Verse 1

Introduction

Overview

Jeremiah 44 . 1 , Jeremiah expresses the desolation of Judah for their idolatry; Jeremiah 44 . 11 , He prophesies their destruction , who commit idolatry in Egypt; Jeremiah 44 . 15 , The obstinacy of the Jews; Jeremiah 44 . 20 , for which Jeremiah threatens them; Jeremiah 44 . 29 , and for a sign prophesies the destruction of Egypt.

Cir , am 3433 , bc 571

The word . Dahler supposes this discourse to have been delivered in the seventeenth or eighteenth year after the taking of Jerusalem.

concerning . Jeremiah 42 . 15-18 , Jeremiah 43 . 5-7

Migdol . Jeremiah 46 . 14 , Exodus 14 . 2 , Ezekiel 29 . 10 ,*Heb .

Tahpanhes . Tahpanhes rendered בצםח and בצםבי by the LXX , is no doubt the בצםבי of Herodotus , a royal city of Lower Egypt , situated , according to the Itinerary of Antoninus , sixteen miles south from Pelusium , from which it was called Daphne Pelusice. Forster says that there is now a place situated in the vicinity of Pelusium called Safnas , which may be a vestige of the ancient name. It appears to have been the very first town in Egypt , in the road from Palestine , that afforded tolerable accommodation for the fugitives. It was at this place that , according to Jerome and several of the ancients , tradition says the faithful Jeremiah was stoned to death by these rebellious wretches , for whose welfare he had watched , prayed , and suffered every kind of indignity and hardship. Jeremiah 43 . 7 , Ezekiel 30 . 18 , Tehaphnehes

Noph . Jeremiah 2 . 16 , Jeremiah 46 . 14 , Jeremiah 46 . 19 , Isaiah 19 . 13 , Ezekiel 30 . 16

Pathros . Genesis 10 . 14 , Pathrusim , Isaiah 11 . 11 , Ezekiel 29 . 14 , Ezekiel 30 . 14

Reciprocal . Ezekiel 30 . 13 . Noph

Verse 2

Ye have . Jeremiah 39 . 1-8 , Exodus 19 . 4 , Deuteronomy 29 . 2 , Joshua 23 . 3 , Zechariah 1 . 6

a desolation . Jeremiah 44 . 22 , Jeremiah 4 . 7 , Jeremiah 7 . 34 , Jeremiah 9 . 11 , Jeremiah 25 . 11 , Jeremiah 34 . 22 , Leviticus 26 . 32 , Leviticus 26 . 33 , Leviticus 26 . 43 , 2 Kings 21 . 13 , Isaiah 6 . 11 , Isaiah 24 . 12 , Isaiah 64 . 10 , Isaiah 64 . 11 , Lamentations 1 . 1 , Lamentations 1 . 16 , Lamentations 5 . 18 , Micah 3 . 12

Reciprocal . Deuteronomy 29 . 26 . they went Isaiah 30 . 9 . this is Jeremiah 44 . 6 . wasted Ezekiel 33 . 28 . I will lay

Verse 3

of their . Jeremiah 2 . 17-19 , Jeremiah 4 . 17 , Jeremiah 4 . 18 , Jeremiah 5 . 19 , Jeremiah 5 . 29 , Jeremiah 9 . 12-14 , Jeremiah 11 . 17 , Jeremiah 16 . 11 , Jeremiah 16 . 12 , Jeremiah 19 . 3 , Jeremiah 19 . 4 , Jeremiah 22 . 9 , Ezra 9 . 6-11 , Nehemiah 9 . 33 , Lamentations 1 . 8 , Lamentations 4 . 13 , Ezekiel 8 . 17 , Ezekiel 8 . 18 , Ezekiel 9 . 9 , Ezekiel 22 . 25-31 , Daniel 9 . 5 , Zechariah 7 . 12 , Zechariah 7 . 13

gods . Deuteronomy 13 . 6 , Deuteronomy 29 . 26 , Deuteronomy 32 . 17

Reciprocal . Jeremiah 7 . 9 . and walk Jeremiah 44 . 6 . wasted

Judah . Heb. the midst of Judah

to leave . Jeremiah 44 . 12 , Jeremiah 44 . 14 , Jeremiah 44 . 27 , Jeremiah 44 . 28

