Jeremiah 44:21

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Jeremiah said to those people, “The Lord remembered that you made sacrifices in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. You and your ancestors, {\cf2\super [359]} your kings, your officials, and the people of the land did that. The Lord remembered what you had done, and thought about that.

Cross References

1 Kings 17:18

And the woman said to Elijah, “You are a man of God. [194] Can you help me? Or did you come here only to cause me to remember all of my sins? Did you come here only to cause my son to die?”

Psalm 79:8

God, please don’t punish us for the sins of our ancestors. {\cf2\super [457]} \par Hurry, show us your mercy!\par We need you so much!\par

Isaiah 64:9

Lord, don’t continue to be angry with us!\par Don’t remember our sins forever!\par Please, look at us!\par We are your people.\par

Jeremiah 11:13

“People of Judah, you have many idols—there are as many idols as there are towns in Judah. You have built many altars for worshiping that disgusting god Baal {\cf2\super [96]} —there are as many altars as there are streets in Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 14:10

This is what the Lord says about the people of Judah: “The people of Judah really love to leave me. Those people don’t stop themselves from leaving me. So now, the Lord will not accept them. Now the Lord will remember the bad things they do. The Lord will punish them for their sins.”

Jeremiah 32:32

I will destroy Jerusalem because of all the evil things the people of Israel and Judah have done. The people, their kings, leaders, their priests and prophets, the men of Judah, and the people of Jerusalem have all made me angry.

Jeremiah 44:17

We promised to make sacrifices to the Queen of Heaven. {\cf2\super [357]} And we will do everything we promised. We will offer sacrifices and pour out drink offerings in worship to her. We did that in the past. And our ancestors, our kings, and our officials did that in the past. All of us did those things in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. At the time we worshiped the Queen of Heaven, we had plenty of food. We were successful. Nothing bad happened to us.

Jeremiah 44:20

Then Jeremiah spoke to all those men and women. He spoke to the people that had just said those things.

Jeremiah 44:9

Have you forgotten about the wicked things your ancestors {\cf2\super [355]} did? And have you forgotten about the wicked things the kings and queens of Judah did? Have you forgotten about the wicked things you and your wives did in Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?

Ezekiel 16:24

“After all those things you made that mound \{for worshiping that false god\}. You built those places for worshiping false gods on every street corner.

Hosea 7:2

Those people don’t believe\par that I will remember their crimes.\par The bad things they did are all around.\par I can see their sins clearly.\par

Amos 8:7

The Lord made a promise. He used his name, Pride of Jacob, and made this promise:

Deuteronomy 32:19

“The Lord saw this and became upset. His sons and daughters made him angry!

Deuteronomy 32:34

“{The Lord says,} ‘I am saving that punishment. I have it locked up in my storehouse!

Revelation 16:19

The great city split into three parts. The cities of the nations were destroyed. And God did not forget \{to punish\} Babylon the Great. He gave that city the cup filled with the wine of his terrible anger.

Revelation 18:5

That city’s sins are piled up as high as heaven.\par God has not forgotten the wrong things she has done.\par

1 Samuel 15:3

Now, go fight against the Amalekites. You must completely destroy the Amalekites and everything that belongs to them. Don’t let anything live; you must kill all the men and women and all of their children and little babies. You must kill all of their cows and sheep and all of their camels and donkeys.’”