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Jeremiah 44:21

in Jeremiah 44

“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?

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

The incense that ye burned in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, ye and your fathers, your kings and your princes, and the people of the land, did not Jehovah remember them, and came it not into his mind?

KJV

The incense that ye burned in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, ye, and your fathers, your kings, and your princes, and the people of the land, did not the Lord remember them, and came it not into his mind?

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This verse in Jeremiah 44

Commentary

8 notes on this verse

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

The incense . . . did not the Lord remember--Jeremiah owns that they did as they said, but in retort asks, did not God repay their own evil-doing? Their very land in its present desolation attests this (Jer 44:22), as was foretold (Jer 25:11, 18, 38).

This site's exposition

Then Jeremiah said to all the people, both men and women

on Jeremiah 44:20-23

Jeremiah answers that the LORD remembered the incense they burned. “So the LORD could no longer endure the evil deeds and detestable acts you committed.” The ruin they blame is the result of their worship: “Because you burned incense and sinned against the LORD,” this disaster has befallen them.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers3 voices

A commentator

Salvian the Presbyter

THE GOVERNANCE OF GOD 6:8 · Written before 500.

proposed

God spoke to sinners through his prophet, because "the Lord remembered these things and," he says, "he ascended over his heart, and the Lord was not able to bear more because of the evil of your endeavors and the abominations that you have done; and …

A commentator

Theodoret of Cyrus

ON JEREMIAH 8:44 · Written before 458.

proposed

He reminds them (as they have it fresh in their memory) of all the evils perpetuated by their ancestors and by their kings and mighty people, and he reminds them of the misfortunes of all kinds brought to bear against them. And he threatens them, …

A commentator

Theodoret of Cyrus

ON JEREMIAH 8:44 · Written before 458.

proposed

But none of these things struck fear in these wretched, no, three-times wretched individuals, but they all clamored—men and women alike, but especially the Babylonians—"We cannot endure your words." What is even worse than this is that, although they thought that these words were divine, …

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

5 But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods. 6 Wherefore my fury and mine anger was poured forth, and was kindled in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; and they are wasted and desolate, as at this day.

quarantine:scripture (2026-07-29) — verbatim-scripture

That incense that ye burnt in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem,....
1 more voice on this verse

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Them - The various acts of idolatry involved in burning incense to an image.

The words behind it

21 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • הֲל֣וֹא¿ not

    halo'H3808 →5168 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • הַקִּטֵּ֗רthe incense

    hakiterH7002 →

  • אֲשֶׁ֨רwhich

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • קִטַּרְתֶּ֜םyou made smoke

    kitartemH6999 →116 times

  • בְּעָרֵ֤יin [the] cities of

    beareiH5892 →1090 times

  • יְהוּדָה֙Judah

    yehudahH3063 →819 times

  • וּבְחֻצ֣וֹתand in [the] streets of

    uvechutzotH2351 →164 times

  • יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םJerusalem

    yerushalimH3389 →643 times

  • אַתֶּ֧םyou

    ʾatemH859 →1094 times

  • וַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֛םand ancestors your

    vaavoteikhemH1 →1212 times

  • מַלְכֵיכֶ֥םkings your

    malkheikhemH4428 →2525 times

  • וְשָׂרֵיכֶ֖םand officials your

    vesareikhemH8269 →421 times

  • וְעַ֣םand [the] people of

    veamH5971 →1873 times

  • הָאָ֑רֶץthe land

    haaretzH776 →2504 times

  • אֹתָם֙<obj.> them

    ʾotamH853 →10935 times

  • זָכַ֣רdid he remember

    zakharH2142 →230 times

  • יְהוָ֔הYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • וַֽתַּעֲלֶ֖הand did it come up

