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men who knew that their wives had made offerings to other gods, and all the women who stood by, a great assembly, all the people who lived in Pathros in the land of Egypt, answered Jeremiah: <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/44.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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, <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/44.htm">King James Bible</a> Then all the men which knew that their wives had burned incense unto other gods, and all the women that stood by, a great multitude, even all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying, <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/44.htm">New King James Version</a> 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: <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/44.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then all the men who were aware that their wives were burning sacrifices to other gods, along with all the women who were standing by, as a large assembly, including all the people who were living in Pathros in the land of Egypt, responded to Jeremiah, saying, <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/44.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then all the men who were aware that their wives were burning sacrifices to other gods, along with all the women who were standing by, as a large assembly, including all the people who were living in Pathros in the land of Egypt, responded to Jeremiah, saying, <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/44.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then all the men who were aware that their wives were burning sacrifices to other gods, along with all the women who were standing by, as a large assembly, including all the people who were living in Pathros in the land of Egypt, responded to Jeremiah, saying, <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/44.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then all the men who knew that their wives were burning incense to other gods, along with all the women who were standing by, as a large assembly, including all the people who were living in Pathros in the land of Egypt, answered to Jeremiah, saying, <a href="/amp/jeremiah/44.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then all the men who knew that their wives were burning sacrifices to other gods, and all the women who were standing by, a large group, including all the people who were living in Pathros in the land of Egypt, answered Jeremiah, saying, <a href="/csb/jeremiah/44.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> However, all the men who knew that their wives were burning incense to other gods, all the women standing by—a great assembly—and all the people who were living in the land of Egypt at Pathros answered Jeremiah, <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/44.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> However, all the men who knew that their wives were burning incense to other gods, all the women standing by—a great assembly—and all the people who were living in the land of Egypt at Pathros answered Jeremiah, <a href="/asv/jeremiah/44.htm">American Standard Version</a> Then all the men who knew that their wives burned incense unto other gods, and all the women that stood by, a great assembly, even all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying, <a href="/cev/jeremiah/44.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> A large number of Jews from both northern and southern Egypt listened to me as I told them what the LORD had said. Most of the men in the crowd knew that their wives often burned incense to other gods. So they and their wives shouted: <a href="/erv/jeremiah/44.htm">English Revised Version</a> Then all the men which knew that their wives burned incense unto other gods, and all the women that stood by, a great assembly, even all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying, <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/44.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then all the men who knew that their wives were burning incense to other gods, all the women who were standing there, and all the people who lived at Pathros in Egypt answered Jeremiah. They said, <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/44.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then all the men who knew that their wives offered sacrifices to other gods, and all the women who were standing there, including the Israelites who lived in southern Egypt--a large crowd in all--said to me, <a href="/isv/jeremiah/44.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then all the men who knew that their wives were offering sacrifices to other gods and all the women who were standing by—a large group, including all the people who were living in the land of Egypt in Pathros—answered Jeremiah: <a href="/msb/jeremiah/44.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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, <a href="/net/jeremiah/44.htm">NET Bible</a> Then all the men who were aware that their wives were sacrificing to other gods, as well as all their wives, answered Jeremiah. There was a great crowd of them representing all the people who lived in northern and southern Egypt. They answered, <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/44.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Then all the men who knew that their wives burned incense to other gods, and all the women who stood by, a great assembly, even all the people who lived in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying, <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/44.