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Therefore your land has become a desolation and a waste and a curse, without inhabitant, as it is this day. <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/44.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> So 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. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/44.htm">King James Bible</a> So that the LORD could no longer bear, because of the evil of your doings, and because of the abominations which ye have committed; therefore is your land a desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse, without an inhabitant, as at this day. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/44.htm">New King James Version</a> So the LORD could no longer bear it, because of the evil of your doings and because of the abominations which you committed. Therefore your land is a desolation, an astonishment, a curse, and without an inhabitant, as it is this day. <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/44.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> So the LORD was no longer able to endure it, because of the evil of your deeds, because of the abominations which you have committed; so your land has become a place of ruins, an object of horror, and a curse, without an inhabitant, as it is this day. <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/44.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220So the LORD was no longer able to endure it, because of the evil of your deeds, because of the abominations which you have committed; thus your land has become a ruin, an object of horror and a curse, without an inhabitant, as it is this day. <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/44.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “So the LORD was no longer able to endure it, because of the evil of your deeds, because of the abominations which you have committed; thus your land has become a ruin, an object of horror and a curse, without an inhabitant, as it is this day. <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/44.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So Yahweh was no longer able to bear it, because of the evil of your deeds, because of the abominations which you have done; thus your land has become a waste place, an object of horror, and an imprecation, without an inhabitant, as it is this day. <a href="/amp/jeremiah/44.htm">Amplified Bible</a> The LORD could no longer endure it, because of the evil of your acts and the repulsive acts which you have committed; because of them your land has become a ruin, an object of horror and a curse, without inhabitant, as it is this day. <a href="/csb/jeremiah/44.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The LORD can no longer bear your evil deeds and the detestable acts you have committed, so your land has become a waste, a desolation, and an example for cursing, without inhabitant, as you see today. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/44.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The LORD can no longer bear your evil deeds and the detestable acts you have committed, so your land has become a waste, a desolation, and an object of cursing, without inhabitant, as you see today. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/44.htm">American Standard Version</a> so that Jehovah could not longer bear, because of the evil of your doings, and because of the abominations which ye have committed; therefore is your land become a desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse, without inhabitant, as it is this day. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/44.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> And when he could no longer put up with your disgusting sins, he placed a curse on your land and turned it into a desert, as it is today. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/44.htm">English Revised Version</a> so the LORD could no longer bear, because of the evil of your doings, and because of the abominations which ye have committed; therefore is your land become a desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse, without inhabitant, as it is this day. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/44.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The LORD could no longer bear the wicked and detestable things you did. That is why your land has become something ruined, destroyed, and cursed. No one lives in that land today. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/44.htm">Good News Translation</a> This very day your land lies in ruins and no one lives in it. It has become a horrifying sight, and people use its name as a curse because the LORD could no longer endure your wicked and evil practices. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/44.htm">International Standard Version</a> The LORD could no longer bear it because of your evil deeds and the repulsive things that you did. So your land has become a ruin and an object of horror and ridicule without an inhabitant, as is the case today. <a href="/msb/jeremiah/44.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> So 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. <a href="/net/jeremiah/44.htm">NET Bible</a> Finally the LORD could no longer endure your wicked deeds and the disgusting things you did. That is why your land has become the desolate, uninhabited ruin that it is today. That is why it has become a proverbial example used in curses. <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/44.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> so that the LORD could no longer bear because of the evil of your doings, and because of the abominations which you have committed? Therefore your land has become a desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse, without inhabitant, as it is this day. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/44.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> So that the LORD could no longer bear, because of the evil of your doings, and because of the abominations which ye have committed; therefore is your land a desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse, without an inhabitant, as at this day. <a href="/web/jeremiah/44.htm">World English Bible</a> Thus Yahweh could no longer bear it, because of the evil of your doings and because of the abominations which you have committed. Therefore your land has become a desolation, an astonishment, and a curse, without inhabitant, as it is today. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/44.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And YHWH is not able to accept [you] anymore, because of the evil of your doings, because of the abominations that you have done, and your land is for a ruin, and for an astonishment, and for a reviling, without inhabitant, as [at] this day. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/44.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Jehovah is not able any more to accept you, because of the evil of your doings, because of the abominations that ye have done, and your land is for a waste, and for an astonishment, and for a reviling, without inhabitant, as at this day. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/44.