Because of their wickedness which they have committed, to provoke me to anger in that they went to burn incense, and to serve other gods whom they knew not, neither they nor you, nor your fathers.

Howbeit I sent unto you all my servants the Prophets [a]rising early, and sending them, saying, Oh do not this abominable thing that I hate.

But they would not hear nor incline their ear to turn from their wickedness, and to burn no more incense unto other gods.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 44:4 Read Jer. 7:25; 25:3; 36:5; 29:19 and 32:33.

because of the evil(A) they have done. They aroused my anger(B) by burning incense(C) to and worshiping other gods(D) that neither they nor you nor your ancestors(E) ever knew. Again and again(F) I sent my servants the prophets,(G) who said, ‘Do not do this detestable(H) thing that I hate!’ But they did not listen or pay attention;(I) they did not turn from their wickedness(J) or stop burning incense(K) to other gods.(L)

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