Jeremiah 44:4 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 44:1-14

The Jews in Egypt were now dispersed into various parts of the country, into Migdol, and Noph, and other places, and Jeremiah was sent on an errand from God to them, which he delivered either when he had the most of them together in Pathros (Jer. 44:15) or going about from place to place preaching to this purport. He delivered this message in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, and in it, I. God puts them in mind of the desolations of Judah and Jerusalem, which, though the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 44:4

Howbeit, I sent unto you all my servants the prophets ,.... As many as he raised up, and employed in the work and service of prophesying; and these were many; and as many as they were, he sent them to them, one after another, to warn them of their sin and danger; but all to no purpose; which was a further aggravation of their wickedness: nay, though he was rising early, and sending them ; was very early in his messages to them; gave them timely warning, and let slip no opportunity of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 44:4

O, do not this abominable thing - A strong specimen of affectionate entreaty. One of the finest figures of poetry, when judiciously managed, the anthropopathia, the ascribing human passions to God, is often used by this prophet: so God is said to grieve, to mourn, to have his bowels moved with compassion, to repent, to be angry, etc. Here he is represented as tenderly expostulating: O, do not; or, I entreat you, do not that abominable thing which I hate. Do it not: your God commands. O,... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 44:4

Verse 4 Now follows a circumstance by which their impiety was still further enhanced, that God had sent them Prophets who stretched forth their hands to them to draw them from their errors. For had they never been warned, their condemnation would have been just; for God had once shewn to them by his Law what was right. The teaching, then, of the Law ought to have been sufficient for all ages. But when God had never ceased to send Prophets, one after another, it was a sign of hopeless obstinacy... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 44:1-10

Warnings from the past. History has its moral lessons. We who are heirs of the ages should learn wisdom from the mistakes as well as from the good examples of the past. Let us consider how this may be done. I. WARNINGS FROM THE SIN OF THE PAST . Jeremiah calls upon the Jews in Egypt to reflect on the wicked conduct of their nation, tracing it back from the present through successive generations of iniquitous court and private life. It is a gloomy task, but a wholesome... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 44:1-10

A severe lesson unlearned. I. OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN THE LESSON . The suffering had not happened a long way off and to a people of strangers. Those who were to be taught had seen for themselves. The suffering was the very cause that prompted them to seek a home in Egypt, and even at this moment it was no great distance that separated them from the land of desolation. And so also have we opportunities, only too many, to learn from the sufferings of others. All suffering teaches... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 44:1-14

Accusation brought against the obstinately idolatrous people. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 44:1-14

( vide Jeremiah 43:8-13 ). The condition of hardened sinners desperate. I. WHY IS IT SO ? 1 . Because repeated warnings have been rejected. ( Jeremiah 44:4 , Jeremiah 44:5 .) These have been inspired and infallible. Had they believed ever so little they might have trusted implicitly what was spoken, accompanied as it was with such miraculous credentials. We, in these last times, have had the Lord himself. He has revealed the heart of the Father. 2 . Because... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 44:1-30

Jeremiah's last sermon. There are other prophecies of Jeremiah recorded in this book in the chapters that remain, but this discourse is the last that we know of his delivering. And with it the curtain falls upon this great prophet of God; upon Baruch, his beloved companion and helper; and upon the wretched Jews for whose good he had laboured, but in vain. A long interval separates it from that in the previous chapter; for we see the people not now at Tahpanhes, at the border of Egypt, but... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 44:1-30

The end of Jeremiah; or, going down in clouds. With this chapter Jeremiah disappears from view. The sadness which surrounded his first ministry accompanies it to the last and deepens at its close; like a sunset in clouds, going down in darkness and storm, The path along which he had been led had been via crucis, a via dolorosa indeed; a lifelong tragedy, an unceasing pain. We can only hope that death came soon to him after his recorded history closes. We have seen him torn from his... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 44:1-14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 44:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 44:4

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 44:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 44:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 44:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 44:1-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 44:1-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 44:1-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 44:1-30

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