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Jeremiah Chapter 44 verse 15 Holy Bible

ASV Jeremiah 44:15

Then all the men who knew that their wives burned incense unto other gods, and all the women that stood by, a great assembly, even all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying,
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BBE Jeremiah 44:15

Then all the men who had knowledge that their wives were burning perfumes to other gods, and all the women who were present, a great meeting, answering Jeremiah, said,
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DARBY Jeremiah 44:15

Then all the men who knew that their wives burned incense to other gods, and all the women who stood by, a great assemblage, even all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying,
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KJV Jeremiah 44:15

Then all the men which knew that their wives had burned incense unto other gods, and all the women that stood by, a great multitude, even all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying,
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WBT Jeremiah 44:15

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WEB Jeremiah 44:15

Then all the men who knew that their wives burned incense to other gods, and all the women who stood by, a great assembly, even all the people who lived in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying,
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YLT Jeremiah 44:15

And they answer Jeremiah -- all the men who are knowing that their wives are making perfume to other gods, and all the women who are remaining, a great assembly, even all the people who are dwelling in the land of Egypt, in Pathros -- saying:
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerses 15-19. - The reply of the people. The special mention of the women suggests that the occasion of the gathering was a festival in honour of the Queen of Heaven. Verse 15. - Had burned incense; rather, were burning incense. The practice was still going on.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(15) All the men which knew that their wives had burned incense.--The fact thus mentioned incidentally shows that the prophet's words in Jeremiah 44:9 had not missed their mark. As of old--as, we may add, in the Rome of the Empire (Juvenal, Sat. vi. 526?534)--the women practised a cultus in which their husbands acquiesced, even though they did not join in it.