Jeremiah 44:17

Then Zedekiah sent, and called him; and the king asked him secretly, saying, Is there a word from the Lord? and he said, There is: thou shalt be delivered into the hands of the king of Babylon.

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In The King James Version

But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil.

In Context

16So Jeremiah came into the dungeon, and into the cells, and he remained there many days.

18And Jeremiah said to the king, Wherein have I wronged thee, or thy servants, or this people, that thou puttest me in prison?

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Cross References

Numbers 30:2And Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes of the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the Lord has commanded.

Deuteronomy 23:23But if thou shouldest be unwilling to vow, it is not sin in thee.

2 Kings 17:16They forsook the commandments of the Lord their God, and made themselves graven images, even two heifers, and they made groves, and worshiped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.

Psalms 106:6Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction, 1 And he delivered them out of their distresses. 1

Jeremiah 7:17Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem?

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 44:16-20

The People's Insolent Reply. ( b. c. 587.) 15 Then all the men which knew that their wives had burned incense unto other gods, and all the women that stood by, a great multitude, even all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying, 16 As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the Lord , we will not hearken unto thee. 17 But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink… Read the whole commentary →

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