Jeremiah 44:26
in Jeremiah 44Nevertheless, hear the word of the LORD, all you people of Judah living in Egypt: Behold, I have sworn by My great name, says the LORD, that never again will any man of Judah living in the land of Egypt invoke My name or say, ‘As surely as the Lord GOD lives.’
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Therefore hear ye the word of Jehovah, all Judah that dwell in the land of Egypt: Behold, I have sworn by my great name, saith Jehovah, that my name shall no more be named in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, As the Lord Jehovah liveth.
KJV
Therefore hear ye the word of the Lord, all Judah that dwell in the land of Egypt; Behold, I have sworn by my great name, saith the Lord, that my name shall no more be named in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, The Lord God liveth.
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This verse in Jeremiah 44
Commentary
6 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Since ye will not hear Me speaking and warning, hear Me swearing. by my great name--that is, by Myself (Ge 22:16), the greatest by whom God can swear (Heb 6:13, 14). my name shall no more be named--The Jews, heretofore, amidst all their idolatry, had retained the form of appeal to the name of God and the law, the distinctive glory of their nation;
This site's exposition
Then Jeremiah said to all the people, including all the women
on Jeremiah 44:24-28
Jeremiah addresses the women again and tells them, “Keep your vows!” The LORD swears “by My great name” that no one from Judah living in Egypt will again invoke His name. The remnant “will know whose word will stand, Mine or theirs,” the test of a prophet in Deuteronomy 18:22.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices
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
Though they joined with the Egyptians in their idolatries, yet they continued upon many occasions to make mention of the name of Jehovah, particularly in their solemn oaths; they said, Jehovah liveth, he is the living God, so they owned him to be, though they worshipped dead idols; they swear, The Lord liveth ( ch.
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — unbalanced-parens
Therefore hear ye the word of the Lord, all Judah that dwell in the land of Egypt,....
Now God, in his reply, tells them plainly, 1. That, since they were fully determined to persist in their idolatry, he was fully determined to proceed in his controversy with them; if they would go on to provoke him, he would go on to punish them, and see which would get the better at last.
The words behind it
31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| לָכֵן֙ | lakhen | <to> therefore | H3651 → | 771 times |
| שִׁמְע֣וּ | shimu | hear | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| דְבַר־ | devar- | [the] word of | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| יְהוָ֔ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | O all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| יְהוּדָ֕ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| הַיֹּשְׁבִ֖ים | haiyoshevim | who are dwelling | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| בְּאֶ֣רֶץ | beeretz | in [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| מִצְרָ֑יִם | mitzrayim | Egypt | H4714 → | 641 times |
| הִנְנִ֨י | hini | here I | H2005 → | 316 times |
| נִשְׁבַּ֜עְתִּי | nishba'ti | I swear | H7650 → | 186 times |
| בִּשְׁמִ֤י | bishmi | by own name my | H8034 → | 864 times |
| הַגָּדוֹל֙ | hagadol | <the> great | H1419 → | 526 times |
| אָמַ֣ר | ʾamar | he says | H559 → | 5305 times |
| יְהוָ֔ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אִם־ | ʾim- | if | H518 → | 1069 times |
| יִהְיֶה֩ | yihyeh | it will be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| ע֨וֹד | od | again | H5750 → | 490 times |
| שְׁמִ֜י | shemi | name my | H8034 → | 864 times |
| נִקְרָ֣א׀ | nikra' | named | H7121 → | 733 times |
| בְּפִ֣י׀ | befi | by [the] mouth of | H6310 → | 498 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | any | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אִ֣ישׁ | ʾish | person of | H376 → | 1663 times |
| יְהוּדָ֗ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| אֹמֵ֛ר | ʾomer | [who] says | H559 → | 5305 times |
| חַי־ | chai- | [by] [the] life of | H2416 → | 498 times |
| אֲדֹנָ֥י | ʾadonai | [the] Lord | H136 → | 440 times |
| יְהוִ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3069 → | 306 times |
| בְּכָל־ | bekhol | in all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אֶ֥רֶץ | ʾeretz | [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| מִצְרָֽיִם׃ | mitzrayim | Egypt | H4714 → | 641 times |
לָכֵן֙<to> therefore
lakhenH3651 →771 times
שִׁמְע֣וּhear
shimuH8085 →1159 times
דְבַר־[the] word of
devar-H1697 →1440 times
יְהוָ֔הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
כָּל־O all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
יְהוּדָ֕הJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
הַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםwho are dwelling
haiyoshevimH3427 →1079 times
בְּאֶ֣רֶץin [the] land of
beeretzH776 →2504 times
מִצְרָ֑יִםEgypt
mitzrayimH4714 →641 times
הִנְנִ֨יhere I
hiniH2005 →316 times
נִשְׁבַּ֜עְתִּיI swear
nishba'tiH7650 →186 times
בִּשְׁמִ֤יby own name my
bishmiH8034 →864 times
הַגָּדוֹל֙<the> great
hagadolH1419 →526 times
אָמַ֣רhe says
ʾamarH559 →5305 times
יְהוָ֔הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אִם־if
ʾim-H518 →1069 times
יִהְיֶה֩it will be
yihyehH1961 →3559 times
ע֨וֹדagain
odH5750 →490 times
שְׁמִ֜יname my
shemiH8034 →864 times
נִקְרָ֣א׀named
nikra'H7121 →733 times
בְּפִ֣י׀by [the] mouth of
befiH6310 →498 times
כָּל־any
kol-H3605 →5413 times
אִ֣ישׁperson of
ʾishH376 →1663 times
יְהוּדָ֗הJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
אֹמֵ֛ר[who] says
ʾomerH559 →5305 times
חַי־[by] [the] life of
chai-H2416 →498 times
אֲדֹנָ֥י[the] Lord
ʾadonaiH136 →440 times
יְהוִ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3069 →306 times
בְּכָל־in all
bekholH3605 →5413 times
אֶ֥רֶץ[the] land of
ʾeretzH776 →2504 times
מִצְרָֽיִם׃Egypt
mitzrayimH4714 →641 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
Hebrews 6:13When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,
it leads to
- Genesis 22:15–18
And the angel of the LORD called to Abraham from heaven a second time,
- Psalms 105:9–10
the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.
- Micah 7:20
You will show faithfulness to Jacob and loving devotion to Abraham, as You swore to our fathers from the days of old.
- Isaiah 45:23
By Myself I have sworn; truth has gone out from My mouth, a word that will not be revoked: Every knee will bow before Me, every tongue will swear allegiance.
- Genesis 22:15–18
Through
Genesis 22:16saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son,
it leads to
- Luke 1:73
the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Hebrews 6:13–14
When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,
- Psalms 105:9
the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.
- Luke 1:73
Through
Jeremiah 4:2and if you can swear, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then the nations will be blessed by Him, and in Him they will glory.”
it leads to
- Isaiah 65:16
Whoever invokes a blessing in the land will do so by the God of truth, and whoever takes an oath in the land will swear by the God of truth. For the former troubles…
- Isaiah 65:16
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 (…
- PlaceThe NileEgyptThe land where Joseph rose, where Israel grew into a nation in bondage, where the Passover lamb was slain and the sea opened, and…
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.