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Then all the men who knew that their wives had burned incense to other gods, and all the women that stood by, a great multitude, even all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying, <a href="/web/jeremiah/44.htm">World English Bible</a> Then all the men who knew that their wives burned incense to other gods, and all the women who stood by, a great assembly, even all the people who lived in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/44.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And they answer Jeremiah—all the men who are knowing that their wives are making incense to other gods, and all the women who are remaining, a great assembly, even all the people who are dwelling in the land of Egypt, in Pathros—saying: <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/44.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And they answer Jeremiah -- all the men who are knowing that their wives are making perfume to other gods, and all the women who are remaining, a great assembly, even all the people who are dwelling in the land of Egypt, in Pathros -- saying: <a href="/slt/jeremiah/44.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And they will answer Jeremiah, all the men knowing that their wives burn incense to other gods, and all the women standing, a great convocation, and all the people dwelling in the land of Egypt in Pathros, saying,<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/44.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Then all the men that knew that their wives sacrificed to other gods: and all the women of whom there stood by a great multitude, and all the people of them that dwelt in the land of Egypt in Phatures, answered Jeremias, saying: <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/44.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then all the men, knowing that their wives were sacrificing to strange gods, and all of the women, a great multitude of whom were standing there, and all of the people who were living in the land of Egypt at Pathros, responded to Jeremiah, by saying: <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/44.htm">New American Bible</a> They answered Jeremiah—all the men who knew that their wives were offering sacrifices to other gods, all the women standing there in the immense crowd, and all the people who lived in Lower and Upper Egypt: <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/44.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then all the men who were aware that their wives had been making offerings to other gods, and all the women who stood by, a great assembly, all the people who lived in Pathros in the land of Egypt, answered Jeremiah:<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/44.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then all the men who knew that their wives were burning incense to other gods and all the women who stood by, a great multitude, and all the people who dwelt in the land of Egypt and in Pathros answered Jeremiah, saying, <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/44.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And all the men who knew their wives were offering up incense to other gods answered and said to Jeremiah, and all the women who stood in a great assembly, and all the people dwelling in the land of Egypt and in Pathrus, and they said to him:<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/44.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Then all the men who knew that their wives offered unto other gods, and all the women that stood by, a great assembly, even all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying: <a href="/sep/jeremiah/44.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Then all the men that knew that their wives burned incense, and all the women, a great multitude, and all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathura, answered Jeremias, saying, <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/44-15.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=13437" 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">The Stubbornness of the People</a> 15<a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">Then all</a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: hā·’ă·nā·šîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general.">the men</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: hay·yō·ḏə·‘îm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">who knew</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: nə·šê·hem (N-fpc:: 3mp) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">their wives</a> <a href="/hebrew/6999.htm" title="6999: mə·qaṭ·ṭə·rō·wṯ (V-Piel-Prtcpl-fp) -- To make sacrifices smoke. A primitive root; to smoke, i.e. Turn into fragrance by fire.">were burning incense</a> <a href="/hebrew/312.htm" title="312: ’ă·ḥê·rîm (Adj-mp) -- Another. From 'achar; properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.">to other</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: lê·lō·hîm (Prep-l:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">gods,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: han·nā·šîm (Art:: N-fp) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">the women</a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: hā·‘ō·mə·ḏō·wṯ (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-fp) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">standing by—</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: gā·ḏō·wl (Adj-ms) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">a great</a> <a href="/hebrew/6951.htm" title="6951: qā·hāl (N-ms) -- Assembly, convocation, congregation. From qahal; assemblage.">assembly—</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">along with all</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: hā·‘ām (Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">the people</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: hay·yō·šə·ḇîm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">living</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bə·’e·reṣ- (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·ra·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">of Egypt</a> <a href="/hebrew/6624.htm" title="6624: bə·p̄aṯ·rō·ws (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- A designation of Upper Eg. Of Egyptian derivation; Pathros, a part of Egypt.">and in Pathros,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6030.htm" title="6030: way·ya·‘ă·nū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To answer, respond.">said</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3414.htm" title="3414: yir·mə·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Or Yirmyahuw; from ruwm and Yahh; Jah will rise; Jirmejah, the name of eight or nine Israelites.">to Jeremiah,</a> 16“As for the word you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD, we will not listen to you!