    vataalehH5927 →890 times

  • עַל־on

    ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

  • לִבּֽוֹ׃heart his

    liboH3820 →595 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Jeremiah 44:17Instead, we will do everything we vowed to do: We will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and offer drink offerings to her, just as we, our fathers, our kings, and our officials did in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. At that time we had plenty of food and good things, and we saw no disaster.5 worksJeremiah 44:9Have you forgotten the wickedness of your fathers and of the kings of Judah and their wives, as well as the wickedness that you and your wives committed in the land of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?4 worksPsalms 79:8Do not hold past sins against us; let Your compassion come quickly, for we are brought low.4 worksJeremiah 14:10This is what the LORD says about this people: “Truly they love to wander; they have not restrained their feet. So the LORD does not accept them; He will now remember their guilt and call their sins to account.”4 worksIsaiah 64:9Do not be angry, O LORD, beyond measure; do not remember our iniquity forever. Oh, look upon us, we pray; we are all Your people!4 worksJeremiah 11:13Your 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.’4 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
Hosea 7:2But they fail to consider in their hearts that I remember all their evil. Now their deeds are all around them; they are before My face.3 worksAmos 8:7The LORD has sworn by the Pride of Jacob: “I will never forget any of their deeds.3 worksEzekiel 8:10–11So I went in and looked, and engraved all around the wall was every kind of crawling creature and detestable beast, along with all the idols of the house of Israel.2 worksEzekiel 21:23–24It will seem like a false omen to the eyes of those who have sworn allegiance to him, but it will draw attention to their guilt and take them captive.2 worksEzekiel 16:24you built yourself a mound and made yourself a lofty shrine in every public square.2 worksRevelation 16:19The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath.2 worksRevelation 18:5For her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.2 works1 Kings 17:18“O man of God,” said the woman to Elijah, “what have you done to me? Have you come to remind me of my iniquity and cause the death of my son?”2 works1 Samuel 15:3Now go and attack the Amalekites and devote to destruction all that belongs to them. Do not spare them, but put to death men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.’”2 works2 Chronicles 29:6For our fathers were unfaithful and did evil in the sight of the LORD our God. They abandoned Him, turned their faces away from the dwelling place of the LORD, and turned their backs on Him.2 worksEzekiel 2:3“Son of man,” He said to me, “I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me. To this very day they and their fathers have rebelled against Me.2 worksJeremiah 44:23Because 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.”2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each 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

    Psalms 79:8

    Do not hold past sins against us; let Your compassion come quickly, for we are brought low.

    it leads to

    • Isaiah 64:9

      Do not be angry, O LORD, beyond measure; do not remember our iniquity forever. Oh, look upon us, we pray; we are all Your people!

    • Psalms 142:6

      Listen to my cry, for I am brought quite low. Rescue me from my pursuers, for they are too strong for me.

    • Psalms 116:6

      The LORD preserves the simplehearted; I was helpless, and He saved me.

    • Psalms 21:3

      For You welcomed him with rich blessings; You placed on his head a crown of pure gold.

  • Through

    Jeremiah 14:10

    This is what the LORD says about this people: “Truly they love to wander; they have not restrained their feet. So the LORD does not accept them; He will now remember their guilt and…

    it leads to

    • Hosea 9:9

      They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gibeah; He will remember their guilt; He will punish their sins.

    • Hosea 8:13

      Though they offer sacrifices as gifts to Me, and though they eat the meat, the LORD does not accept them. Now He will remember their iniquity and punish their sins: They will return to…

  • Through

    Jeremiah 44:17

    Instead, we will do everything we vowed to do: We will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and offer drink offerings to her, just as we, our fathers, our kings, and our officials…

    it leads to

    • Jeremiah 7:18

      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…

    • Nehemiah 9:34

      Our kings and leaders and priests and fathers did not obey Your law or listen to Your commandments and warnings that You gave them.

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About Jeremiah

Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem, Rembrandt, 1630. Public domain.
Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem, Rembrandt, 1630. Public domain.
Jeremiah: the study guide →Read Jeremiah 44 →

This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, The Prophecies of Jeremiah; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Salvian the Presbyter, THE GOVERNANCE OF GOD 6:8 and Theodoret of Cyrus, ON JEREMIAH 8:44.

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