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> A voice, sound of the LORD יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> YHWH [or] לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no walk הֲלַכְתֶּ֑ם (hă·laḵ·tem) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk in עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against His instruction, וּבְתֹרָת֧וֹ (ū·ḇə·ṯō·rā·ṯōw) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8451.htm">Strong's 8451: </a> Direction, instruction, law His statutes, וּבְחֻקֹּתָ֛יו (ū·ḇə·ḥuq·qō·ṯāw) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2708.htm">Strong's 2708: </a> Something prescribed, an enactment, statute and His testimonies, וּבְעֵדְוֺתָ֖יו (ū·ḇə·‘ê·ḏə·wō·ṯāw) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5715.htm">Strong's 5715: </a> Testimony this הַזֹּ֖את (haz·zōṯ) Article | Pronoun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, disaster הָרָעָ֥ה (hā·rā·‘āh) Article | Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> Bad, evil has befallen you, קָרָ֥את (qā·rāṯ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7122.htm">Strong's 7122: </a> To encounter, befall as you see today.” כַּיּ֥וֹם (kay·yō·wm) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/44-23.htm">Jeremiah 44:23 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/44-23.htm">Jeremiah 44:23 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/44-23.htm">Jeremiah 44:23 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/44-23.htm">Jeremiah 44:23 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/44-23.htm">Jeremiah 44:23 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/44-23.htm">Jeremiah 44:23 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/44-23.htm">Jeremiah 44:23 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/44-23.htm">Jeremiah 44:23 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/44-23.htm">Jeremiah 44:23 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/44-23.htm">Jeremiah 44:23 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-23.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 44:23 Because you have burned incense and because (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/44-22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 44:22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 44:22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/44-24.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 44:24"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 44:24" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>