…<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="/jeremiah/7-17.htm">Jeremiah 7:17-20</a> Do you not see what they are doing in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem? / The sons gather wood, the fathers light the fire, and the women knead the dough to make cakes for the Queen of Heaven; they pour out drink offerings to other gods to provoke Me to anger. / But am I the One they are provoking? declares the LORD. Is it not themselves they spite, to their own shame? ... <a href="/jeremiah/11-13.htm">Jeremiah 11:13</a> Your gods are indeed as numerous as your cities, O Judah; the altars of shame you have set up—the altars to burn incense to Baal—are as many as the streets of Jerusalem.’ <a href="/jeremiah/19-13.htm">Jeremiah 19:13</a> The houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah will be defiled like that place, Topheth—all the houses on whose rooftops they burned incense to all the host of heaven and poured out drink offerings to other gods.” <a href="/jeremiah/32-29.htm">Jeremiah 32:29</a> And the Chaldeans who are fighting against this city will come in, set it on fire, and burn it, along with the houses of those who provoked Me to anger by burning incense to Baal on their rooftops and by pouring out drink offerings to other gods. <a href="/ezekiel/8-14.htm">Ezekiel 8:14-15</a> Then He brought me to the entrance of the north gate of the house of the LORD, and I saw women sitting there, weeping for Tammuz. / “Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see this? Yet you will see even greater abominations than these.” <a href="/2_kings/17-16.htm">2 Kings 17:16-18</a> They abandoned all the commandments of the LORD their God and made for themselves two cast idols of calves and an Asherah pole. They bowed down to all the host of heaven and served Baal. / They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire and practiced divination and soothsaying. They devoted themselves to doing evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger. / So the LORD was very angry with Israel, and He removed them from His presence. Only the tribe of Judah remained, <a href="/2_kings/23-5.htm">2 Kings 23:5</a> Josiah also did away with the idolatrous priests ordained by the kings of Judah to burn incense on the high places of the cities of Judah and in the places all around Jerusalem—those who had burned incense to Baal, to the sun and moon, to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven. <a href="/isaiah/1-29.htm">Isaiah 1:29-31</a> Surely you will be ashamed of the sacred oaks in which you have delighted; you will be embarrassed by the gardens that you have chosen. / For you will become like an oak whose leaves are withered, like a garden without water. / The strong man will become tinder and his work will be a spark; both will burn together, with no one to quench the flames. <a href="/isaiah/65-3.htm">Isaiah 65:3-5</a> to a people who continually provoke Me to My face, sacrificing in the gardens and burning incense on altars of brick, / sitting among the graves, spending nights in secret places, eating the meat of pigs and polluted broth from their bowls. / They say, ‘Keep to yourself; do not come near me, for I am holier than you!’ Such people are smoke in My nostrils, a fire that burns all day long. <a href="/hosea/2-13.htm">Hosea 2:13</a> I will punish her for the days of the Baals when she burned incense to them, when she adorned herself with rings and jewelry, and went after her lovers. But Me she forgot,” declares the LORD. <a href="/revelation/17-1.htm">Revelation 17:1-6</a> Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters. / The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.” / And the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, where I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns. ... <a href="/revelation/18-3.htm">Revelation 18:3-5</a> All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.” / Then I heard another voice from heaven say: “Come out of her, My people, so that you will not share in her sins or contract any of her plagues. / For her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities. <a href="/acts/19-26.htm">Acts 19:26-27</a> And you can see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in nearly the whole province of Asia, this Paul has persuaded a great number of people to turn away. He says that man-made gods are no gods at all. / There is danger not only that our business will fall into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited and her majesty deposed—she who is worshiped by all the province of Asia and the whole world.” <a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21-23</a> For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. / Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, / and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles. <a href="/1_corinthians/10-20.htm">1 Corinthians 10:20-22</a> No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons. / You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the table of the Lord and the table of demons too. / Are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Then all the men which knew that their wives had burned incense to other gods, and all the women that stood by, a great multitude, even all the people that dwelled in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying,all the<a href="/jeremiah/5-1.htm">Jeremiah 5:1-5</a> Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it… <a href="/genesis/19-4.htm">Genesis 19:4</a> But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:<a href="/nehemiah/13-26.htm">Nehemiah 13:26</a> Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/30-20.