Reciprocal . Hosea 8 . 4 . that they

Verse 8

ye provoke . Jeremiah 25 . 6 , Jeremiah 25 . 7 , Deuteronomy 32 . 16 , Deuteronomy 32 . 17 , 2 Kings 17 . 15-17 , Isaiah 3 . 8 , 1 Corinthians 10 . 21 , 1 Corinthians 10 . 22 , Hebrews 3 . 16

that ye might cut . Jeremiah 44 . 7 , Ezekiel 18 . 31 , Ezekiel 18 . 32

a curse . Jeremiah 44 . 12 , Jeremiah 18 . 16 , Jeremiah 24 . 9 , Jeremiah 26 . 6 , Jeremiah 29 . 18 , Jeremiah 42 . 18 , 1 Kings 9 . 7 , 1 Kings 9 . 8 , 2 Chronicles 7 . 20 , Isaiah 65 . 15 , Lamentations 2 . 15 , Lamentations 2 . 16

Reciprocal . Leviticus 10 . 1 . put incense Nehemiah 1 . 3 . reproach Psalm 89 . 41 . he is Jeremiah 23 . 40 . General Jeremiah 33 . 9 . before Jeremiah 44 . 23 . ye have burned Ezekiel 22 . 4 . have I Hosea 8 . 4 . that they Revelation 9 . 20 . worship

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ye forgotten . Joshua 22 . 17-20 , Ezra 9 . 7-15 , Daniel 9 . 5-8

wickedness . Heb. wickedness , or punishments , etc

the wickedness of your . Jeremiah 44 . 15-19 , Jeremiah 7 . 17 , Jeremiah 7 . 18

Reciprocal . Nehemiah 13 . 18 . Did not your Psalm 119 . 21 . cursed Jeremiah 44 . 17 . in the cities Jeremiah 44 . 21 . and in

Verse 10

are not . Jeremiah 8 . 12 , Exodus 9 . 17 , Exodus 10 . 3 , 1 Kings 21 . 29 , 2 Chronicles 12 . 6-12 , 2 Chronicles 32 . 26 , 2 Chronicles 33 . 12 , 2 Chronicles 33 . 19 , 2 Chronicles 34 . 27 , Daniel 5 . 20-22 , James 4 . 6-10 , 1 Peter 5 . 6

humbled . Heb. contrite , 2 Kings 22 . 19 , Psalm 34 . 18 , Psalm 51 . 17 , Isaiah 57 . 15 , Isaiah 66 . 2 , Ezekiel 9 . 4

neither . Jeremiah 10 . 7 , Jeremiah 36 . 24 , Exodus 9 . 30 , Proverbs 8 . 13 , Proverbs 14 . 16 , Proverbs 16 . 6 , Proverbs 28 . 14 , Ecclesiastes 8 . 12 , Ecclesiastes 8 . 13 , Malachi 4 . 2 , Matthew 27 . 54 , Luke 23 . 40 , Romans 11 . 20 , Revelation 15 . 4

Reciprocal . Nehemiah 9 . 29 . yet they Jeremiah 26 . 4 . which

Verse 11

I will . Jeremiah 21 . 10 , Leviticus 17 . 10 , Leviticus 20 . 5 , Leviticus 20 . 6 , Leviticus 26 . 17 , Psalm 34 . 16 , Ezekiel 14 . 7 , Ezekiel 14 . 8 , Ezekiel 15 . 7 , Amos 9 . 4

Reciprocal . Judges 2 . 15 . against Isaiah 24 . 2 . as with the people Jeremiah 23 . 30 . General Jeremiah 42 . 16 . there ye Jeremiah 44 . 7 . to cut

Verse 12

I will take . Jeremiah 42 . 15-18 , Jeremiah 42 . 22

from the . Hosea 4 . 6

and they shall be . Jeremiah 44 . 8 , Jeremiah 29 . 22 , Isaiah 65 . 15

Reciprocal . Leviticus 26 . 38 . General Deuteronomy 28 . 68 . bring thee into Egypt Psalm 89 . 41 . he is Jeremiah 16 . 4 . consumed Jeremiah 24 . 9 . to be a Jeremiah 41 . 10 . even Jeremiah 42 . 16 . there ye Jeremiah 42 . 18 . ye shall be Jeremiah 44 . 7 . to leave Jeremiah 44 . 22 . your land Jeremiah 44 . 27 . shall be Lamentations 5 . 6 . to the Egyptians Ezekiel 5 . 10 . the whole Ezekiel 11 . 8 . General Ezekiel 33 . 27 . surely Zechariah 8 . 13 . a curse Hebrews 8 . 11 . from

Verse 13

Jeremiah 44 . 27 , Jeremiah 44 . 28 , Jeremiah 11 . 22 , Jeremiah 21 . 9 , Jeremiah 24 . 10 , Jeremiah 42 . 18 , Jeremiah 43 . 11

Reciprocal . Jeremiah 38 . 2 . He Jeremiah 42 . 16 . that the sword Ezekiel 11 . 8 . General

Verse 14

So . It is evident from #### Verse 28 , that some Jews were to escape the general destruction in Egypt , and to return into their own country , though but a few; and the same thing is implied in the latter clause of this #### Verse. But the former part excludes from the number of those who should escape every individual of those who are properly termed "the remnant of Judah;" those who had willingly and rebelliously "set their faces to go into the land of Egypt to dwell there ," on a presumption that they knew better than God how to consult their own restoration. The few , then , who were destined to escape , were to be such as had come into the land of Egypt with Johanan by compulsion , or had previously fled thither , or in some other less offensive manner , and chanced to be there when the storm burst upon them.

which are . Isaiah 30 . 1-3

shall escape . Jeremiah 44 . 27 , Jeremiah 42 . 17 , Matthew 23 . 33 , Romans 2 . 3 , Hebrews 2 . 3

which they . Jeremiah 22 . 26 , Jeremiah 22 . 27 , Jeremiah 42 . 22

have a desire . Heb. lift up there soul

for none . Jeremiah 44 . 28 , Isaiah 4 . 2 , Isaiah 10 . 20 , Romans 9 . 27 , Romans 11 . 5 , Romans 11 . 6

Reciprocal . 2 Kings 19 . 31 . For Ezra 9 . 8 . a remnant Nehemiah 1 . 2 . that had escaped Jeremiah 44 . 7 . to leave Jeremiah 50 . 20 . I will pardon Ezekiel 6 . 8 . General Ezekiel 7 . 16 . they Ezekiel 20 . 38 . they shall Obadiah 1 . 17 . deliverance Romans 13 . 2 . power

Verse 15

all the . Jeremiah 5 . 1-5 , Genesis 19 . 4 , Nehemiah 13 . 26 , Proverbs 11 . 21 , Isaiah 1 . 5 , Matthew 7 . 13 , 2 Peter 2 . 1 , 2 Peter 2 . 2

Reciprocal . Leviticus 10 . 1 . put incense 2 Chronicles 28 . 23 . sacrifice to them Proverbs 27 . 22 . General Isaiah 5 . 18 . draw Jeremiah 18 . 15 . burned Jeremiah 44 . 9 . the wickedness of your Jeremiah 44 . 19 . we burned Jeremiah 44 . 24 . all Judah Jeremiah 44 . 25 . Ye and Ezekiel 33 . 25 . lift up Hosea 11 . 2 . burned

Verse 16

we . Jeremiah 16 . 15-17 , Jeremiah 8 . 6 , Jeremiah 8 . 12 , Jeremiah 18 . 18 , Jeremiah 38 . 4 , Exodus 5 . 2 , Job 15 . 25-27 , Job 21 . 14 , Job 21 . 15 , Psalm 2 . 3 , Psalm 73 . 8 , Psalm 73 . 9 , Isaiah 3 . 9 , Daniel 3 . 15 , Luke 19 . 14 , Luke 19 . 27

Reciprocal . Numbers 25 . 6 . in the sight of Moses Deuteronomy 29 . 19 . that he bless Judges 17 . 6 . right 1 Samuel 8 . 19 . refused to obey Nehemiah 9 . 29 . yet they Psalm 81 . 12 . they walked Psalm 107 . 11 . contemned Psalm 119 . 21 . cursed Proverbs 13 . 13 . despiseth Proverbs 21 . 29 . hardeneth Proverbs 27 . 22 . General Ecclesiastes 8 . 3 . stand Ecclesiastes 11 . 9 . walk Isaiah 28 . 12 . yet Isaiah 30 . 15 . and ye Jeremiah 3 . 3 . a whore's Jeremiah 6 . 16 . We will Jeremiah 7 . 26 . they hearkened Jeremiah 17 . 27 . ye will Jeremiah 42 . 13 . General Jeremiah 44 . 24 . Hear Jeremiah 44 . 28 . shall know Ezekiel 3 . 7 . Israel will Ezekiel 14 . 3 . and put Ezekiel 22 . 24 . General Ezekiel 24 . 12 . her great Ezekiel 33 . 31 . and they Daniel 9 . 6 . have we Hosea 11 . 2 . they called Zechariah 1 . 4 . but Zechariah 7 . 11 . they refused Matthew 21 . 29 . I will not Matthew 25 . 24 . I knew Mark 7 . 9 . Full Mark 12 . 3 . and sent Luke 6 . 49 . that heareth Acts 14 . 18 . scarce 1 Thessalonians 2 . 13 . because James 1 . 23 . General

Verse 17

whatsoever . Jeremiah 44 . 25 , Numbers 30 . 2 , Numbers 30 . 12 , Deuteronomy 23 . 23 , Judges 11 . 36 , Psalm 12 . 4 , Mark 6 . 26

queen of heaven . or , frame of heaven. As the Sun was worshipped , not only under the name of baal shamayim "Lord of heaven ," but also by that of Molech or King; it is likely also that the Moon was adored as melecheth hashshamayim "the Queen of heaven." So the Orphic hymn addressed to the Moon begins כץטי טוב  , "Hear , goddess Queen." And Homer , in his Hymn to the Moon , addresses her , ביסו , בםבףףב , טוב "All hail , Queen , goddess." In Epiphanius , we find some women of Arabia , towards the end of the fourth century , had set up another queen of heaven , the Virgin Mary , too well known since under that name and character , whom they likewise worshipped as a goddess , by holding stated assemblies every year to her honour , and by offering a cake of bread in her name; whence these heretics were called Collyridians , from the Greek ךןככץסיע , a cake. Jeremiah 7 . 18 , 2 Kings 17 . 16

as we . Jeremiah 19 . 13 , Jeremiah 32 . 29-32 , 2 Kings 22 . 17 , Nehemiah 9 . 34 , Daniel 9 . 6-8

our fathers . Nehemiah 9 . 34 , Psalm 106 . 6 , Ezekiel 20 . 8 , Daniel 9 . 5 , Daniel 9 . 6 , Daniel 9 . 8 , 1 Peter 1 . 18

in the cities . Jeremiah 44 . 9 , Jeremiah 44 . 21

then . Exodus 16 . 3 , Isaiah 48 . 5 , Hosea 2 . 5-9 , Philippians 3 . 19

victuals . Heb. bread

Reciprocal . Exodus 5 . 2 . neither Numbers 25 . 6 . in the sight of Moses Deuteronomy 28 . 48 . in hunger Deuteronomy 29 . 19 . that he bless Judges 17 . 6 . right 2 Kings 17 . 11 . burnt 2 Kings 22 . 13 . because our fathers 2 Kings 23 . 5 . all the host Nehemiah 9 . 29 . yet they Job 31 . 26 . the moon Psalm 49 . 13 . approve their sayings Psalm 81 . 12 . they walked Proverbs 13 . 13 . despiseth Proverbs 14 . 18 . inherit Proverbs 21 . 29 . hardeneth Ecclesiastes 7 . 10 . What Ecclesiastes 8 . 3 . stand Ecclesiastes 11 . 9 . walk Isaiah 3 . 9 . and they declare Isaiah 28 . 15 . We have Isaiah 30 . 15 . and ye Isaiah 57 . 6 . to them Isaiah 57 . 10 . There is Jeremiah 1 . 16 . and have Jeremiah 2 . 25 . after Jeremiah 3 . 3 . a whore's Jeremiah 8 . 2 . and all Jeremiah 9 . 14 . which Jeremiah 11 . 8 . obeyed Jeremiah 11 . 12 . go Jeremiah 18 . 12 . we will walk Jeremiah 18 . 18 . and let us not Jeremiah 44 . 5 . burn Jeremiah 44 . 28 . shall know Ezekiel 8 . 16 . their faces Ezekiel 18 . 14 . that seeth Ezekiel 20 . 32 . We will Ezekiel 23 . 41 . whereupon Ezekiel 24 . 12 . her great Hosea 2 . 8 . her corn Hosea 7 . 13 . spoken Hosea 9 . 1 . thou hast loved Hosea 11 . 2 . they called Micah 1 . 7 . the hires Mark 7 . 9 . Full Luke 6 . 49 . that heareth Acts 14 . 18 . scarce