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Jeremiah 44:21

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He said, “The Lord remembered that you made sacrifices in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. You and your ancestors, your kings, your officials, and the people of the land did that. He remembered what you had done and thought about it.

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We promised to make sacrifices to the Queen of Heaven, 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. 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. When we worshiped the Queen of Heaven, we had plenty of food. We were successful. Nothing bad happened to us.

Have you forgotten about the wicked things your ancestors 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?

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

“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—there are as many altars as there are streets in Jerusalem.

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

Please don’t punish us for the sins of our ancestors. Hurry, show us your mercy! We need you so much!

The Lord made a promise. He used his name, “Pride of Jacob,” and made this promise: “I will never forget what those people did.

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

That city’s sins are piled up as high as heaven. God has not forgotten the wrongs she has done.

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.

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

Then the woman said to Elijah, “You are a man of God. Can you help me? Or did you come here only to remind me of my sins and to make my son die?”

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 cattle and sheep and all of their camels and donkeys.’”

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

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

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 people of Judah, and the people of Jerusalem have all made me angry.

Then Jeremiah spoke to all the men and women who told him these things.




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