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Jehovah shall no more be able to lift up from the face of the evil of your doings from the face of the abominations which ye did; and your land shall be for a waste, and for an astonishment, and for a curse, without any inhabitant, as this day.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/44.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> So that the Lord could no longer bear, because of the evil of your doings, and because of the abominations which you have committed: therefore your land is become a desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse, without an inhabitant, as at this day. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/44.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And the Lord could no longer bear this, because of the evil of your intentions, and because of the abominations that you have done. And so, your land has become a desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse, and it is without an inhabitant, even to this day. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/44.htm">New American Bible</a> The LORD could no longer bear the evil of your deeds, the abominations you were doing; then your land became a waste, a horror, a curse, without even one inhabitant, as it is today. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/44.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The LORD could no longer bear the sight of your evil doings, the abominations that you committed; therefore your land became a desolation and a waste and a curse, without inhabitant, as it is to this day.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/44.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> So that the LORD could no longer forgive you because of your evil doings and because of the abomination which you have committed; therefore your land has become an astonishment and a curse and a desolation without an inhabitant, as it is this day. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/44.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And LORD JEHOVAH was not able to forgive you again, because of the evil of your works and because of the defilement that you had done, and your land was for a horror and for a curse and for a desolation, which was without an inhabitant like today<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/44.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> So that the LORD could no longer bear, because of the evil of your doings, and because of the abominations which ye have committed; therefore is your land become a desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse, without an inhabitant, as at this day. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/44.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the Lord could no longer bear you, because of the wickedness of your doings, and because of your abominations which ye wrought; and so your land became a desolation and a waste, and a curse, as at this day; <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/44-22.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=13536" 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> …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? 22<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.">So the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/3201.htm" title="3201: yū·ḵal (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To be able, have power. Or yakowl; a primitive root; to be able, literally or morally.">could</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.">no</a> <a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: ‘ō·wḏ (Adv) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more.">longer</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: lā·śêṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">endure</a> <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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7455.htm" title="7455: rō·a‘ (N-msc) -- Badness, evil. From ra'a'; badness, physically or morally.">the evil</a> <a href="/hebrew/4611.htm" title="4611: ma·‘al·lê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- A deed, practice. From alal; an act.">deeds</a> <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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8441.htm" title="8441: hat·tō·w·‘ê·ḇōṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- Or tonebah; feminine active participle of ta'ab; properly, something disgusting, i.e. an abhorrence; especially idolatry or an idol.">and detestable acts</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/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ă·śî·ṯem (V-Qal-Perf-2mp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">you committed,</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’ar·ṣə·ḵem (N-fsc:: 2mp) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">and your land</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wat·tə·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">became</a> <a href="/hebrew/2723.htm" title="2723: lə·ḥā·rə·bāh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Waste, desolation, ruin. Feminine of choreb; properly, drought, i.e. a desolation.">a desolation,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8047.htm" title="8047: ū·lə·šam·māh (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Waste, horror. From shamem; ruin; by implication, consternation.">a horror,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7045.htm" title="7045: wə·liq·lā·lāh (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-fs) -- A curse. From qalal; vilification.">and an object of cursing,</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: mê·’ên (Prep-m:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">without</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·wō·šêḇ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">inhabitant,</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.">as it is this</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: kə·hay·yō·wm (Prep-k, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day.</a> 23Because 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.”…<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/29-24.htm">Deuteronomy 29:24-28</a> So all the nations will ask, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land? Why this great outburst of anger?’ / And the people will answer, ‘It is because they abandoned the covenant of the LORD, the God of their fathers, which He made with them when He brought them out of the land of Egypt. / They went and served other gods, and they worshiped gods they had not known—gods that the LORD had not given to them. ... <a href="/2_kings/17-18.htm">2 Kings 17:18-23</a> So the LORD was very angry with Israel, and He removed them from His presence. Only the tribe of Judah remained, / and even Judah did not keep the commandments of the LORD their God, but lived according to the customs Israel had introduced. / So the LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel. He afflicted them and delivered them into the hands of plunderers, until He had banished them from His presence. ... <a href="/2_chronicles/36-15.htm">2 Chronicles 36:15-17</a> 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. / So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, <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="/lamentations/2-17.htm">Lamentations 2:17</a> The LORD has done what He planned; He has accomplished His decree, which He ordained in days of old; He