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1029 Worshipof‘queenofheavens’ JEREMIAH 44:15-26
land of Egypt, a even to return to
the land of Judah to which they
are lifting up their soulful desire
to return in order to dwell; b for
they will not return, except some
escaped ones.’ ”
15 And all the men who were
knowing that their wives had
been making sacrificial smoke to
other gods, c and all the wives
who were standing as a great
congregation, and all the people
who were dwelling in the
land of Egypt, d in Pathros, e proceeded
to answer Jeremiah, saying:
16 “As regards the word
thatyouhavespokentousinthe
name of Jehovah, we are not listening
to you; f 17 but we shall
positively do every word that has
gone forth from our mouth, g in
order to make sacrificial smoke
to the ‘queen of the heavens’ h
and to pour out to her drink offerings,
i just as we ourselves j and
our forefathers, k our kings l and
our princes did in the cities of
Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem,
when we used to be satisfied
with bread and to be well
off, and we did not see any calamity
at all. m 18 And from the
time that we ceased to make sacrificial
smoke to the ‘queen of the
heavens’ n and pour out drink offerings
to her we have lacked
everything, and by the sword and
bythefaminewehavecometo
our finish. o
19 “Also, when we were making
sacrificial smoke to the
‘queen of the heavens’ p and were
disposed to pour out drink offerings
to her, q did we without
asking our husbands make for
her sacrificial cakes, in order to
make an image of her, and to
pour out drink offerings to her?” r
20 In turn Jeremiah said to
all the people, to the able-bodied
men and to the wives and to all
the people, who were answering
him with a word, saying: 21 “As
for the sacrificial smoke that
YOU made in the cities of Judah
CHAP. 44
a Isa 30:2
b Jer 22:27
c De 13:6
De 13:8
Jer 44:9
d Jer 43:7
e Jer 44:1
f Pr 21:29
Isa 3:9
Jer 6:16
Jer 44:5
g Nu 30:12
Ps 17:10
Pr 1:31
h De 4:19
De 17:3
Jer 44:19
i De 32:38
Jer 7:18
j Jer 32:29
k 2Ki 17:16
Ne 9:34
Ps 106:6
l 2Ki 23:26
2Ch 36:12
Da 9:8
m Ex 16:3
n De 4:19
Jer 7:18
o Job 21:14
Ps 73:12
p De 4:19
Jer 44:17
q Isa 57:6
Jer 7:18
r Nu 30:11
Nu 30:14
2Ch 21:6
Second Col.
a Jer 11:13
Eze 16:24
b 1Ki 14:22
c 1Ki 11:33
Ps 79:8
d 1Ki 15:3
2Ch 21:11
2Ch 25:14
2Ch 33:3
Jer 44:17
e Jer 32:32
Eze 8:12
f Ho 7:2
Am 8:7
g Eze 7:3
h 1Ki 9:8
Ps 107:34
Jer 25:11
La 2:15
Eze 11:21
Eze 33:29
i Jer 44:8
j La 1:8
k 2Ch 36:16
Jer 44:5
l Ps 119:150
m 1Ki 9:9
Ne 13:18
Da 9:11
n Jer 43:7
Jer 46:14
o Jer 44:15
p Isa 30:1
Isa 65:2
q De 4:19
De 17:3
Jer 7:18
r Jer 44:17
s Jer 43:7
t Ge 22:16
Heb 6:13
u Eze 20:39
and in the streets of Jerusalem, a
YOU b and YOUR forefathers, c YOUR
kings d and YOUR princes e and the
people of the land, was it not
this that Jehovah remembered
and that proceeded to come up
into his heart? f 22 Finally Jehovah
was no longer able to put
up with it because of the badness
of YOUR dealings, because of the
detestable things that YOU had
done, g and so YOUR land came to
be a devastated place and an object
of astonishment and a malediction,
without an inhabitant,
as at this day. h 23 Because of
the fact that YOU made sacrificial
smoke i and that YOU sinned
against Jehovah j and did not
obey the voice of Jehovah k and in
his law l and in his statutes and in
his reminders YOU did not walk,
that is why there has befallen YOU
this calamity as at this day.” m
24 And Jeremiah continued
on to say to all the people and
to all the women: “Hear the word
of Jehovah, all Judah who are in
the land of Egypt. n 25 This is
what Jehovah of armies, the God
of Israel, has said, ‘As for YOU
men and YOUR wives, o YOU women
also speak with YOUR mouths,
(and with YOUR hands YOU people
have made a fulfillment,) saying:
“We shall without fail perform
our vows that we have vowed, p
to make sacrificial smoke to the
‘queen of the heavens’ q and to
pour out drink offerings to her.” r
YOU women will without fail carry
out YOUR vows, and YOU will
without fail perform YOUR vows.’
26 “Therefore hear the word
of Jehovah, all Judah who are
dwelling in the land of Egypt, s
‘ “Here I myself have sworn by
my great name,” t Jehovah has
said, “that my name will no more
prove to be something called out
by the mouth of any man of Judah,
u saying, ‘As the Sovereign
Lord Jehovah is alive!’ v in all the
v Isa 48:2; Jer 5:2.