Jeremiah 44:5
in Jeremiah 44But they did not listen or incline their ears; they did not turn from their wickedness or stop burning incense to other gods.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods.
KJV
But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods.
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This verse in Jeremiah 44
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis 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 Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Now this was intended for warning to you, who have not only heard the judgments of God's mouth, as they did, but have likewise seen the judgments of his hand, by which you should be startled and awakened, for they were inflicted in terrorem, that others might hear and fear and do no more as they did, lest they should fare as they fared." IV.
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But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
But they hearkened not - 1. They disregarded the authority of their God. 2. They were not moved by the entreaties of their most affectionate Father. 3. In abominations they delighted. And, 4. They loved that which God hated; and, apparently, because he hated it.
The words behind it
12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְלֹ֤א | velo' | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| שָֽׁמְעוּ֙ | shameu | they listened | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| וְלֹא־ | velo'- | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| הִטּ֣וּ | hitu | they inclined | H5186 → | 214 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אָזְנָ֔ם | ʾazenam | ear their | H241 → | 187 times |
| לָשׁ֖וּב | lashuv | to turn away | H7725 → | 1056 times |
| מֵרָֽעָתָ֑ם | meraatam | from wickedness their | H7451 → | 662 times |
| לְבִלְתִּ֥י | levilti | to not | H1115 → | 112 times |
| קַטֵּ֖ר | kater | to make smoke | H6999 → | 116 times |
| לֵאלֹהִ֥ים | lelohim | to gods | H430 → | 2601 times |
| אֲחֵרִֽים׃ | ʾacherim | other | H312 → | 166 times |
וְלֹ֤אand not
velo'H3808 →5168 times
שָֽׁמְעוּ֙they listened
shameuH8085 →1159 times
וְלֹא־and not
velo'-H3808 →5168 times
הִטּ֣וּthey inclined
hituH5186 →214 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
אָזְנָ֔םear their
ʾazenamH241 →187 times
לָשׁ֖וּבto turn away
lashuvH7725 →1056 times
מֵרָֽעָתָ֑םfrom wickedness their
meraatamH7451 →662 times
לְבִלְתִּ֥יto not
leviltiH1115 →112 times
קַטֵּ֖רto make smoke
katerH6999 →116 times
לֵאלֹהִ֥יםto gods
lelohimH430 →2601 times
אֲחֵרִֽים׃other
ʾacherimH312 →166 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
Isaiah 48:18If only you had paid attention to My commandments, your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like waves of the sea.
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 5:29
If only they had such a heart to fear Me and keep all My commandments always, so that it might be well with them and with their children forever.
- Isaiah 66:12
For this is what the LORD says: “I will extend peace to her like a river, and the wealth of nations like a flowing stream; you will nurse and be carried on her arm,…
- Psalms 119:165
Abundant peace belongs to those who love Your law; nothing can make them stumble.
- Psalms 81:13–16
If only My people would listen to Me, if Israel would follow My ways,
- Deuteronomy 32:29
If only they were wise, they would understand it; they would comprehend their fate.
- Deuteronomy 5:29
Through
Jeremiah 11:10They have returned to the sins of their forefathers who refused to obey My words. They have followed other gods to serve them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken…
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 31:16
And the LORD said to Moses, “You will soon rest with your fathers, and these people will rise up and prostitute themselves with the foreign gods of the land they are entering. They will…
- Deuteronomy 31:16
Through
Jeremiah 19:13The 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…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 32:29
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…
- 2 Kings 23:12
He pulled down the altars that the kings of Judah had set up on the roof near the upper chamber of Ahaz, and the altars that Manasseh had set up in the two courtyards…
- Jeremiah 32:29
Where this verse is studied
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About Jeremiah
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Carl Friedrich Keil, The Prophecies of Jeremiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.