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Jeremiah 44:4-14 Jeremiah 44 - Israel's Stubbornness and Idolatry

4 Again and again I sent my servants the prophets, who said, ‘Do not do this detestable thing that I hate!’

5 But they did not listen or pay attention; they did not turn from their wickedness or stop burning incense to other gods.

6 Therefore, my fierce anger was poured out; it raged against the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem and made them the desolate ruins they are today.

7 “Now this is what the Lord God Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Why bring such great disaster on yourselves by cutting off from Judah the men and women, the children and infants, and so leave yourselves without a remnant?

8 Why provoke me to anger with what your hands have made, burning incense to other gods in Egypt, where you have come to live? You will destroy yourselves and make yourselves an object of cursing and reproach among all the nations on earth.

9 Have you forgotten the wickedness committed by your fathers and by the kings and queens of Judah and the wickedness committed by you and your wives in the land of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem?

10 To this day they have not humbled themselves or shown reverence, nor have they followed my law and the decrees I set before you and your fathers.

11 “Therefore, this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: I am determined to bring disaster on you and to destroy all Judah.

12 I will take away the remnant of Judah who were determined to go to Egypt to settle there. They will all perish in Egypt; they will fall by the sword or die from famine. From the least to the greatest, they will die by sword or famine. They will become an object of cursing and horror, of condemnation and reproach.

13 I will punish those who live in Egypt with the sword, famine and plague, as I punished Jerusalem.

14 None of the remnant of Judah who have gone to live in Egypt will escape or survive to return to the land of Judah, to which they long to return and live; none will return except a few fugitives.”

Cross References for Jeremiah 44:4-14

Revelation 14:9 - A third angel followed them and said in a loud voice: “If anyone worships the beast and his ima... Click to read the verse Revelation 14:9 Click to read the verse Revelation 14:9

Deuteronomy 5:29 - Oh, that their hearts would be inclined to fear me and keep all my commands always, so that it ... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 5:29 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 5:29

1 Kings 21:26 - He behaved in the vilest manner by going after idols, like the Amorites the Lord drove out befo... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 21:26 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 21:26

Ezekiel 16:47 - You not only walked in their ways and copied their detestable practices, but in all your ways y... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 16:47 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 16:47

Genesis 38:10 - What he did was wicked in the Lord’s sight; so he put him to death also. Click to read the verse Genesis 38:10 Click to read the verse Genesis 38:10

2 Corinthians 5:20 - We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We impl... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 5:20 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 5:20

Jeremiah 26:5 - and if you do not listen to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I have sent to you agai... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 26:5 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 26:5

Ezekiel 8:10 - So I went in and looked, and I saw portrayed all over the walls all kinds of crawling things an... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 8:10 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 8:10

Jeremiah 16:18 - I will repay them double for their wickedness and their sin, because they have defiled my land ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 16:18 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 16:18

Leviticus 18:24 - “‘Do not defile yourselves in any of these ways, because this is how the nations that I am goin... Click to read the verse Leviticus 18:24 Click to read the verse Leviticus 18:24

Ezekiel 5:11 - Therefore as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, because you have defiled my sanctua... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 5:11 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 5:11

Matthew 23:37 - “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I hav... Click to read the verse Matthew 23:37 Click to read the verse Matthew 23:37

2 Kings 17:15 - They rejected his decrees and the covenant he had made with their fathers and the warnings he h... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 17:15 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 17:15

Proverbs 5:12 - You will say, “How I hated discipline! How my heart spurned correction! Click to read the verse Proverbs 5:12 Click to read the verse Proverbs 5:12

Deuteronomy 16:22 - and do not erect a sacred stone, for these the Lord your God hates. Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 16:22 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 16:22

Zechariah 8:17 - do not plot evil against your neighbor, and do not love to swear falsely. I hate all this,” dec... Click to read the verse Zechariah 8:17 Click to read the verse Zechariah 8:17

Revelation 17:4-5 - The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and was glittering with gold, precious stones and ... Click to read the verse Revelation 17:4-5 Click to read the verse Revelation 17:4-5

Jeremiah 7:13 - While you were doing all these things, declares the Lord, I spoke to you again and again, but y... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 7:13 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 7:13

Jeremiah 25:3 - For twenty-three years—from the thirteenth year of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah until this ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 25:3 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 25:3

John 4:38 - I sent you to reap what you have not worked for. Others have done the hard work, and you have r... Click to read the verse John 4:38 Click to read the verse John 4:38

1 Peter 4:3 - For you have spent enough time in the past doing what pagans choose to do—living in debauchery,... Click to read the verse 1 Peter 4:3 Click to read the verse 1 Peter 4:3

2 Chronicles 36:15 - The Fall of Jerusalem The Lord, the God of their fathers, sent word to them through his messeng... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 36:15 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 36:15

Jeremiah 35:17 - “Therefore, this is what the Lord God Almighty, the God of Israel, says: ‘Listen! I am going to... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 35:17 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 35:17

Jeremiah 25:3-4 - For twenty-three years—from the thirteenth year of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah until this ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 25:3-4 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 25:3-4

Jeremiah 7:25 - From the time your forefathers left Egypt until now, day after day, again and again I sent you ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 7:25 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 7:25

Jeremiah 29:19 - For they have not listened to my words,” declares the Lord, “words that I sent to them again an... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 29:19 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 29:19

Hosea 7:12 - When they go, I will throw my net over them; I will pull them down like birds of the air. When ... Click to read the verse Hosea 7:12 Click to read the verse Hosea 7:12

Proverbs 15:9 - The Lord detests the way of the wicked but he loves those who pursue righteousness. Click to read the verse Proverbs 15:9 Click to read the verse Proverbs 15:9

Mark 12:2 - At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenants to collect from them some of the fruit of the ... Click to read the verse Mark 12:2 Click to read the verse Mark 12:2

Zechariah 7:7 - Are these not the words the Lord proclaimed through the earlier prophets when Jerusalem and its... Click to read the verse Zechariah 7:7 Click to read the verse Zechariah 7:7

Jeremiah 32:33 - They turned their backs to me and not their faces; though I taught them again and again, they w... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 32:33 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 32:33

John 8:2 - At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and h... Click to read the verse John 8:2 Click to read the verse John 8:2

Ezekiel 16:36 - This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Because you poured out your wealth and exposed your naked... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 16:36 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 16:36