Jeremiah 44:16
in Jeremiah 44“As for the word you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD, we will not listen to you!
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of Jehovah, we will not hearken unto thee.
KJV
As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the Lord, we will not hearken unto thee.
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This verse in Jeremiah 44
Commentary
3 notes on this verseAs for the word that thou has, spoken unto us in the name of the Lord,.... Which they did not believe that it came from the Lord, but was a device of the prophet's, and a lie, as in Jer 43:2; and if it did come from the Lord, their impudence was risen to such a pitch, that they were determined not to regard it: we will not hearken unto thee: to thy words; neither to thy exhortations, reproofs, or menaces, even though thou comest and speakest in the name of the Lord.
This site's exposition
Then all the men who knew that their wives were burning incense to other gods
on Jeremiah 44:15-19
The men and women answer together: “we will not listen to you!” They argue: while they burned incense “to the Queen of Heaven” they “had plenty of food.” The worship Jeremiah condemned in 7:18 is defended, and the women add their husbands knew of the “sacrificial cakes in her image.”
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
A commentator
John ChrysostomDISCOURSES AGAINST JUDAIZING CHRISTIANS 5:4.4 · Written before 407.
proposed
What was the reason for this? It was because the Jews were so arrogant and obstinate. They immediately forgot what God had done for them; they ascribed his kindness to demons and reckoned that his blessings had come from them. Even when the sea was divided for them, as they went forth from Egypt, and while other wonderful things were happening to them, they forgot the God who was performing these miracles and attributed them to others who were not gods. For they said to Aaron, "Make for us gods who will be our leaders." And they said to Jeremiah, "We will not listen to what you say in the name of the Lord. Rather, we will continue doing what we had proposed: we will burn incense to the queen of heaven and pour out libations to her, as we and our ancestors, our kings and princes have done. Then we had enough food to eat and we were well off; we suffered no misfortune. But since we stopped burning incense to the queen of heaven and pouring out libations to her, we are in need of everything and are being destroyed by the sword and by hunger." The inspired prophets, then, foretold what would happen to the Jews so that they would ascribe none of the events to idols but would believe that both punishments and blessings always come from God: the punishment came for their sins and the blessings because of God's love and kindness.
The words behind it
9 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| הַדָּבָ֛ר | hadavar | the word | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| דִּבַּ֥רְתָּ | dibarta | you have spoken | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| אֵלֵ֖ינוּ | ʾeleinu | to us | H413 → | 5510 times |
| בְּשֵׁ֣ם | beshem | in [the] name of | H8034 → | 864 times |
| יְהוָ֑ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֵינֶ֥נּוּ | ʾeinenu | not we | H369 → | 789 times |
| שֹׁמְעִ֖ים | shomeim | [are] about to listen | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| אֵלֶֽיךָ׃ | ʾeleikha | to you | H413 → | 5510 times |
הַדָּבָ֛רthe word
hadavarH1697 →1440 times
אֲשֶׁר־which
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
דִּבַּ֥רְתָּyou have spoken
dibartaH1696 →1141 times
אֵלֵ֖ינוּto us
ʾeleinuH413 →5510 times
בְּשֵׁ֣םin [the] name of
beshemH8034 →864 times
יְהוָ֑הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֵינֶ֥נּוּnot we
ʾeinenuH369 →789 times
שֹׁמְעִ֖ים[are] about to listen
shomeimH8085 →1159 times
אֵלֶֽיךָ׃to you
ʾeleikhaH413 →5510 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Luke 19:27And these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.’”
it leads to
- Luke 19:14
But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want this man to rule over us.’
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 21:8–9
Your hand will apprehend all Your enemies; Your right hand will seize those who hate You.
- Numbers 16:30–35
But if the LORD brings about something unprecedented, and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them and all that belongs to them so that they go down alive into Sheol, then you will…
- Matthew 22:7
The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city.
- Luke 19:14
Through
Psalms 2:3“Let us break Their chains and cast away Their cords.”
it leads to
- Luke 19:27
And these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.’”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Jeremiah 5:5
I will go to the powerful and speak to them. Surely they know the way of the LORD, the justice of their God.” But they too, with one accord, had broken the yoke and…
- Luke 19:27
Through
Luke 19:14But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want this man to rule over us.’
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 8:7
And the LORD said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. For it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected Me as…
- 1 Samuel 8:7
Through
Isaiah 3:9The expression on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought disaster upon themselves.
it leads to
- Genesis 13:13
But the men of Sodom were wicked, sinning greatly against the LORD.
- Genesis 13:13
Where this verse is studied
On this page
Studies1
About Jeremiah
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Chrysostom, DISCOURSES AGAINST JUDAIZING CHRISTIANS 5:4.4; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament.