Jeremiah 44:3
What does Jeremiah 44:3 mean?
A plain-English look at Jeremiah 44:3 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000because of their wickedness which they have committed to provoke me to anger, in that they went to burn incense, and to serve other gods, that they knew not, neither they, nor ye, nor your fathers.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Because of their wickedness which they have committed to provoke me to anger, in that they went to burn incense, and to serve other gods, whom they knew not, neither they, ye, nor your fathers.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901because of their wickedness which they have committed to provoke me to anger, in that they went to burn incense, and to serve other gods, that they knew not, neither they, nor ye, nor your fathers.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Because of the evil which they have done, moving me to wrath by burning perfumes in worship to other gods, who were not their gods or yours or the gods of their fathers.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862because of their wickedness that they have done, by provoking Me to anger, by going to make perfume, by serving other gods, that they knew not, they, ye, and your fathers.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Because of the wickedness which they have committed, to provoke me to wrath, and to go and offer sacrifice, and worship other gods, which neither they, nor you, nor your fathers knew.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890because of their wickedness which they have committed to provoke me to anger, in that they went to burn incense to serve othergods which they knew not, they, [nor] ye, nor your fathers.
Context
v.2Thus saith Jehovah 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,
v.3This passage
v.4Howbeit I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing that I hate.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Zechariah 7:12
Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which Jehovah of hosts had sent by his Spirit by the former prophets: therefore there came great wrath from Jehovah of hosts.
- Nehemiah 9:33
Howbeit thou art just in all that is come upon us; for thou hast dealt truly, but we have done wickedly;
- Jeremiah 22:9
Then they shall answer, Because they forsook the covenant of Jehovah their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.
- Deuteronomy 29:26
and went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods that they knew not, and that he had not given unto them:
- Lamentations 4:13
It isbecause of the sins of her prophets, andthe iniquities of her priests, That have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her.
- Jeremiah 5:19
And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore hath Jehovah our God done all these things unto us? then shalt thou say unto them, Like as ye have forsaken me, and served foreign gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours.
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