Jeremiah 44

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 44 of 52

1 The Word which was to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews who were living in the land of Egypt, those living at Migdol, and at Tahpanhes, and at Noph, and in the land of Pathros, saying,

2 So says Jehovah of Hosts, the God of Israel, You have seen all the evil that I have brought on Jerusalem, and on all the cities of Judah. And, behold! This day they are a ruin, and no one lives in them,

3 because of the evil which they have done, by provoking Me to anger, by going to burn incense, by serving other gods that they did not know, they, you, and not your fathers.

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Chapter Summary

Jeremiah relates what Jehovah says to Judah for their idolatry. Their destruction in Egypt. The Jews will not listen; Jeremiah threatens them. He prophesies the destruction of Egypt.

Key Hebrew Words

קָטַר to burn incense H6999 · TWOT 2011
מְלֶ֫כֶת queen (of the heavens) H4446 · TWOT 1199c
נֶ֫סֶךְ drink offering H5262 · TWOT 1375a
תּוֹעֵבָה abomination H8441 · TWOT 2530a
נֶ֫דֶר vow H5088 · TWOT 1308a
שְׁאֵרִית remnant H7611 · TWOT 2307b

People & Context

Jeremiah

The prophet who confronts the Jews in Egypt for their idolatry and pronounces Jehovah's judgment on them

Pharaoh-hophra

King of Egypt whom Jehovah will give into the hand of his enemies as a sign against the remnant

Zedekiah

King of Judah, cited as the precedent given into Nebuchadnezzar's hand, just as Pharaoh-hophra will be

Nebuchadnezzar

King of Babylon into whose hand Jehovah gave Zedekiah, named as the pattern of coming judgment

Timeline

Sermon Against Queen of Heaven Worship

Jeremiah confronts the Jews in Egypt for burning incense to the queen of heaven. The people defiantly respond that they will continue, claiming her worship brought them prosperity.

Jeremiah 44:1-19
Judgment on the Exiles in Egypt

Jeremiah declares that due to their idolatry, the Jews in Egypt will be consumed by sword and famine. He prophesies the downfall of Pharaoh-hophra as a sign of this judgment.

Jeremiah 44:20-30

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