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Jeremiah 44:24-26
International Standard Version
Jeremiah 44:24-26
International Standard Version
24 Then Jeremiah told all the people and all the women, “All you people of Judah who are in the land of Egypt, listen to this message from the Lord! 25 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[a] 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!’ 26 But[b] listen to this message from the Lord, all you people of[c] Judah who are living in the land of Egypt. ‘Look, I’ve sworn by my great name’, says the Lord, ‘my name will no longer be invoked by the mouth of any person in the entire land of Egypt, as he says, “As surely as the Lord God[d] lives…”[e]
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- Jeremiah 44:25 Lit. cause to stand
- Jeremiah 44:26 Or Therefore
- Jeremiah 44:26 The Heb. lacks you people of
- Jeremiah 44:26 MT word usually translated Lord
- Jeremiah 44:26 I.e. using the Lord’s name to confirm an oath
Jeremiah 44:24-26
New International Version
Jeremiah 44:24-26
New International Version
24 Then Jeremiah said to all the people, including the women,(A) “Hear the word of the Lord, all you people of Judah in Egypt.(B) 25 This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: You and your wives(C) 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.’(D)
“Go ahead then, do what you promised! Keep your vows!(E) 26 But hear the word of the Lord, all you Jews living in Egypt:(F) ‘I swear(G) by my great name,’ says the Lord, ‘that no one from Judah living anywhere in Egypt will ever again invoke my name or swear, “As surely as the Sovereign(H) Lord lives.”(I)
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