Jeremiah 44:2

Thus saith Hashem Tzva'os Elohei Yisroel; Ye have seen all the ra'ah that I have brought upon Yerushalayim, and upon all the towns of Yehudah; and, behold, this day they are a ruin, and no one dwelleth therein,

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In The King James Version

Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Ye have seen all the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, and upon all the cities of Judah; and, behold, this day they are a desolation, and no man dwelleth therein,

In Context

1The davar that came to Yirmeyah concerning all the Yehudim which dwell in Eretz Mitzrayim, which dwell at Migdol, and at Tachpanches, and at Noph, and in the country of Patros, saying,

3Because of their ra'ah (evil) which they have committed to provoke Me to anger, in that they went to burn ketoret, and to serve elohim acherim, whom they knew not, neither they, ye, nor avoteichem.

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Cross References

Leviticus 26:32And I will bring HaAretz into desolation; and your enemies which dwell therein shall be astonished at her.

Deuteronomy 29:2The massot hagedolot (great trials) which thine eyes have seen, the otot, and those mofetim hagedolim;

2 Kings 21:13And I will stretch over Yerushalayim the measuring line of Shomron, and the plumbline of the Bais Ach'av; and I will wipe Yerushalayim as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down.

Isaiah 24:12In the Ir is left desolation, 1 and the sha'ar is stricken with ruination. 1

Jeremiah 4:7The aryeh (lion) is come up from his thicket, 1 and the Mashkhit Goyim (Destroyer of the Nations), + 4:7 i.e., Babylon is on his way, 1 he is gone forth from his place to make thy eretz desolate; 1 and thy cities shall be made to lie in ruins, without an inhabitant. 1

Jeremiah 8:3And mavet shall be chosen rather than chayyim by all the She'erit of them that remain of this mishpakhah hara'ah, which remain in all the places where I have banished them, saith Hashem Tzva'os. 1

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 44:2-15

Sermon to the Jews in Egypt; Jeremiah's Remonstrance. ( b. c. 587.) 1 The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews which dwell in the land of Egypt, which dwell at Migdol, and at Tahpanhes, and at Noph, and in the country of Pathros, saying, 2 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Ye have seen all the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, and upon all the cities of Judah; and, behold, this day they are a desolation, and no man dwelleth therein, 3 Because of their wickedness which they have… Read the whole commentary →

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