Jeremiah 44:2
in Jeremiah 44“This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: You have seen all the disaster that I brought against Jerusalem and all the cities of Judah; and behold, they lie today in ruins and desolation
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Thus saith Jehovah 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,
KJV
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,
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This verse in Jeremiah 44
Commentary
6 notes on this verseBut God declares that his name shall no more be thus named by any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt; that is, there shall be no Jews remaining to use this dialect of their country, or, if there be, they shall have forgotten it and shall learn to swear, as the Egyptians do, by the life of Pharaoh, not of Jehovah.
This site's exposition
This is the word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews living in the land of Egypt
on Jeremiah 44:1-6
The word goes to the Jews in Egypt, from Migdol, Tahpanhes, and Memphis in the north to Pathros in the south. “You have seen all the disaster that I brought against Jerusalem.” The cause was incense burned to “other gods that neither they nor you nor your fathers ever knew.”
The record, by era
The Reformation1 voice
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;
quarantine:scripture (2026-07-29) — verbatim-scripture
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
): You have seen what a deplorable condition Judah and Jerusalem are brought into; now will you consider whence those desolations came? From the wrath of God; it was his fury and his anger that kindled the fire which made Jerusalem and the cities of Judah waste and desolate (
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — leading-punctuation
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
No man dwelleth therein - The desolation of the land of Judea must have been exceedingly great when this, in almost any sense, could be spoken of it.
The words behind it
26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כֹּה־ | koh- | thus | H3541 → | 577 times |
| אָמַ֞ר | ʾamar | he says | H559 → | 5305 times |
| יְהוָ֤ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| צְבָאוֹת֙ | tzevaot | of hosts | H6635 → | 485 times |
| אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ʾelohei | [the] God of | H430 → | 2601 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| אַתֶּ֣ם | ʾatem | you | H859 → | 1094 times |
| רְאִיתֶ֗ם | reitem | you have seen | H7200 → | 1300 times |
| אֵ֤ת | ʾet | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הָֽרָעָה֙ | haraah | the calamity | H7451 → | 662 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הֵבֵ֙אתִי֙ | heveti | I brought | H935 → | 2568 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם | yerushalim | Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
| וְעַ֖ל | veal | and on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| עָרֵ֣י | ʾarei | [the] cities of | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| יְהוּדָ֑ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| וְהִנָּ֤ם | vehinam | and there! they | H2005 → | 316 times |
| חָרְבָּה֙ | charebah | [are] a ruin | H2723 → | 42 times |
| הַיּ֣וֹם | haiyom | the day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| הַזֶּ֔ה | hazeh | <the> this | H2088 → | 1180 times |
| וְאֵ֥ין | veein | and there not | H369 → | 789 times |
| בָּהֶ֖ם | bahem | in <the> them | ||
| יוֹשֵֽׁב׃ | yoshev | [is] an inhabitant | H3427 → | 1079 times |
כֹּה־thus
koh-H3541 →577 times
אָמַ֞רhe says
ʾamarH559 →5305 times
יְהוָ֤הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
צְבָאוֹת֙of hosts
tzevaotH6635 →485 times
אֱלֹהֵ֣י[the] God of
ʾeloheiH430 →2601 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
אַתֶּ֣םyou
ʾatemH859 →1094 times
רְאִיתֶ֗םyou have seen
reitemH7200 →1300 times
אֵ֤ת<obj.>
ʾetH853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
הָֽרָעָה֙the calamity
haraahH7451 →662 times
אֲשֶׁ֤רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
הֵבֵ֙אתִי֙I brought
hevetiH935 →2568 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םJerusalem
yerushalimH3389 →643 times
וְעַ֖לand on
vealH5921 →5755 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
עָרֵ֣י[the] cities of
ʾareiH5892 →1090 times
יְהוּדָ֑הJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
וְהִנָּ֤םand there! they
vehinamH2005 →316 times
חָרְבָּה֙[are] a ruin
charebahH2723 →42 times
הַיּ֣וֹםthe day
haiyomH3117 →2304 times
הַזֶּ֔ה<the> this
hazehH2088 →1180 times
וְאֵ֥יןand there not
veeinH369 →789 times
בָּהֶ֖םin <the> them
bahem
יוֹשֵֽׁב׃[is] an inhabitant
yoshevH3427 →1079 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
Jeremiah 4:7A lion has gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations has set out. He has left his lair to lay waste your land. Your cities will be reduced to ruins and…
it leads to
- Isaiah 1:7
Your land is desolate; your cities are burned with fire. Foreigners devour your fields before you—a desolation demolished by strangers.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Ezekiel 26:7–10
For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I will bring against Tyre from the north Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, with horses and chariots, with cavalry and a great company…
- Isaiah 6:11
Then I asked: “How long, O Lord?” And He replied: “Until the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant, until the houses are left unoccupied and the land is desolate and ravaged,
- Jeremiah 5:6
Therefore a lion from the forest will strike them down, a wolf from the desert will ravage them. A leopard will lie in wait near their cities, and everyone who ventures out will be…
- Jeremiah 2:15
The young lions have roared at him; they have growled with a loud voice. They have laid waste his land; his cities lie in ruins, without inhabitant.
- Isaiah 1:7
Through
Micah 3:12Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 26:18
“Micah the Moreshite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah and told all the people of Judah that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Zion will be plowed like a…
- Jeremiah 26:18
Through
Jeremiah 34:22Behold, I am going to give the command, declares the LORD, and I will bring them back to this city. They will fight against it, capture it, and burn it down. And I will…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 9:11
“And I will make Jerusalem a heap of rubble, a haunt for jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.”
- Jeremiah 9:11
Through
Jeremiah 9:11“And I will make Jerusalem a heap of rubble, a haunt for jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.”
it leads to
- Isaiah 25:2
Indeed, You have made the city a heap of rubble, the fortified town a ruin. The fortress of strangers is a city no more; it will never be rebuilt.
- Isaiah 25:2
Where this verse is studied
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About Jeremiah
Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPatriarchsJudahJacob's fourth son who pledges himself for Benjamin; the tribe that carries the scepter to Shiloh (49:10) and the line to Christ (…
- PlaceJerusalemJerusalemThe city David took from the Jebusites and made his capital, where Solomon built the temple, where Christ was crucified and rose,…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Carl Friedrich Keil, The Prophecies of Jeremiah; John Calvin, Commentaries; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.