Jeremiah 44:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil.”

Jeremiah 44:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 44:17 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 44:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“But we will certainly perform every word that has gone out of our mouth, to burn incense to the queen of the sky and to pour out drink offerings to her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings and our princes, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; for then we had plenty of food, and were well, and saw no evil.”

Jeremiah 44:17 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 44:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“But we will certainly perform every word that is gone forth out of our mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink-offerings unto her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem; for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil.”

Jeremiah 44:17 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 44:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“for we certainly do everything that hath gone out of our mouth, to make perfume to the queen of the heavens, and to pour out to her libations, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our heads, in cities of Judah, and in streets of Jerusalem, and--we are satisfied with bread, and we are well, and evil we have not seen.”

Jeremiah 44:17 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 44:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“but we will certainly do every word that is gone forth out of our mouth, to burn incense to the queen of the heavens, and to pour out drink-offerings to her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings and our princes, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; and we had plenty of bread, and were well, and saw no evil.”

Jeremiah 44:17 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 44:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But wee will doe whatsoeuer thing goeth out of our owne mouth, as to burne incense vnto the Queene of heauen, and to powre out drinke offerings vnto her, as we haue done, both we and our fathers, our Kings and our princes in the cities of Iudah, and in the streetes of Ierusalem: for then had wee plentie of vitailes and were well and felt none euill.”

Jeremiah 44:17 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 44:17 in Context — Jeremiah 44

15 Tous les hommes qui savaient que leurs femmes offraient de l’encens à d’autres dieux, toutes les femmes qui se trouvaient là en grand nombre, et tout le peuple qui demeurait au pays d’Égypte, à Pathros, répondirent ainsi à Jérémie:

16 Nous ne t’obéirons en rien de ce que tu nous as dit au nom de l’Éternel.

17 Mais nous voulons agir comme l’a déclaré notre bouche, offrir de l’encens à la reine du ciel, et lui faire des libations, comme nous l’avons fait, nous et nos pères, nos rois et nos chefs, dans les villes de Juda et dans les rues de Jérusalem. Alors nous avions du pain pour nous rassasier, nous étions heureux, et nous n’éprouvions point de malheur.

18 Et depuis que nous avons cessé d’offrir de l’encens à la reine du ciel et de lui faire des libations, nous avons manqué de tout, et nous avons été consumés par l’épée et par la famine…

19 D’ailleurs, lorsque nous offrons de l’encens à la reine du ciel et que nous lui faisons des libations, est-ce sans la volonté de nos maris que nous lui préparons des gâteaux pour l’honorer et que nous lui faisons des libations?

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What Does Jeremiah 44:17 Mean?

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