has overthrown you without pity. He has let the enemy gloat over you and exalted the horn of your foes. <a href="/ezekiel/5-11.htm">Ezekiel 5:11-13</a> Therefore as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because you have defiled My sanctuary with all your detestable idols and abominations, I Myself will withdraw My favor; I will not look upon you with pity, nor will I spare you. / A third of your people will die by plague or be consumed by famine within you, a third will fall by the sword outside your walls, and a third I will scatter to every wind and unleash a sword behind them. / And when My anger is spent and I have vented My wrath against them, I will be appeased. And when I have spent My wrath on them, they will know that I, the LORD, in My zeal have spoken. <a href="/hosea/9-17.htm">Hosea 9:17</a> My God will reject them because they have not obeyed Him; and they shall be wanderers among the nations. <a href="/amos/3-2.htm">Amos 3:2</a> “Only you have I known from all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.” <a href="/zephaniah/1-4.htm">Zephaniah 1:4-6</a> “I will stretch out My hand against Judah and against all who dwell in Jerusalem. I will cut off from this place every remnant of Baal, the names of the idolatrous and pagan priests— / those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by Milcom, / and those who turn back from following the LORD, neither seeking the LORD nor inquiring of Him.” <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37-38</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. <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 1:18-21</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="/romans/11-20.htm">Romans 11:20-22</a> That is correct: They were broken off because of unbelief, but you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid. / For if God did not spare the natural branches, He will certainly not spare you either. / Take notice, therefore, of the kindness and severity of God: severity to those who fell, but kindness to you, if you continue in His kindness. Otherwise you also will be cut off. <a href="/1_corinthians/10-5.htm">1 Corinthians 10:5-11</a> Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, for they were struck down in the wilderness. / 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.” ... <a href="/hebrews/3-16.htm">Hebrews 3:16-19</a> For who were the ones who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt? / And with whom was God angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? / And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed? ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>So that the LORD could no longer bear, because of the evil of your doings, and because of the abominations which you have committed; therefore is your land a desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse, without an inhabitant, as at this day.could<a href="/jeremiah/15-6.htm">Jeremiah 15:6</a> Thou hast forsaken me, saith the LORD, thou art gone backward: therefore will I stretch out my hand against thee, and destroy thee; I am weary with repenting.<a href="/genesis/6-3.htm">Genesis 6:3,5-7</a> And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years… <a href="/psalms/95-10.htm">Psalm 95:10,11</a> Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said, It is a people that do err in their heart, and they have not known my ways: … your land<a href="/jeremiah/44-2.htm">Jeremiah 44:2,6,12</a> Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Ye have seen all the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, and upon all the cities of Judah; and, behold, this day they are a desolation, and no man dwelleth therein, … <a href="/jeremiah/18-16.htm">Jeremiah 18:16</a> To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.<a href="/jeremiah/24-9.htm">Jeremiah 24:9</a> And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for their hurt, to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/38-5.htm">Able</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-34.htm">Abominations</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-13.htm">Actions</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-12.htm">Astonishment</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-19.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-16.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-9.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-12.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-18.htm">Cursing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-9.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-6.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-6.htm">Desolation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-4.htm">Detestable</a> <a href="/jeremiah/35-15.htm">Doings</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-15.htm">Endure</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-17.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-12.htm">Horror</a> <a href="/jeremiah/34-22.htm">Inhabitant</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-18.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-24.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-12.htm">Object</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-6.htm">Ruin</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-6.htm">Today</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-6.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-9.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-21.htm">Without</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-18.htm">Wonder</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/46-15.htm">Able</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-9.htm">Abominations</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-23.htm">Actions</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-13.htm">Astonishment</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-29.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-12.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-9.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-10.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-13.htm">Cursing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-7.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-19.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-19.htm">Desolation</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-9.htm">Detestable</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-22.htm">Doings</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-14.htm">Endure</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-23.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-39.htm">Horror</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-19.htm">Inhabitant</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-8.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-2.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-26.htm">Object</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-18.htm">Ruin</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-12.htm">Today</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-19.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-18.