Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: You and your wives have done what you said you would do when you promised, ‘We will certainly carry out the vows we made to burn incense and pour out drink offerings to the Queen of Heaven.’ “Go ahead then, do what you promised! Keep your vows! New Living Translation This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘You and your wives have said, “We will keep our promises to burn incense and pour out liquid offerings to the Queen of Heaven,” and you have proved by your actions that you meant it. So go ahead and carry out your promises and vows to her!’ English Standard Version Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: You and your wives have declared with your mouths, and have fulfilled it with your hands, saying, ‘We will surely perform our vows that we have made, to make offerings to the queen of heaven and to pour out drink offerings to her.’ Then confirm your vows and perform your vows! Berean Standard Bible This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: As for you and your wives, you have spoken with your mouths and fulfilled with your hands your words: ‘We will surely perform our vows that we have made to burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and to pour out drink offerings to her.’ Go ahead, then, do what you have promised! Keep your vows! King James Bible Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying; Ye and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and fulfilled with your hand, saying, We will surely perform our vows that we have vowed, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her: ye will surely accomplish your vows, and surely perform your vows. New King James Version Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying: ‘You and your wives have spoken with your mouths and fulfilled with your hands, saying, “We will surely keep our vows that we have made, to burn incense to the queen of heaven and pour out drink offerings to her.” You will surely keep your vows and perform your vows!’ New American Standard Bible This is what the LORD of armies, the God of Israel says: ‘As for you and your wives, you have spoken with your mouths and fulfilled it with your hands, saying, “We will certainly perform our vows that we have vowed, to burn sacrifices to the queen of heaven and pour out drink offerings to her.” By all means fulfill your vows, and be sure to perform your vows!’ NASB 1995 thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, as follows: ‘As for you and your wives, you have spoken with your mouths and fulfilled it with your hands, saying, “We will certainly perform our vows that we have vowed, to burn sacrifices to the queen of heaven and pour out drink offerings to her.” Go ahead and confirm your vows, and certainly perform your vows!’ NASB 1977 thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, as follows: ‘As for you and your wives, you have spoken with your mouths and fulfilled it with your hands, saying, “We will certainly perform our vows that we have vowed, to burn sacrifices to the queen of heaven and pour out libations to her.” Go ahead and confirm your vows, and certainly perform your vows!’ Legacy Standard Bible thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, saying: ‘As for you and your wives, you have spoken with your mouths and fulfilled it with your hands, saying, “We will certainly perform our vows that we have vowed, to burn incense to the queen of heaven and pour out drink offerings to her.” Go ahead and establish your vows, and certainly perform your vows!’ Amplified Bible thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, as follows: ‘You and your wives have both declared with your mouth and fulfilled it with your hand, saying, “We will certainly perform our vows that we have vowed, to burn sacrifices to the queen of heaven (Ishtar) and to pour out drink offerings to her.” Surely then confirm your vows and go ahead and perform your vows! [If you intend to defy all My warnings, proceed!]’ Christian Standard Bible This is what the LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘As for you and your wives, you women have spoken with your mouths, and you men fulfilled it by your deeds, saying, “We will keep our vows that we have made to burn incense to the queen of heaven and to pour out drink offerings for her.” Go ahead, confirm your vows! Keep your vows! ’ Holman Christian Standard Bible This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘As for you and your wives, you women have spoken with your mouths, and you men fulfilled it by your deeds, saying, “We will keep our vows that we have made to burn incense to the queen of heaven and to pour out drink offerings for her.” Go ahead, confirm your vows! Pay your vows!’ American Standard Version Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, Ye and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and with your hands have fulfilled it, saying, We will surely perform our vows that we have vowed, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink-offerings unto her: establish then your vows, and perform your vows. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Thus says LORD JEHOVAH of Hosts, God of Israel: “You and your wives, you have spoken with your mouths and with your hands you fulfilled, and you said: ‘We shall be strong; we shall vow our vows to offer incense for the service of Heaven and to pour out to it a drink offering!’ You have confirmed your oaths and you performed your vows Brenton Septuagint Translation Thus has the Lord God of Israel said; Ye women have spoken with your mouth, and ye fulfilled it with your hands, saying, We will surely perform our vows that we have vowed, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour drink-offerings to her: full well did ye keep to your vows, and ye have indeed performed them. Douay-Rheims Bible Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel, saying: You and your wives have spoken with your mouth, and fulfilled with your hands, saying: Let us perform our vows which we have made, to offer sacrifice to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings to her: you have fulfilled your vows, and have performed them indeed. English Revised Version Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying: Ye and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and with your hands have fulfilled it, saying, We will surely perform our vows that we have vowed, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her: establish then your vows, and perform your vows. GOD'S WORD® Translation This is what the LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, says: You and your wives made promises, and you have kept them. You said, 'We will certainly do what we vow. We will burn incense to the queen of heaven and pour out wine offerings to her.' "So go ahead. Keep your vows, and do what you vow. International Standard Version This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, the God of Israel, says: 'You and your wives have spoken with your mouths and acted with your hands: "We will certainly carry through on the vows that we vowed to offer sacrifices to the Queen of Heaven and pour out liquid offerings to her!" Go ahead, carry through on your vows, and diligently do what you vowed!' JPS Tanakh 1917 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying: Ye and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and with your hands have fulfilled it, saying: We will surely perform our vows that we have vowed, to offer to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink-offerings unto her; ye shall surely establish your vows, and surely perform your vows. Literal Standard Version Thus spoke YHWH of Hosts, God of Israel, saying, You and your wives both speak with your mouth, and with your hands have fulfilled, saying, We certainly execute our vows that we have vowed, to make incense to the queen of the heavens, and to pour out drink-offerings to her. You certainly establish your vows, and certainly execute your vows. Majority Standard Bible This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: As for you and your wives, you have spoken with your mouths and fulfilled with your hands your words: ‘We will surely perform our vows that we have made to burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and to pour out drink offerings to her.’ Go ahead, then, do what you have promised! Keep your vows! New American Bible Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: You and your wives have carried out with your hands what your mouths have spoken: “We will go on fulfilling the vows we have made to offer sacrifice to the Queen of Heaven and to pour out libations to her.” Very well! keep your vows, fulfill your vows! NET Bible The LORD God of Israel who rules over all says, 'You women have confirmed by your actions what you vowed with your lips! You said, "We will certainly carry out our vows to sacrifice and pour out drink offerings to the Queen of Heaven." Well, then fulfill your vows! Carry them out!' New Revised Standard Version Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: You and your wives have accomplished in deeds what you declared in words, saying, ‘We are determined to perform the vows that we have made, to make offerings to the queen of heaven and to pour out libations to her.’ By all means, keep your vows and make your libations! New Heart English Bible Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, 'You and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and with your hands have fulfilled it, saying, "We will surely perform our vows that we have vowed, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings to her": establish then your vows, and perform your vows.' Webster's Bible Translation Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying; Ye and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and fulfilled with your hand, saying, We will surely perform our vows that we have vowed, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink-offerings to her: ye will surely accomplish your vows, and surely perform your vows. World English Bible Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says, ‘You and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and with your hands have fulfilled it, saying, “We will surely perform our vows that we have vowed, to burn incense to the queen of the sky, and to pour out drink offerings to her.” “‘Establish then your vows, and perform your vows.’ Young's Literal Translation Thus spake Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, saying: Ye and your wives both speak with your mouth, and with your hands have fulfilled, saying: We certainly execute our vows that we have vowed, to make perfume to the queen of the heavens, and to pour out to her libations, ye do certainly establish your vows, and certainly execute your vows. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Calamity for the Jews…24Then Jeremiah said to all the people, including all the women, “Hear the word of the LORD, all those of Judah who are in the land of Egypt. 25This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: As for you and your wives, you have spoken with your mouths and fulfilled with your hands your words: ‘We will surely perform our vows that we have made to burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and to pour out drink offerings to her.’ Go ahead, then, do what you have promised! Keep your vows! 26Nevertheless, hear the word of the LORD, all you people of Judah living in Egypt: Behold, I have sworn by My great name, says the LORD, that never again will any man of Judah living in the land of Egypt invoke My name or say, ‘As surely as the Lord GOD lives.’