Jeremiah 44

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 44:16

As for the word that thou has, spoken unto us in the name of the Lord ,.... Which they did not believe that it came from the Lord, but was a device of the prophet's, and a lie, as in Jeremiah 43:2 ; and if it did come from the Lord, their impudence was risen to such a pitch, that they were determined not to regard it: we will not hearken unto thee : to thy words; neither to thy exhortations, reproofs, or menaces, even though thou comest and speakest in the name of the Lord. This, and... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 44:17

But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth out of our own mouth ,.... And not what went out of the mouth of God, or his prophet: but whoever they had resolved on within themselves to do, and had declared with their mouths they would, or had vowed with their lips; so Abarbinel interprets it of a vow; this they were determined to perform, let God and his prophet say what they would: to burn incense unto the queen of heaven ; which, according to Abarbinel, was the moon, which is the... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 44:18

But since we left off to burn incense to the queen of heaven ,.... Or were restrained from it, as the Targum, through the force of the prophet's sermons, or by the authority of their governors: this Abarbinel thinks was in the times of Jehoiakim, Jehoiakim and Zedekiah; but perhaps it only regards some space of time in the latter part of Zedekiah's reign, a little before the destruction of Jerusalem, when they refrained from their idolatry; fearing the wrath of God, and what was coming upon... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 44:19

And when we burnt incense to the queen of heaven, and poured out drink offerings unto her ,.... Which they owned they did, and which they were not ashamed of, and were determined to go on with; and were only sorry that they had at any time omitted such service: did we make cakes to worship her ; or, "to make her glad" F7 להעצבה "ad exhilarandum illud", Calvin; "ad laetificaudum eam", Munster, Pagninus. , as Kimchi; interpreting the word by an antiphrasis; it having a contrary... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 44:20

Then Jeremiah said unto all the people ,.... Immediately, being influenced, directed, and assisted by the Spirit of God; though what he says, in Jeremiah 44:21 ; he does not declare as coming from the Lord; but what was upon his mind, and was a full refutation of all that had been said: and which he delivered to the men, and to the women, and to all the people which had given him that answer ; in which they all agreed, though delivered by one; and to which he made a reply: saying ... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 44:21

That incense that ye burnt in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem ,.... To false gods, to the queen of heaven, to the host thereof: ye, and your fathers, your kings, and your princes, and the people of the land ; on which account they pleaded antiquity, authority, and the general consent of the people, as on their side, which the prophet allows; but it all signified nothing: did not the Lord remember them, and came it not into his mind ? either the incense they... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 44:22

So that the Lord could no longer forbear ,.... He did forbear a long time, and did not stir up all his wrath, but waited to see if these people would repent of their sins, and turn from them; during which time of his forbearance, things might be well with them, as they had said, and they enjoyed peace and plenty; but persisting in their sins, and growing worse and worse, he could bear with them no longer, but brought down his judgments upon them. The reason is expressed, because of the... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 44:23

And because ye have burnt incense ,.... Not to Jehovah, but to the queen of heaven; which they owned they did, and determined they would; asserting it was better with them when they did it than when they omitted it; for which reason the prophet particularly mentions it, and assigns it as the cause of the present ruin and destruction of their land, city, and temple: and because ye have sinned against the Lord ; by worshipping idols; all sin is against the Lord, but especially idolatry: ... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 44:24

Moreover Jeremiah said unto all the people, and to all the women ,.... To all the people in general, and to the women in particular, who had a principal concern in these idolatrous practices: hear the word of the Lord, all Judah that are in the land of Egypt ; all of the tribe of Judah that were in Egypt; not in Pathros only, but in other parts of Egypt; this distinguishes them from those of Judah that were in Babylon, and in other provinces; and tacitly points at their sin in going to... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 44:25

Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel ,.... Which is an usual preface to prophecies coming from him: saying ; as follows: ye and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and fulfilled with your hand ; they had said they would burn incense to the queen of heaven, and they had done it; they had been as good as their word, true to it, though in a bad thing: their words and works agreed, and so did the men and their wives: the women had before said they did not perform... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 44:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 44:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 44:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 44:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 44:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 44:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 44:22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 44:23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 44:24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 44:25

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