Jeremiah 44:4
ContextNETBible | I sent my servants the prophets to you people over and over 1 again warning you not to do this disgusting thing I hate. 2 |
XREF | 2Ch 36:15; Jer 7:13,25; Jer 16:18; Jer 25:3,4; Jer 26:5; Jer 29:19; Jer 32:33; Jer 35:17; Eze 8:10; Eze 16:36,47; Zec 7:7; 1Pe 4:3; Re 17:4,5 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn See 7:13 for an explanation of this idiom and compare 7:25; 25:4; 26:5; 29:19; 35:15 for similar references to the persistent warnings of the prophets. 2 tn Heb “sent…over again, saying, ‘Do not do this terrible thing that I hate.’” The indirect quote has been used to shorten the sentence and eliminate one level of embedded quotes. sn This refers to the worship of other gods mentioned in the previous verse. |