Jeremiah 44:17

“But we will certainly do every word that has gone out of our mouth, to burn incense to the queen of the heavens and to pour out libations 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 we were well off, and evil we did not see.”

Jeremiah 44:17 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 44:17, word by word

we will certainly doעָשֹׂהaso

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “aso” appears
wordדָּבָרdavar

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

Where else “davar” appears
has gone outיָצָאyatsa

go out

To go out of a place.

Where else “yatsa” appears
of our mouthפִּיpi

mouth

The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.

Where else “pi” appears
to burn incenseקַטֵּרkater

burn incense

To offer fragrant smoke to YHWH or other gods.

Where else “kater” appears
to the queenמְלֶכֶתmelechet

queen

Queen. In Jeremiah, "the queen of the heavens" is a goddess the people worshiped.

Where else “melechet” appears
of the heavensשָּׁמַיִםshamayim

sky

The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.

Where else “shamayim” appears
and to pour outהַסֵּיךְhasech

pour out

To offer wine or water by emptying it before God.

Where else “hasech” appears
libationsנְסָכִיםnesachim

libation

Wine or other drink poured as an offering.

Where else “nesachim” appears
and our fathersאֲבֹתֵיavote

forefather

Ancestors, those who came before in the family.

Where else “avote” appears
our kingsמְלָכֵיmelache

king

A king who rules a people.

Where else “melache” appears
and our princesשָׂרֵיsare

chief

Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.

Where else “sare” appears
in the citiesעָרֵיare

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

Where else “are” appears
of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda

Judah

Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.

Where else “yehuda” appears
and in the streetsחֻצוֹתchutsot

street

The ways and squares between the houses, where people go about.

Where else “chutsot” appears
of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָםyerushalaim

Jerusalem

See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears
and we had plentyנִּשְׂבַּעnisba

be satisfied

To eat until one wants no more.

Where else “nisba” appears
of breadלֶחֶםlechem

bread

Food made of kneaded, baked flour: the basis of each day's meal.

Where else “lechem” appears
and we wereנִּהְיֶהnihye

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “nihye” appears
well offטוֹבִיםtovim

good

What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.

Where else “tovim” appears
and evilרָעָהraa

evil

What is evil, the opposite of good.

Where else “raa” appears
seeרָאִינוּrainu

see

To see with one's eyes.

Where else “rainu” appears

Places in this verse

Jerusalem
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Jerusalem

    Today: Old City of Jerusalem

    A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.

    David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).

    2 Samuel 5:61 Kings 8:1Luke 2:22Acts 1:8

The context

16“The word that you have spoken to us in the name of YHWH, we are not listening to you.

17 · This verse (above)

18But since we stopped burning incense to the queen of the heavens and pouring out libations to her, we have lacked everything, and by the sword and by famine we have come to an end.”

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