Jeremiah 44:16

As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the LORD, we will not hearken unto thee.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
word	הַדָּבָ֛ר ha.da.Var	H1697	a word · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
spoken	דִּבַּ֥רְתָּ di.Bar.ta	H1696	perhaps properly · verb, piel perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
name	בְּשֵׁ֣ם be.Shem	H8034	an appellation · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָ֑ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
hearken	שֹׁמְעִ֖ים sho.me.'Im	H8085	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute

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Cross-references

Luke 19:27 But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.
Job 21:14-15 Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.
Exodus 5:2 And Pharaoh said, Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go.
Job 15:25-27 For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty.
Psalms 2:3 Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.
Psalms 73:8-9 They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.
Isaiah 3:9 The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for the…
Jeremiah 8:6 I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repented him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turned to his c…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 44:15-19

We have here the people's obstinate refusal to submit to the power of the word of God in the mouth of Jeremiah. We have scarcely such an instance of downright daring contradiction to God himself as this, or such an avowed rebellion of the carnal mind. Observe, I. The persons who thus set God and his judgments at defiance; it was not some one that was thus obstinate, but the generality of the Jews; and they were such as knew either themselves or their wives to be guilty of the idolatry Jeremiah had reproved, Jer 44:15. We find, 1. That the women had been more guilty of idolatry and superstition than the men, not because the men stuck closer to the true God and the true religion than the women…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 44:16

we will not-- (Jer 6:16).

John Gill on 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 what follows, is an unparalleled instance of the pride, obstinacy, enmity, and rebellion of the carnal mind against God.

John Calvin on Jeremiah 44:15-16

Jeremiah 44:15-16 15. Then all the men which knew that their wives had burnt 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, 15. Et responderunt Jeremiae om-nes viri, qui sciebant quod suffitum offerrent uxores ipsorum diis alienis, et omnes mulieres quae adstabant, coetus magnus, et totus populus qui habitabant in terra Aegypti, in Pathros, dicendo, 16. As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the LORD, we will not hearken unto thee. 16. In sermone (subaudiendum est in, vel, quoad sermonem) quem locutus es ad nos in nomine Jehovae, nos audivimus to…

The Church Fathers

What was the reason for this? It was because the Jews were so arrogant and obstinate. They immediately forgot what God had done for them; they ascribed his kindness to demons and reckoned that his blessings had come from them. Even when the sea was divided for them, as they went forth from Egypt, and while other wonderful things were happening to them, they forgot the God who was performing these miracles and attributed them to others who were not gods. For they said to Aaron, "Make for us gods who will be our leaders." And they said to Jeremiah, "We will not listen to what you say in the name of the Lord. Rather, we will continue doing what we had proposed: we will burn incense to the queen of heaven and pour out libations to her, as we and our ancestors, our kings and princes have done. Then we had enough food to eat and we were well off; we suffered no misfortune. But since we stopped burning incense to the queen of heaven and pouring out libations to her, we are in need of everything and are being destroyed by the sword and by hunger." The inspired prophets, then, foretold what would happen to the Jews so that they would ascribe none of the events to idols but would believe that both punishments and blessings always come from God: the punishment came for their sins and the blessings because of God's love and kindness.
— John Chrysostom, DISCOURSES AGAINST JUDAIZING CHRISTIANS 5:4.4

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Dictionary and topics

Egypt · Prophecies respecting: The Jews who practised its idolatry to share its punishments — Prophecies respecting: The Jews who practised its idolatry to share its punishments
Impenitence · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Queen · The moon was — The moon was
Self-Will · .Refusing to listen to the messengers of God — .Refusing to listen to the messengers of God
Self-Will And Stubbornness · Exhibited in: Refusing to hearken to the messengers of God — Exhibited in: Refusing to hearken to the messengers of God

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Jeremiah 44:16

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 44:15-19

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 44:16

John Gill on Jeremiah 44:16

John Calvin on Jeremiah 44:15-16

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 44:16

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 44:15-19

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 44:16

John Gill on Jeremiah 44:16

John Calvin on Jeremiah 44:15-16

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 44:15-19

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 44:15-19

Rashi on Jeremiah 44:14