Jeremiah 44:4

Easy-to-Read Version

I sent my servants, the prophets, to those people again and again. They spoke my message and said to the people, "Don't do this terrible thing. I hate for you to worship idols."

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
So I sent you all my servants the prophets time and time again, saying, ‘Don’t commit this detestable action that I hate.’

Hebrew Names Version
However I sent to you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Oh, don't do this abominable thing that I hate.

King James Version
Howbeit I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing that I hate.

English Standard Version
Yet I persistently sent to you all my servants the prophets, saying, ‘Oh, do not do this abomination that I hate!'

New American Standard Bible
'Yet I sent you all My servants the prophets again and again, saying, "Oh, do not do this abominable thing which I hate."

New Century Version
I sent all my servants, the prophets, to you again and again. By them I said to you, ‘Don't do this terrible thing that I hate.'

Amplified Bible
'Yet I sent to you all My servants the prophets, again and again, saying, "Oh, do not do this shamefully vile thing which I hate."

World English Bible
However I sent to you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Oh, don't do this abominable thing that I hate.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Howbeit I sent vnto you all my seruats the Prophets rising earely, and sending them, saying, Oh doe not this abominable thing that I hate.

Legacy Standard Bible
Yet I sent you all My slaves the prophets, rising up early and sending, saying, "Oh, do not do this abominable thing which I hate."

Berean Standard Bible
Yet I sent you all My servants the prophets again and again, saying: 'Do not do this detestable thing that I hate.'

Contemporary English Version
Time after time I sent my servants the prophets to tell the people of Judah how much I hated their disgusting sins. The prophets warned them to stop sinning,

Complete Jewish Bible
I had sent you all my servants the prophets, sent them frequently, with the message, "Don't do this horrible thing which I hate!"

Darby Translation
And I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending, saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing which I hate!

George Lamsa Translation
And I sent to them all my servants the prophets, in advance, saying. Oh, do not do this abominable thing that I hate.

Good News Translation
I kept sending you my servants the prophets, who told you not to do this terrible thing that I hate.

Lexham English Bible
And I sent to you all my servants the prophets, sending over and over again, saying, "Please, you must not do this detestable thing that I hate."

Literal Translation
And, I sent to you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending, saying, Oh, do not do this abominable thing which I hate!

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
How be it, I sent vnto them my seruautes all the prophetes: I rose vp early, I sent vnto them, and gaue them warninge: O do no soch abhominable thinges, & thinges that I hate

American Standard Version
Howbeit I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing that I hate.

Bible in Basic English
And I sent all my servants the prophets to you, getting up early and sending them, saying, Do not do this disgusting thing which is hated by me.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Howbeit I sent unto you all My servants the prophets, sending them betimes and often, saying: Oh, do not this abominable thing that I hate.

King James Version (1611)
Howbeit I sent vnto you all my seruants the Prophets, rising early and sending them, saying, Oh doe not this abominable thing that I hate.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Howbeit I sent vnto them my seruauntes all the prophetes, I rose vp early, I sent vnto them and gaue them warning, O do no suche abhominable thinges, and thinges that I hate.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Now Jeremias came and went through the midst of the city: for they had not put him into the house of the prison.

English Revised Version
Howbeit I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing that I hate.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Y sente to you alle my seruauntis profetis; and Y roos bi nyyte, and sente, and seide, Nyle ye do the word of sich abhomynacioun.

Update Bible Version
Nevertheless I sent to you all my slaves the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Oh, don't do this disgusting thing that I hate.

Webster's Bible Translation
Yet I sent to you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending [them], saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing that I hate.

New English Translation
I sent my servants the prophets to you people over and over again warning you not to do this disgusting thing I hate.

New King James Version
However I have sent to you all My servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying, "Oh, do not do this abominable thing that I hate!"

New Living Translation
"Again and again I sent my servants, the prophets, to plead with them, ‘Don't do these horrible things that I hate so much.'

New Life Bible
Yet I sent you all My servants who spoke for Me again and again, saying, "O, do not do this very sinful thing which I hate!"

New Revised Standard
Yet I persistently sent to you all my servants the prophets, saying, "I beg you not to do this abominable thing that I hate!"

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
yet I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, betimes sending them, saying, Do not, I pray you, commit this abominable thing, which I hate!

Douay-Rheims Bible
And I sent to you all my servants the prophets, rising early, and sending, and saying: Do not commit this abominable thing, which I hate.

Revised Standard Version
Yet I persistently sent to you all my servants the prophets, saying, 'Oh, do not do this abominable thing that I hate!'

Young's Literal Translation
`And I send unto you all my servants, the prophets, rising early and sending, saying: I pray you, do not this abomination that I have hated --

New American Standard Bible (1995)
'Yet I sent you all My servants the prophets, again and again, saying, "Oh, do not do this abominable thing which I hate."

