Jeremiah 44:2
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Ye have seen all the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, and upon all the cities of Judah; and, behold, this day they are a desolation, and no man dwelleth therein,
Context
This verse from Jeremiah Chapter 44 connects to 10 cross-references. Jeremiah addresses Judahites in Egypt who are burning incense to the Queen of Heaven. He warns that those who practice idolatry in Egypt will be consumed. The women's response is striking: they will continue the practices their mothers kept because …
Other Translations
Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Ye have seen all the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, and upon all the cities of Judah; and, behold, this day they are a desolation, and no man dwelleth therein,
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The Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said: You have seen all the evil which I have sent on Jerusalem and on all the towns of Judah; and now, this day they are waste and unpeopled;
Cross References
Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant …
Thy holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.
In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruction.
Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without …
So that the Lord could no longer bear, because of the evil of your doings, and because of the abominations …
And the Chaldeans burned the king’s house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls …
In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all …
Behold, I will command, saith the Lord, and cause them to return to this city; and they shall fight against …
And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon …
And I will make Jerusalem heaps, and a den of dragons; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, …