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-19.htm">Without</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-13.htm">Wonder</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'; 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However, there is a limit to His tolerance of sin, as seen in <a href="/genesis/6-3.htm">Genesis 6:3</a> and <a href="/2_peter/3-9.htm">2 Peter 3:9</a>. The "evil deeds and detestable acts" refer to the idolatry and disobedience of the Israelites, particularly their worship of other gods, which is strictly forbidden in the Ten Commandments (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3-5</a>). This idolatry is often compared to spiritual adultery, a betrayal of the covenant relationship between God and His people.and your land became a desolation, a horror, and an object of cursing The consequences of Israel's sin are vividly described here. The land, once flowing with milk and honey (<a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8</a>), becomes a desolation. This fulfills the warnings given in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">Deuteronomy 28:15-68</a>, where disobedience would lead to curses, including the devastation of the land. The "horror" and "object of cursing" reflect the severe judgment that serves as a warning to other nations. This desolation is not just physical but also spiritual, as the land's condition mirrors the people's broken relationship with God.without inhabitant, as it is this day This phrase underscores the complete fulfillment of God's judgment. The land being "without inhabitant" signifies total desolation, as prophesied in <a href="/jeremiah/25-11.htm">Jeremiah 25:11</a>. Historically, this refers to the Babylonian exile, where the people of Judah were taken captive, leaving the land empty. This desolation serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of turning away from God. It also foreshadows the ultimate restoration and hope found in Christ, who redeems and restores what is broken (<a href="/isaiah/61.htm">Isaiah 61:1-4</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 judgment to the people of Judah and Jerusalem. 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 destruction and 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 command to remain in the land. This chapter addresses those who fled to Egypt. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, who is just and righteous, and who cannot tolerate sin and idolatry among His people. 5. <a href="/topical/d/desolation.htm">Desolation</a> The state of the land of Judah as a result of God's judgment due to the people's persistent sin and rebellion.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_intolerance_of_sin.htm">God's Intolerance of Sin</a> God is holy and cannot endure sin indefinitely. Persistent disobedience leads to judgment. <a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_idolatry.htm">Consequences of Idolatry</a> Idolatry leads to spiritual and physical desolation. We must guard our hearts against modern forms of idolatry. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a> Obedience to God's commands brings life and blessing, while disobedience results in curses and desolation. <a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_word.htm">God's Faithfulness to His Word</a> God's warnings through His prophets are fulfilled. We can trust His promises and heed His warnings. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a> Even in judgment, God desires repentance and offers restoration. We should seek His forgiveness and return to Him.<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/is_jesus'_lineage_affected_by_jeconiah.htm">Does Jeconiah's curse affect the lineage of Jesus?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_retribution_theology.htm">What defines the concept of retribution theology?</a> <a href="/q/is_a_pagan_prophet's_blessing_credible.htm">Numbers 23:8-10: How credible is it that a pagan prophet blesses Israel despite a king's demand to curse them, considering other biblical narratives?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_a_kind_god_allow_destruction.htm">How can a compassionate God (Lamentations 3:22) allow such overwhelming destruction in Jerusalem?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a> <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/44-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>So the LORD יְהוָ֨ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel could יוּכַל֩ (yū·ḵal) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3201.htm">Strong's 3201: </a> To be able, have power no וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no longer ע֜וֹד (‘ō·wḏ) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5750.htm">Strong's 5750: </a> Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more endure לָשֵׂ֗את (lā·śêṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> To lift, carry, take the evil רֹ֣עַ (rō·a‘) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7455.htm">Strong's 7455: </a> Badness, evil deeds מַעַלְלֵיכֶ֔ם (ma·‘al·lê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4611.htm">Strong's 4611: </a> A deed, practice and detestable acts הַתּוֹעֵבֹ֖ת (hat·tō·w·‘ê·ḇōṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8441.htm">Strong's 8441: </a> Something disgusting, an abhorrence, idolatry, an idol you committed, עֲשִׂיתֶ֑ם (‘ă·śî·ṯem) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make and your land אַ֠רְצְכֶם (’ar·ṣə·ḵem) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land became וַתְּהִ֣י (wat·tə·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be a desolation, לְחָרְבָּ֨ה (lə·ḥā·rə·bāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2723.htm">Strong's 2723: </a> Waste, desolation, ruin a horror, וּלְשַׁמָּ֧ה (ū·lə·šam·māh) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8047.htm">Strong's 8047: </a> Ruin, consternation and an object of cursing, וְלִקְלָלָ֛ה (wə·liq·lā·lāh) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7045.htm">Strong's 7045: </a> Vilification without מֵאֵ֥ין (mê·’ên) Preposition-m | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle inhabitant, יוֹשֵׁ֖ב (yō·wō·šêḇ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry as it is today. כְּהַיּ֥וֹם (kə·hay·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/44-22.htm">Jeremiah 44:22 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/44-22.htm">Jeremiah 44:22 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/44-22.htm">Jeremiah 44:22 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/44-22.htm">Jeremiah 44:22 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/44-22.htm">Jeremiah 44:22 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/44-22.htm">Jeremiah 44:22 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/44-22.htm">Jeremiah 44:22 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/44-22.htm">Jeremiah 44:22 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/44-22.htm">Jeremiah 44:22 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/44-22.htm">Jeremiah 44:22 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-22.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 44:22 So that Yahweh could no longer bear (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/44-21.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 44:21"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 44:21" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/44-23.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 44:23"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 44:23" /></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>