Jeremiah 44:15

New Century Version

A large group of the people of Judah who lived in southern Egypt were meeting together. Among them were many women of Judah who were burning incense to other gods, and their husbands knew it. All these people said to Jeremiah,

Cross References

Genesis 19:4

Before bedtime, men both young and old and from every part of Sodom surrounded Lot’s house.

Nehemiah 13:26

Foreign women made King Solomon of Israel sin. There was never a king like him in any of the nations. God loved Solomon and made him king over all Israel, but foreign women made him sin.

Proverbs 11:21

Evil people will certainly be punished, but those who do right will be set free.

Isaiah 1:5

Why should you continue to be punished? Why do you continue to turn against him? Your whole head is hurt, and your whole heart is sick.

Isaiah 48:5

So a long time ago I told you about these things; I told you about them before they happened so you couldn’t say, ‘My idols did this, and my wooden and metal statues made these things happen.’

Jeremiah 44:1

Jeremiah received a message from the Lord for all the Jews living in Egypt—in the cities of Migdol, Tahpanhes, Memphis, and in southern Egypt. This was the message:

Jeremiah 44:19

The women said, “Our husbands knew what we were doing. We had their permission to burn incense to the Queen Goddess and to pour out drink offerings to her. Our husbands knew we were making cakes that looked like her and were pouring out drink offerings to her.”

Jeremiah 44:24

Then Jeremiah said to all those men and women, “People of Judah who are now in Egypt, hear the word of the Lord:

Ezekiel 29:14

I will bring back the Egyptian captives and make them return to southern Egypt, to the land they came from. They will become a weak kingdom there.

Ezekiel 30:14

I will make southern Egypt empty and start a fire in Zoan and punish Thebes.

Matthew 7:13

“Enter through the narrow gate. The gate is wide and the road is wide that leads to hell, and many people enter through that gate.

Deuteronomy 13:7

gods of the people who live around you, either nearby or far away, from one end of the land to the other.)