Verse 7
Jeremiah 44:7
Bible in Basic English
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So now, the Lord, the God (Elohim) of armies, the God (Elohim) of Israel, has said, Why are you doing this great evil against yourselves, causing every man and woman, little child and baby at the breast among you in Judah to be cut off till not one is still living;
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/עַתָּ֡ה כֹּֽה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָה֩ אֱלֹהֵ֨י צְבָא֜וֹת אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל לָ/מָה֩ אַתֶּ֨ם עֹשִׂ֜ים רָעָ֤ה גְדוֹלָה֙ אֶל נַפְשֹׁ֣תֵ/כֶ֔ם לְ/הַכְרִ֨ית לָ/כֶ֧ם אִישׁ וְ/אִשָּׁ֛ה עוֹלֵ֥ל וְ/יוֹנֵ֖ק מִ/תּ֣וֹךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה לְ/בִלְתִּ֛י הוֹתִ֥יר לָ/כֶ֖ם שְׁאֵרִֽית
English Translation
And now, thus says the Lord God of Hosts, the God of Israel: Why are you doing great evil against your souls, to cut off from you man and woman, infant and suckling, from the midst of Judah, so as not to leave you a remnant?
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Chapter 44 Context
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The word which came to Jeremiah about all the Jews who were living in the land of Egypt, in Migdol a...
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The Lord of armies, the God (Elohim) of Israel, has said: You have seen all the evil which I have se...
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Because of the evil which they have done, moving me to wrath by burning perfumes in worship to other...
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And I sent all my servants the prophets to you, getting up early and sending them, saying, Do not do...
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But they gave no attention, and their ears were not open so that they might be turned from their evi...
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Because of this, my passion and my wrath were let loose, burning in the towns of Judah and in the st...
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So now, the Lord, the God (Elohim) of armies, the God (Elohim) of Israel, has said, Why are you doin...
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Moving me to wrath with the work of your hands, burning perfumes to other gods in the land of Egypt,...
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Have you no memory of the evil-doing of your fathers, and the evil-doing of the kings of Judah, and...
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Even to this day their hearts are not broken, and they have no fear, and have not gone in the way of...
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So this is what the Lord of armies, the God (Elohim) of Israel, has said: See, my face will be turne...
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And I will take the last of Judah, whose minds are fixed on going into the land of Egypt and stoppin...
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For I will send punishment on those who are living in the land of Egypt, as I have sent punishment o...
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So that not one of the rest of Judah, who have gone into the land of Egypt and are living there, wil...
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Then all the men who had knowledge that their wives were burning perfumes to other gods, and all the...
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As for the word which you have said to us in the name of the Lord, we will not give ear to you.
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But we will certainly do every word which has gone out of our mouths, burning perfumes to the queen...
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But from the time when we gave up burning perfumes to the queen of heaven and draining out drink off...
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And the women said, When we were burning perfumes to the queen of heaven and draining out drink offe...
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Then Jeremiah said to all the people, to the men and women and all the people who had given him that...
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The perfumes which you have been burning in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, you...
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And the Lord was no longer able to put up with the evil of your doings and the disgusting things you...
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Because you have been burning perfumes, and sinning against the Lord, and have not given ear to the...
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Further, Jeremiah said to all the people and all the women, Give ear to the word of the Lord, all th...
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This is what the Lord of armies, the God (Elohim) of Israel, has said: You women have said with your...
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And now give ear to the word of the Lord, all you of Judah who are living in the land of Egypt: Trul...
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See, I am watching over them for evil and not for good: all the men of Judah who are in the land of...
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And those who get away safe from the sword will come back from the land of Egypt to the land of Juda...
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And this will be the sign to you, says the Lord, that I will give you punishment in this place, so t...
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The Lord has said, See, I will give up Pharaoh Hophra, king of Egypt, into the hands of those who ar...
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