Jeremiah 44 · Verse 19

Jeremiah 44:19

And when we burned incense to the queen of heaven, and poured out drink offerings unto her, did we make her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink offerings unto her, without our men?
Jeremiah 44:19, King James Version

Jeremiah 44:19 in other translations

BSB“Moreover,” said the women, “when we burned incense to the Queen of Heaven and poured out drink offerings to her, was it without our husbands’ knowledge that we made sacrificial cakes in her image and poured out drink offerings to her?”
WEBThe women said, “When we burned incense to the queen of the sky and poured out drink offerings to her, did we make her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink offerings to her, without our husbands?”
ASVAnd when we burned incense to the queen of heaven, and poured out drink-offerings unto her, did we make her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink-offerings unto her, without our husbands?
YLTand when we are making perfume to the queen of the heavens, and pouring out to her libations--without our husbands have we made for her cakes to idolize her, and to pour out to her libations?'
DARBYAnd when we burned incense to the queen of the heavens and poured out drink-offerings to her, did we make for her cakes to portray her, and pour out drink-offerings to her, without our husbands?
BBEAnd the women said, When we were burning perfumes to the queen of heaven and draining out drink offerings to her, did we make cakes in her image and give her our drink offerings without the knowledge of our husbands?
WebsterAnd when we burned incense to the queen of heaven, and poured out drink-offerings to her, did we make for her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink-offerings to her, without our men?

What does Jeremiah 44:19 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
19. make ... cakes to worship her--Maurer translates, "to form her image." Crescent-shaped cakes were offered to the moon. Vulgate supports English Version. without our men--The women mentioned (Jr 44:15); "a great multitude" here speak: we have not engaged in secret night orgies which might justly be regarded unfavorably by our husbands: our sacred rites have been open, and with their privity. They wish to show how unreasonable it is that Jeremiah should oppose himself alone to the act of all, not merely women, but men also. The guilty, like these women, desire to shield themselves under the complicity of others. Instead of helping one another towards heaven, husband and wife often ripen one another for hell.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 19 And when we burned incense to the queen of heaven - The Moon seems to have been called מלכת melecheth, as the sun was called מלך molech. The Hindoos pour out water to the sun thrice a day; and to the moon whenever they worship her. The idolatrous worship of these people was a sort of imitation of the worship of the true God; only sacrifice was not common in it. The factious women here tell us in what it consisted. 1. They burnt incense to the moon, and perhaps to the sun and the planets. 2. They poured out libations to her. 3. They made and consecrated cakes to her. All these were prescribed in the worship of the true God. See, among others, Exo 29:23, etc.; Lev 2:4; Lev 23:16; and Num 6:15. And the women vindicate their conduct by asserting that they did all this by the consent of their husbands: "Did we worship her without our men?"

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 44:15-19

These daring sinners do not attempt excuses, but declare they will do that which is forbidden. Those who disobey God, commonly grow worse and worse, and the heart is more hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. Here is the real language of the rebellious heart. Even the afflictions which should have parted them from their sins, were taken so as to confirm them in their sins. It is sad when those who should quicken…

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Jeremiah 44:19 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְכִֽי\־ve.khi-and ifH3588
אֲנַ֤חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuweH587
מְקַטְּרִים֙me.ka.te.Rim[were] making smokeH6999
לִמְלֶ֣כֶתlim.Le.khetto [the] queen ofH4446
הַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavensH8064
וּלְהַסֵּ֥ךְu.le.ha.Sekhand to pour outH5258
לָ֖הּlahto <the> her
נְסָכִ֑יםne.sa.Khimdrink offeringsH5262
הֲמִֽבַּלְעֲדֵ֣יha.mi.bal.'a.Dei¿ <from> withoutH1107
אֲנָשֵׁ֗ינוּ'a.na.Shei.nuhusbands ourH582
עָשִׂ֨ינוּ'a.Si.nudid we makeH6213
לָ֤הּlahfor <the> her
כַּוָּנִים֙ka.va.NimcakesH3561
לְהַ֣עֲצִבָ֔הle.Ha.'a.tzi.Vahto form image herH6087
וְהַסֵּ֥ךְve.ha.Sekhand to pour outH5258
לָ֖הּlahto <the> her
נְסָכִֽים\׃\ \פne.sa.Khimdrink offeringsH5262

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Cross references for Jeremiah 44:19

  • Jeremiah 7:18

    The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.

  • Jeremiah 44:15

    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,

  • 1 Kings 21:25

    But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the Lord, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.

  • 2 Chronicles 21:6

    And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, like as did the house of Ahab: for he had the daughter of Ahab to wife: and he wrought that which was evil in the eyes of the Lord.

  • Genesis 3:11-12

    And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.

  • Numbers 30:6-7

    And if she had at all an husband, when she vowed, or uttered ought out of her lips, wherewith she bound her soul; And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her in the day that he heard it: then her vows shall stand, and her bonds wherewith she bound her soul shall stand.

  • Deuteronomy 7:3-4

    Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son. For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the Lord be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly.

  • Genesis 3:16-17

    Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;

  • Genesis 3:6

    And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

  • Proverbs 11:21

    Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

  • Mark 6:19-27

    Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not: For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly. And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee; And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
we burned.
15; 7:18
without.
Ge 3:6,11,12,16,17; De 7:3,4; 1Ki 21:25; 2Ch 21:6; Pr 11:21
Mr 6:19-27
men. or, husbands.

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Context

  • Jeremiah 44:18

    But since we left off to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, we have wanted all things, and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine.

  • Jeremiah 44:19

    And when we burned incense to the queen of heaven, and poured out drink offerings unto her, did we make her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink offerings unto her, without our men?

  • Jeremiah 44:20

    Then Jeremiah said unto all the people, to the men, and to the women, and to all the people which had given him that answer, saying,

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Jeremiah 44:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y cuando ofrecimos sahumerios á la reina del cielo, y le derramamos libaciones, ¿hicímosle nosotras tortas para tributarle culto, y le derramamos libaciones, sin nuestros maridos?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et si nous avons brûlé de l’encens à la reine des cieux, et si nous lui avons fait des libations, est-ce sans nos maris que nous lui avons fait des gâteaux à son image, ou que nous lui avons fait des libations?
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und wenn wir der Königin des Himmels räucherten und ihr Trankopfer spendeten, haben wir ihr denn ohne unsere Männer Kuchen bereitet, um sie abzubilden, und ihr Trankopfer gespendet?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Quod si nos sacrificamus reginæ cæli, et libamus ei libamina, numquid sine viris nostris fecimus ei placentas ad colendum eam, et libandum ei libamina?