… Cross References Matthew 14:9 The king was grieved, but because of his oaths and his guests, he ordered that her wish be granted Acts 23:12 When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul. Jeremiah 32:29 And the Chaldeans who are fighting against this city will come in, set it on fire, and burn it, along with the houses of those who provoked Me to anger by burning incense to Baal on their rooftops and by pouring out drink offerings to other gods. Jeremiah 44:17 Instead, we will do everything we vowed to do: We will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and offer drink offerings to her, just as we, our fathers, our kings, and our officials did in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. At that time we had plenty of food and good things, and we saw no disaster. Ezekiel 20:39 And as for you, O house of Israel, this is what the Lord GOD says: Go and serve your idols, every one of you. But afterward, you will surely listen to Me, and you will no longer defile My holy name with your gifts and idols. Treasury of Scripture Thus said the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying; You and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and fulfilled with your hand, saying, We will surely perform our vows that we have vowed, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings to her: you will surely accomplish your vows, and surely perform your vows. Ye and Jeremiah 44:15-19 Then all the men which knew that their wives had burned incense unto other gods, and all the women that stood by, a great multitude, even all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying, … Isaiah 28:15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves: Jude 1:13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever. We will Matthew 14:9 And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath's sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her. Acts 23:12-15 And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul… ye will Job 34:22 There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves. James 1:14,15 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed… Jump to Previous Accomplish Armies Burn Drink Drink-Offerings Establish Fulfilled Hand Hands Heaven Hosts Incense Israel Mouths Offerings Perform Pour Queen Sky Surely Vowed Vows WivesJump to Next Accomplish Armies Burn Drink Drink-Offerings Establish Fulfilled Hand Hands Heaven Hosts Incense Israel Mouths Offerings Perform Pour Queen Sky Surely Vowed Vows WivesJeremiah 44 1. Jeremiah expresses the desolation of Judah for their idolatry11. He prophesies the destruction of those who commit idolatry in Egypt 15. The obstinacy of the Jews 20. For which Jeremiah threatens them 29. and for a sign prophesies the destruction of Egypt Verse 25. - With your hand; rather, with your hands. Ye will surely accomplish, etc.; rather, ye shall, etc., by all means perform your vows, and take the consequence. The irony of the passage is lost by the "will" of the Authorized Version. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew This is whatכֹּֽה־ (kōh-) Adverb Strong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, now the LORD יְהוָֽה־ (Yah·weh-) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel of Hosts, צְבָאוֹת֩ (ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ) Noun - common plural Strong's 6635: A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign the God אֱלֹהֵ֨י (’ĕ·lō·hê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative of Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc says: אָמַ֣ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say ‘As for you אַתֶּ֨ם (’at·tem) Pronoun - second person masculine plural Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you and your wives, וּנְשֵׁיכֶ֜ם (ū·nə·šê·ḵem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female you have spoken וַתְּדַבֵּ֣רְנָה (wat·tə·ḏab·bê·rə·nāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine plural Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue with your mouths בְּפִיכֶם֮ (bə·p̄î·ḵem) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to and fulfilled מִלֵּאתֶ֣ם ׀ (mil·lê·ṯem) Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 4390: To fill, be full of with your hands וּבִידֵיכֶ֣ם (ū·ḇî·ḏê·ḵem) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - fdc | second person masculine plural Strong's 3027: A hand your words, לֵאמֹ֗ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 559: To utter, say “We will surely עָשֹׂ֨ה (‘ā·śōh) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's 6213: To do, make perform נַעֲשֶׂ֜ה (na·‘ă·śeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural Strong's 6213: To do, make our vows נְדָרֵ֗ינוּ (nə·ḏā·rê·nū) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's 5088: A promise, a thing promised that אֲשֶׁ֤ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that we have made נָדַ֙רְנוּ֙ (nā·ḏar·nū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural Strong's 5087: To promise to burn incense לְקַטֵּר֙ (lə·qaṭ·ṭêr) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 6999: To smoke, turn into fragrance by fire to the queen לִמְלֶ֣כֶת (lim·le·ḵeṯ) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 4446: A queen of heaven הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם (haš·šā·ma·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky and to pour out וּלְהַסֵּ֥ךְ (ū·lə·has·sêḵ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 5258: To pour out, a libation, to cast, to anoint a, king drink offerings נְסָכִ֑ים (nə·sā·ḵîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5262: A libation, a cast idol to her.� לָ֖הּ (lāh) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's 0: 0 Go ahead, then, הָקֵ֤ים (hā·qêm) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand do תָּקִ֙ימְנָה֙ (tā·qî·mə·nāh) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person feminine plural Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand what you have promised! נִדְרֵיכֶ֔ם (niḏ·rê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 5088: A promise, a thing promised Keep תַעֲשֶׂ֖ינָה (ṯa·‘ă·śe·nāh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine plural Strong's 6213: To do, make your vows! נִדְרֵיכֶֽם׃ (niḏ·rê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 5088: A promise, a thing promised Links Jeremiah 44:25 NIVJeremiah 44:25 NLT Jeremiah 44:25 ESV Jeremiah 44:25 NASB Jeremiah 44:25 KJV Jeremiah 44:25 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 44:25 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 44:25 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 44:25 French Bible Jeremiah 44:25 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 44:25 Thus says Yahweh of Armies the God (Jer.) |
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