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Jeremiah 44:18 Cross-References
Explore 5 cross-references for Jeremiah 44:18 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 44 verse 18 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“But since we left off to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, we have wanted all things, and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine.”
Jeremiah 44:18 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 44:18
Since we left off to burn incense to the queen of heaven (מֵאָז חָדַלְנוּ לְקַטֵּר לִמְלֶכֶת הַשָּׁמַיִם)—The people construct a false causality: they attribute the sword and famine (חֶרֶב וְרָעָב) not to their idolatry but to its cessation. This inverts reality through confirmation bias: they remember pre-exilic prosperity while worshiping Ishtar/Astarte (queen of heaven, מְלֶכֶת הַשָּׁמַיִם) and blame reform efforts (Josiah's, 622 BC) for subsequent calamity.We have wanted all things (חֲסַרְנוּ כֹּל)—chasar (חָסֵר) means to lack or be in want. Their theology: idolatry = blessing, faithfulnes...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 44:18
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“which we ate in Egypt for nothing; the cucumbers”
“and came to the land of Judah”
“'Depart from us”
“They set their mouth against the heavens”