Contextual Overview

¹ Jeremiah received a message from the Lord for all the people of Judah living in Egypt. The message was for the people of Judah living in the towns of Migdol, Tahpanhes, Memphis, and southern Egypt. This was the message: ² "This is what the Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel, says: ‘You people saw the disasters that I brought on the city of Jerusalem and on all the towns of Judah. The towns are empty piles of stones today. ³ They were destroyed because the people living in them did evil. They gave sacrifices to other gods, and that made me angry! Your people and your ancestors did not worship those gods in the past. ⁴ I sent my servants, the prophets, to those people again and again. They spoke my message and said to the people, "Don't do this terrible thing. I hate for you to worship idols." ⁵ But they didn't listen to the prophets or pay attention to them. They didn't stop doing wicked things. They didn't stop making sacrifices to other gods. ⁶ So I showed my anger against them. I punished the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem. My anger made Jerusalem and the towns of Judah the empty piles of stone they are today.' ⁷ "So this is what the Lord God All-Powerful, the God of Israel, says: ‘Why are you hurting yourselves by continuing to worship idols? You are separating the men and women, the children and babies from the family of Judah. And so you leave yourselves without anyone left from the family of Judah. ⁸ Why do you people want to make me angry by making idols? Now you are living in Egypt. And now you are making me angry by offering sacrifices to the false gods of Egypt. You will destroy yourselves, and it will be your own fault. The people of all the other nations on the earth will say bad things about you and make fun of you. ⁹ Have you forgotten about the wicked things your ancestors did? And have you forgotten about the wicked things the kings and queens of Judah did? Have you forgotten about the wicked things you and your wives did in Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem? ¹⁰ Even to this day the people of Judah have not made themselves humble. They have not shown any respect for me, and they have not followed my teachings. They have not obeyed the laws I gave you and your ancestors.'

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

I sent: Jeremiah 7:13, Jeremiah 7:25, Jeremiah 25:3, Jeremiah 25:4, Jeremiah 26:5, Jeremiah 29:19, Jeremiah 32:33, Jeremiah 35:17, 2 Chronicles 36:15, Zechariah 7:7

this: Jeremiah 16:18, Ezekiel 8:10, Ezekiel 16:36, Ezekiel 16:47, 1 Peter 4:3, Revelation 17:4, Revelation 17:5

Reciprocal: Genesis 38:10 - displeased Leviticus 18:24 - Defile Deuteronomy 5:29 - O that there Deuteronomy 16:22 - which 1 Kings 21:26 - very abominably 2 Kings 17:15 - testimonies 2 Chronicles 24:19 - Yet he sent 2 Chronicles 33:10 - General Proverbs 5:12 - and my Proverbs 15:9 - The way Jeremiah 35:15 - Return Jeremiah 36:31 - will bring Ezekiel 3:7 - Israel will Ezekiel 3:19 - if thou Ezekiel 5:11 - detestable Daniel 9:6 - have we Hosea 7:12 - as their Zechariah 1:4 - unto Zechariah 8:17 - things Matthew 23:37 - how Mark 12:2 - a servant Mark 12:3 - and sent Luke 13:34 - and ye Luke 20:10 - sent John 4:38 - other John 8:2 - early Romans 10:21 - a disobedient 2 Corinthians 5:20 - as Revelation 14:9 - the third

Cross-References

Deuteronomy 2:16
"After all the fighting men were dead and gone,

1 Samuel 24:17
He said, "You are right, and I am wrong. You were good to me, even though I have been bad to you.

2 Chronicles 20:11
But see the kind of reward those people give us for not destroying them. They have come to force us out of your land that you gave to us.

Psalms 35:12
They pay me back evil for the good I have done. They make me so very sad.

Psalms 109:5
I did good things to them, but they are doing bad things to me. I loved them, but they hated me.

Proverbs 17:13
If you do wrong to those who were good to you, you will have trouble the rest of your life.

John 10:32
But he said to them, "The many wonderful things you have seen me do are from the Father. Which of these good things are you killing me for?"

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Howbeit, I sent unto you all my servants the prophets,.... As many as he raised up, and employed in the work and service of prophesying; and these were many; and as many as they were, he sent them to them, one after another, to warn them of their sin and danger; but all to no purpose; which was a further aggravation of their wickedness: nay, though he was

rising early, and sending [them]; was very early in his messages to them; gave them timely warning, and let slip no opportunity of admonishing them; and this he did constantly; see Jeremiah 7:13;

saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing that I hate; all sin is abominable in itself, and hateful to God, especially idolatry; and therefore should not be done; it should be abominable to men, and hateful to them, because it is so to God; and after such a remonstrance as this, to commit it must be very aggravating and provoking.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Howbeit I sent - And I sent.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jeremiah 44:4. O, do not this abominable thing — A strong specimen of affectionate entreaty. One of the finest figures of poetry, when judiciously managed, the anthropopathia, the ascribing human passions to God, is often used by this prophet: so God is said to grieve, to mourn, to have his bowels moved with compassion, to repent, to be angry, c. Here he is represented as tenderly expostulating: O, do not or, I entreat you, do not that abominable thing which I hate.

1. Do it not: your God commands.

2. O, do it not: your Father entreats.

3. It is an abominable thing, and should not be done.

4. I hate it, and on that account ye should abstain from it.