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-6.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-1.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-14.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-8.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-7.htm">Great</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-8.htm">Incense</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-1.htm">Jeremiah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-15.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-29.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-1.htm">Pathros</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-21.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-9.htm">Wives</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-6.htm">Women</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/50-9.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-19.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-39.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-24.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-25.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-26.htm">Great</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-17.htm">Incense</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-20.htm">Jeremiah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-25.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-21.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-14.htm">Pathros</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-15.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-25.htm">Wives</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-19.htm">Women</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>Then all the men who knew that their wives were burning incense to other gods This phrase highlights the spiritual apostasy among the Israelites who had fled to Egypt. The act of burning incense to other gods was a direct violation of the first commandment (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3</a>) and a common practice in pagan worship. The men’s awareness of their wives’ actions suggests a complicity or at least a passive acceptance of idolatry, reflecting a broader cultural and spiritual decline. This mirrors the situation in <a href="/1_kings/11-4.htm">1 Kings 11:4</a>, where Solomon's heart was turned away by his foreign wives to other gods.and all the women standing by—a great assembly— The mention of a "great assembly" of women indicates the widespread nature of the idolatrous practices. Women in ancient Near Eastern cultures often played significant roles in religious rituals, and their participation here underscores the depth of the community's departure from Yahweh. This assembly may also reflect the social structure where women, though often in domestic roles, could influence religious practices, as seen in the worship of the Queen of Heaven (<a href="/jeremiah/7-18.htm">Jeremiah 7:18</a>).along with all the people living in the land of Egypt and in Pathros The reference to Egypt and Pathros (southern Egypt) situates this event geographically. Historically, after the fall of Jerusalem, some Jews fled to Egypt for refuge (<a href="/jeremiah/43-7.htm">Jeremiah 43:7</a>). Pathros, known from Egyptian records, was a region where Jewish communities settled. This setting fulfills earlier warnings from God about the consequences of seeking refuge in Egypt (<a href="/jeremiah/42-19.htm">Jeremiah 42:19-22</a>), a land synonymous with bondage and idolatry (<a href="/exodus/20-2.htm">Exodus 20:2</a>).said to Jeremiah Jeremiah, the prophet, served as God's mouthpiece, often delivering messages of judgment and calls for repentance. His presence in Egypt with the exiled Jews signifies his continued mission to guide and admonish them, despite their persistent rebellion. This interaction is part of a larger narrative where Jeremiah's prophecies often met with resistance and disbelief (<a href="/jeremiah/44-16.htm">Jeremiah 44:16-17</a>), reflecting the broader theme of prophetic rejection seen throughout the Old Testament (e.g., <a href="/isaiah/6-9.htm">Isaiah 6:9-10</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> The prophet of God who is delivering a message to the people of Judah living in Egypt. 2. <a href="/topical/m/men_of_judah.htm">Men of Judah</a> These are the husbands who were aware of their wives' idolatrous practices. 3. <a href="/topical/w/women_of_judah.htm">Women of Judah</a> The wives who were actively participating in burning incense to other gods. 4. <a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a> The land where the remnant of Judah had fled, seeking refuge from Babylonian conquest. 5. <a href="/topical/p/pathros.htm">Pathros</a> A region in Upper Egypt where some of the Judeans had settled.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_idolatry.htm">The Danger of Idolatry</a> Idolatry is a recurring sin that leads to separation from God. It is crucial to identify and remove any modern-day idols in our lives, whether they be material possessions, relationships, or personal ambitions. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership.htm">The Role of Leadership</a> The men of Judah failed in their leadership by allowing and even participating in idolatry. As leaders in our families and communities, we must guide others in faithfulness to God. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a> The people of Judah faced dire consequences for their disobedience. We must understand that turning away from God's commandments leads to spiritual and sometimes physical repercussions. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a> Despite their sin, the opportunity for repentance was available. We should always be ready to turn back to God, seeking His forgiveness and restoration. <a href="/topical/c/community_influence.htm">Community Influence</a> The collective decision of the community to engage in idolatry shows the power of group influence. We must be vigilant about the influences we allow in our lives and communities.<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/what_does_the_bible_say_on_incense.htm">What does the Bible say about using incense?</a> <a href="/q/how_did_jews_thrive_despite_jer._44_13-14.htm">If Jeremiah 44:13-14 foretells complete destruction of the Judeans in Egypt, how do we reconcile evidence that some Jews thrived there historically?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_jer._44_29-30_align_with_history.htm">How does Jeremiah 44:29-30, predicting Pharaoh Hophra's downfall, align with historical accounts suggesting a different outcome?</a> <a href="/q/how_is_jeremiah_in_egypt_and_judah.htm">How can we reconcile Jeremiah's presence in Egypt with traditions that he remained in Judah (Jer 43:6-7)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/44.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) All the men which knew that their wives had burned incense.--The fact thus mentioned incidentally shows that the prophet's words in <a href="/jeremiah/44-9.htm" title="Have you 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?">Jeremiah 44:9</a> had not missed their mark. As of old--as, we may add, in the Rome of the Empire (Juvenal, Sat. vi. 526?534)--the women practised a cultus in which their husbands acquiesced, even though they did not join in it.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/44.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 15-19. - The reply of the people. The special mention of the women suggests that the occasion of the gathering was a festival in honour of the Queen of Heaven. Verse 15. - Had burned incense; rather, were burning incense. The practice was still going on. <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/44-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the men הָאֲנָשִׁ֤ים (hā·’ă·nā·šîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person who knew הַיֹּֽדְעִים֙ (hay·yō·ḏə·‘îm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> To know that כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction their wives נְשֵׁיהֶם֙ (nə·šê·hem) Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> Woman, wife, female were burning incense מְקַטְּר֤וֹת (mə·qaṭ·ṭə·rō·wṯ) Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6999.htm">Strong's 6999: </a> To smoke, turn into fragrance by fire to other אֲחֵרִ֔ים (’ă·ḥê·rîm) Adjective - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_312.htm">Strong's 312: </a> Hinder, next, other gods, לֵאלֹהִ֣ים (lê·lō·hîm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative all וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the women הַנָּשִׁ֥ים (han·nā·šîm) Article | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> Woman, wife, female standing by— הָעֹמְד֖וֹת (hā·‘ō·mə·ḏō·wṯ) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> To stand, in various relations a great גָּד֑וֹל (gā·ḏō·wl) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> Great, older, insolent assembly— קָהָ֣ל (qā·hāl) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6951.htm">Strong's 6951: </a> Assembly, convocation, congregation along with all וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the people הָעָ֛ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock who were living הַיֹּשְׁבִ֥ים (hay·yō·šə·ḇîm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry in the land בְּאֶֽרֶץ־ (bə·’e·reṣ-) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land of Egypt מִצְרַ֖יִם (miṣ·ra·yim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa at Pathros, בְּפַתְר֥וֹס (bə·p̄aṯ·rō·ws) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6624.htm">Strong's 6624: </a> Pathros -- a designation of Upper Eg answered וַיַּעֲנ֣וּ (way·ya·‘ă·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6030.htm">Strong's 6030: </a> To answer, respond Jeremiah, יִרְמְיָ֗הוּ (yir·mə·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3414.htm">Strong's 3414: </a> Jeremiah -- 'Yah loosens', the name of a number of Israelites <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/44-15.htm">Jeremiah 44:15 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/44-15.htm">Jeremiah 44:15 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/44-15.htm">Jeremiah 44:15 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/44-15.htm">Jeremiah 44:15 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/44-15.htm">Jeremiah 44:15 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/44-15.htm">Jeremiah 44:15 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/44-15.htm">Jeremiah 44:15 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/44-15.htm">Jeremiah 44:15 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/44-15.htm">Jeremiah 44:15 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/44-15.htm">Jeremiah 44:15 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-15.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 44:15 Then all the men who knew that (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/44-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 44:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 44:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/44-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 44:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 44:16" /></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>