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Jeremiah 44:16

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Jeremiah 44:16 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of Jehovah, we will not hearken unto thee.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of Jehovah, we will not hearken unto thee.
Jeremiah 44:16 — American Standard Version

Context — Jeremiah 44

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
13For I will punish them that dwell in the land of Egypt, as I have punished Jerusalem, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence;
14so that none of the remnant of Judah, that are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall escape or be left, to return into the land of Judah, to which they have a desire to return to dwell there: for none shall return save such as shall escape.
15Then all the men who knew that their wives burned incense unto other gods, and all the women that stood by, a great assembly, even all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying,
16As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of Jehovah, we will not hearken unto thee.
17But we will certainly perform every word that is gone forth out of our mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink-offerings unto her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem; for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil.
18But since we left off burning incense to the queen of heaven, and pouring out drink-offerings unto her, we have wanted all things, and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine.
19And when we burned incense to the queen of heaven, and poured out drink-offerings unto her, did we make her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink-offerings unto her, without our husbands?
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“[As for] the word that thou has, spoken unto us in the name of the Lord, etc.] Which they did not believe that it came from the Lord, but was a device of the prophet’s, and a lie, as in (<244302>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.”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“we will not-- (Jer 6:16).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“we: Jer 16:15-17, Jer 8:6, Jer 8:12, Jer 18:18, Jer 38:4; Exo 5:2; Job 15:25-27, Job 21:14, Job 21:15; Psa 2:3, Psa 73:8, Psa 73:9; Isa 3:9; Dan 3:15; Luk 19:14, Luk 19:27 Jeremiah 44:17”
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