Jeremiah 44:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 44:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 44:3 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Because of their wickedness which they have committed to provoke me to anger, in that they went to burn incense, and to ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 44:3 — KJV
“Because of their wickedness which they have committed to provoke me to anger, in that they went to burn incense, and to serve other gods, whom they knew not, neither they, ye, nor your fathers.”
— Jeremiah 44:3 (KJV)
Jeremiah 44:3 in Context — About the Book of Jeremiah
Jeremiah preached for forty years to a nation that would not listen, weeping as Jerusalem fell. Yet from the rubble come some of Scripture's most hopeful promises: plans to prosper and not harm, a new covenant written on hearts, and a God who invites us to call and see great things.
Cross-References for Jeremiah 44:3
“Because they have forsaken me, and have estranged this place, and have burned incense in it unto other gods, whom neither they nor their fathers have known, nor the kings of Judah, and have filled this place with the blood of innocents;”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 44:3: because, burn, incense
“Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 44:3: because, provoke, anger
“And in every several city of Judah he made high places to burn incense unto other gods, and provoked to anger the LORD God of his fathers. to burn: or, to offer”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 44:3: provoke, anger, burn
“Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be poured out upon this place, and shall not be quenched.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 44:3: because, provoke, anger
“The LORD shall bring thee, and thy king which thou shalt set over thee, unto a nation which neither thou nor thy fathers have known; and there shalt thou serve other gods, wood and stone.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 44:3: serve, other, gods
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