Jeremiah 44:15

“Then all the men which knew that their wires had burnt incense unto other gods, etc.] Which was a rite God appointed to be used in his worship; and is here put for the whole of religious worship, which was given to idols by the Jewish women; this their husbands knew of, and winked at, and did not restrain them from it, as they should; they seem to be themselves irreligious persons, a sort of atheists, who had no regard for the true God, nor any other gods, and cared not who were worshipped: and all the women that stood by; the wives of the men that stood by their husbands, and other women that stood and heard Jeremiah’s sermon, and were conscious to themselves of being guilty of what they…”

“their wives--The idolatry began with them (Kg1 11:4; Ti1 2:14). Their husbands' connivance implicated them in the guilt.”

“Had burned incence - Omit “had;” burned incense. This appeal of the prophet was made at a public festival held somewhere in Pathros, i. e., Upper Egypt: for the women are assembled in a great congregation (compare Jeremiah 26:9), here formed for religious purposes. As they advance in regular procession to worship the moon-goddess, in accordance as it seems with a vow Jeremiah 44:17, Jeremiah meets them, makes the procession halt upon its way, and pronounces in Yahweh’s name words of solemn warning. The reply that all the settlers in Egypt were formally putting themselves under the Queen of heaven’s protection was made by the heads of the congregation. return to 'Top of Page'”

“All the men - It should seem those that did it were mostly women, and that they did it with some privacy, so that all their husbands did not know of it. Jeremiah 44:26”

“44:15-19 The people did not accept Jeremiah’s pronouncement of judgment; they had abandoned even the pretense of serving the Lord (42:1-3) and were completely committed to idolatry. 44:15 This group of Judeans had probably gathered to observe a pagan festival.”

“all the: Jer 5:1-5; Gen 19:4; Neh 13:26; Pro 11:21; Isa 1:5; Mat 7:13; Pe2 2:1, Pe2 2:2 Jeremiah 44:16”

“The answer of the people to this threatening address. - Jer 44:15. "Then all the men who knew that their wives burned incense to other gods, and all the women standing \[there\], a great multitude, and all the people who dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying, Jer 44:16. \[As for\] the word which thou hast spoken unto us in the name of Jahveh, we will not hearken unto thee: Jer 44:17. But we will certainly perform every word that has proceeded out of our own mouth, by burning incense to the queen of heaven, and pouring out libations to her, just as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem;…”