Jeremiah 44 · Verse 3

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.
Jeremiah 44:3, King James Version

Jeremiah 44:3 in other translations

BSBbecause of the evil they have done. They provoked Me to anger by continuing to burn incense and to serve other gods that neither they nor you nor your fathers ever knew.
WEBbecause of their wickedness which they have committed to provoke me to anger, in that they went to burn incense, to serve other gods that they didn’t know, neither they, nor you, nor your fathers.
ASVbecause 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.
YLTbecause 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.
DARBYbecause 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.
BBEBecause 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.
WebsterBecause 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.

What does Jeremiah 44:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. they went--implying perverse assiduity: they went out of their way to burn incense (one species of idolatry put for all kinds), &c.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · 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 44:3 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.

מִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.Nei<from> because ofH6440
רָעָתָ֗םra.'a.Tamwickedness theirH7451
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherwhichH834
עָשׂוּ֙'a.Suthey didH6213
לְהַכְעִסֵ֔נִיle.hakh.'i.Se.nito provoke to anger meH3707
לָלֶ֣כֶתla.Le.khetby goingH1980
לְקַטֵּ֔רle.ka.Terto make smokeH6999
לַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.Vodto serveH5647
לֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.Him<to> godsH430
אֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimotherH312
אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherwhichH834
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
יְדָע֔וּםye.da.'Umthey had known themH3045
הֵ֖מָּהHe.mahtheyH1992
אַתֶּ֥ם'a.TemyouH859
וַאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם\׃va.'a.vo.tei.Khemand ancestors yourH1

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Cross references for Jeremiah 44:3

  • Deuteronomy 29:26

    For they went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and whom he had not given unto them:

  • Deuteronomy 13:6

    If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;

  • Deuteronomy 32:17

    They sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not.

  • Jeremiah 44:8

    In that ye provoke me unto wrath with the works of your hands, burning incense unto other gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye be gone to dwell, that ye might cut yourselves off, and that ye might be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth?

  • Jeremiah 2:17-19

    Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, when he led thee by the way? And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of Sihor? or what hast thou to do in the way of Assyria, to drink the waters of the river? Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord God of hosts.

  • Nehemiah 9:33

    Howbeit thou art just in all that is brought upon us; for thou hast done right, but we have done wickedly:

  • Daniel 9:5

    We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments:

  • Ezekiel 8:17-18

    Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to their nose. Therefore will I also deal in fury: mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: and though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice, yet will I not hear them.

  • Jeremiah 7:19

    Do they provoke me to anger? saith the Lord: do they not provoke themselves to the confusion of their own faces?

  • Lamentations 1:8

    Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore she is removed: all that honoured her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness: yea, she sigheth, and turneth backward.

  • Ezra 9:6-11

    And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens. Since the days of our fathers have we been in a great trespass unto this day; and for our iniquities have we, our kings, and our priests, been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to a spoil, and to confusion of face, as it is this day. And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the Lord our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage. For we were bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the desolations thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem. …

  • Zechariah 7:12-13

    Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the Lord of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the Lord of hosts. Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the Lord of hosts:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
of their.
2:17-19; 4:17,18; 5:19,29; 9:12-14; 11:17; 16:11,12; 19:3,4; 22:9
Ezr 9:6-11; Ne 9:33; La 1:8; 4:13; Eze 8:17,18; 9:9; 22:25-31
Da 9:5; Zec 7:12,13
gods.
De 13:6; 29:26; 32:17

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Context

  • 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.

  • Jeremiah 44:4

    Howbeit I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing that I hate.

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Jeremiah 44:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
A causa de la maldad de ellos que cometieron para hacerme enojar, yendo á ofrecer sahumerios, honrando dioses ajenos que ellos no habían conocido, vosotros, ni vuestros padres.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
à cause de l’iniquité qu’ils ont commise pour me provoquer à colère, en allant brûler de l’encens pour servir d’autres dieux, qu’ils n’ont pas connus, eux, ni vous, ni vos pères.
German
Elberfelder 1871
um ihrer Bosheit willen, die sie verübt haben, um mich zu reizen, indem sie hingingen, zu räuchern und anderen Göttern zu dienen, welche sie nicht kannten, weder sie noch ihr und eure Väter.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
propter malitiam quam fecerunt ut me ad iracundiam provocarent, et irent ut sacrificarent, et colerent deos alienos quos nesciebant, et illi, et vos, et patres vestri.