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Jeremiah 44:9 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Jeremiah 44:9 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 44 verse 9 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Have ye forgotten the wickedness of your fathers, and the wickedness of the kings of Judah, and the wickedness of their wives, and your own wickedness, and the wickedness of your wives, which they have committed in the land of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem? wickedness: Heb. wickednesses, or, punishments, etc”
Jeremiah 44:9 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 44:9
Have ye forgotten the wickedness of your fathers—the interrogative hăšəkaḥtem (have you forgotten?) uses the verb šākaḥ, implying willful neglect, not mere lapse of memory. This introduces a genealogy of guilt covering five categories: fathers, kings of Judah, their wives, your own wickedness, wickedness of your wives. The comprehensive catalog spans generations (fathers), leadership (kings), domestic life (wives), and personal responsibility (your own). The inclusion of wives is significant—women apparently led in 'Queen of Heaven' worship (44:15-19, 25).Which they have committed in the land ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 44:9
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“Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?”
“our kings”
“and have dealt perversely”
“from which we have not cleansed ourselves to this day”
“and all the women who stood by”
“and in the streets of Jerusalem”