Jeremiah 44 · Verse 2

Jeremiah 44:2

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,
Jeremiah 44:2, King James Version

Jeremiah 44:2 in other translations

BSB“This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: You have seen all the disaster that I brought against Jerusalem and all the cities of Judah; and behold, they lie today in ruins and desolation
WEB“The LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘You have seen all the evil that I have brought on Jerusalem, and on all the cities of Judah. Behold, today they are a desolation, and no man dwells in them,
ASVThus 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,
YLT‘Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel: Ye--ye have seen all the evil that I have brought in on Jerusalem, and on all the cities of Judah, and lo, they are a waste this day, and there is none dwelling in them,
DARBYThus 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 they are, this day, a waste, and no man dwelleth therein,
BBEThe Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said: You have seen all the evil which I have sent on Jerusalem and on all the towns of Judah; and now, this day they are waste and unpeopled;
WebsterThus 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 in them.

What does Jeremiah 44:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
2. evil ... upon Jerusalem--If I spared not My own sacred city, much less shall ye be safe in Egypt, which I loathe.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 No man dwelleth therein - The desolation of the land of Judea must have been exceedingly great when this, in almost any sense, could be spoken of it.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 44:1-14

The Jews in Egypt persist in idolatry. (Jr 44:1-14) They refuse to reform. (Jr 44:15-19) Jeremiah then denounces destruction upon them. (Jr 44:20-30) Verses 1-14 God reminds the Jews of the sins that brought desolations upon Judah. It becomes us to warn men of the danger of sin with all seriousness: Oh, do not do it! If you love God, do not, for it is provoking to him; if you love your own souls, do not, for it is…

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Jeremiah 44:2 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.

כֹּה\־koh-thusH3541
אָמַ֞ר'a.Marhe saysH559
יְהוָ֤הYah.wehYahwehH3068
צְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'Otof hostsH6635
אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH430
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
אַתֶּ֣ם'a.TemyouH859
רְאִיתֶ֗םre.'i.Temyou have seenH7200
אֵ֤ת'et<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הָֽרָעָה֙ha.ra.'Ahthe calamityH7451
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherwhichH834
הֵבֵ֙אתִי֙he.Ve.tiI broughtH935
עַל\־'al-onH5921
יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389
וְעַ֖לve.'Aland onH5921
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
עָרֵ֣י'a.Rei[the] cities ofH5892
יְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
וְהִנָּ֤םve.hi.Namand there! theyH2005
חָרְבָּה֙cha.re.Bah[are] a ruinH2723
הַיּ֣וֹםhai.Yomthe dayH3117
הַזֶּ֔הha.Zeh<the> thisH2088
וְאֵ֥יןve.'Einand there notH369
בָּהֶ֖םba.Hemin <the> them
יוֹשֵֽׁב\׃yo.Shev[is] an inhabitantH3427

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Cross references for Jeremiah 44:2

  • Jeremiah 9:11

    And I will make Jerusalem heaps, and a den of dragons; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.

  • Isaiah 6:11

    Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate,

  • Jeremiah 34:22

    Behold, I will command, saith the Lord, and cause them to return to this city; and they shall fight against it, and take it, and burn it with fire: and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without an inhabitant.

  • Jeremiah 4:7

    The lion is come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; he is gone forth from his place to make thy land desolate; and thy cities shall be laid waste, without an inhabitant.

  • Micah 3:12

    Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest.

  • Joshua 23:3

    And ye have seen all that the Lord your God hath done unto all these nations because of you; for the Lord your God is he that hath fought for you.

  • Zechariah 1:6

    But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the Lord of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.

  • Jeremiah 25:11

    And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.

  • Deuteronomy 29:2

    And Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto them, Ye have seen all that the Lord did before your eyes in the land of Egypt unto Pharaoh, and unto all his servants, and unto all his land;

  • Lamentations 5:18

    Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it.

  • Leviticus 26:32-33

    And I will bring the land into desolation: and your enemies which dwell therein shall be astonished at it. And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste.

  • Isaiah 64:10-11

    Thy holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation. Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ye have.
39:1-8; Ex 19:4; De 29:2; Jos 23:3; Zec 1:6
a desolation.
22; 4:7; 7:34; 9:11; 25:11; 34:22; Le 26:32,33,43; 2Ki 21:13
Isa 6:11; 24:12; 64:10,11; La 1:1,16; 5:18; Mic 3:12

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Context

  • Jeremiah 44:1

    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,

  • Jeremiah 44:2

    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,

  • Jeremiah 44:3

    Because 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.

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Jeremiah 44:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Así ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos, Dios de Israel: Vosotros habéis visto todo el mal que traje sobre Jerusalem y sobre todas las ciudades de Judá: y he aquí que ellas están el día de hoy asoladas, ni hay en ellas morador;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Ainsi dit l’ Éternel des armées, le Dieu d’Israël: Vous avez vu tout le mal que j’ai fait venir sur Jérusalem et sur toutes les villes de Juda; et voici, elles sont aujourd’hui un désert, et personne n’y habite,
German
Elberfelder 1871
So spricht Jehova der Heerscharen, der Gott Israels: Ihr habt all das Unglück gesehen, welches ich über Jerusalem und über alle Städte Judas gebracht habe; und siehe, sie sind eine Einöde an diesem Tage, und niemand wohnt darin,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum, Deus Israël: Vos vidistis omne malum istud quod adduxi super Jerusalem, et super omnes urbes Juda: et ecce desertæ sunt hodie, et non est in eis habitator,