Jeremiah 44:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“In that ye provoke me unto wrath with the works of your hands, burning incense unto other gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye be gone to dwell, that ye might cut yourselves off, and that ye might be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth?”
Jeremiah 44:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 44:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 44:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“in that you provoke me to anger with the works of your hands, burning incense to other gods in the land of Egypt where you have gone to live, that you may be cut off, and that you may be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth?”
Jeremiah 44:8 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 44:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“in that ye provoke me unto anger with the works of your hands, burning incense unto other gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye are gone to sojourn; that ye may be cut off, and that ye may be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth? ”
Jeremiah 44:8 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 44:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“by provoking Me to anger by the works of your hands, by making perfume to other gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye are going in to sojourn, so as to cut yourselves off, and so as to your being for a reviling and for a reproach among all nations of the earth?”
Jeremiah 44:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 44:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“provoking me to anger with the works of your hands, burning incense unto othergods in the land of Egypt, whither ye are come to sojourn, that ye should be cut off, and that ye should be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth? ”
Jeremiah 44:8 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 44:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“In that yee prouoke mee vnto wrath with the woorkes of your hands, burning incense vnto other Gods in the lande of Egypt whither yee be gone to dwell: that yee might bring destruction vnto your selues, and that ye might be a curse and a reproch among all nations of the earth.”
Jeremiah 44:8 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 44:8 in Context — Jeremiah 44
6 Wherefore my fury and mine anger was poured forth, and was kindled in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; and they are wasted and desolate, as at this day.
7 Therefore now thus saith the Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; Wherefore commit ye this great evil against your souls, to cut off from you man and woman, child and suckling, out of Judah, to leave you none to remain;
8 In that ye provoke me unto wrath with the works of your hands, burning incense unto other gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye be gone to dwell, that ye might cut yourselves off, and that ye might be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth?
9 Have ye forgotten the wickedness of your fathers, and the wickedness of the kings of Judah, and the wickedness of their wives, and your own wickedness, and the wickedness of your wives, which they have committed in the land of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem?
10 They are not humbled even unto this day, neither have they feared, nor walked in my law, nor in my statutes, that I set before you and before your fathers.
What Does Jeremiah 44:8 Mean?
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