Jeremiah 44:9

"in that you provoke me to anger with the works of your hands, burning incense to other gods in the land of Egypt where you have gone to live, that you may be cut off, and that you may be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth?"

Key Reflection

The people of Judah are rebuked for their idolatry, specifically burning incense to other gods in Egypt after relocating there following the destruction of Jerusalem. This act of worship was seen as a direct provocation against God, leading to His wrath and the subsequent curses of being cut off, becoming a curse, and a reproach among all nations—reflecting the severe consequences for abandoning monotheism and turning to false deities in their new home.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

The wickedness of their wives -Many accept the reading of the Septuagint: the “wickedness of your princes.” “The kings, the princes, the people,” and finally “their wives,” is a summary enumeration of all classes, by whose united persistence in sin the ruin of their country had been consummated.

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