Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 44:17
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17. whatsoever . . . goeth . . . out of our . . . mouth —whatever vow we have uttered to our gods ( Jeremiah 44:25 ; Deuteronomy 23:23 ; Judges 11:36 ). The source of all superstitions is that men oppose their own will and fancies to God's commands. queen of heaven —(See on Jeremiah 7:18 ); Ashtaroth or Astarte. we . . . fathers . . . king, c.—The evil was restricted to no one class: all from the highest to the lowest shared the guilt. then had we plenty —Fools attribute their seeming prosperity to God's connivance at their sin: but see Proverbs 1:32 Ecclesiastes 8:11-13 . In fact, God had often chastised them for their idolatry (see Ecclesiastes 8:11-21.8.13- : ); but it is the curse of impiety not to perceive the hand of God in calamities. victuals —Men cast away the bread of the soul for the bread that perisheth ( Deuteronomy 8:3 ; John 6:27 ). So Esau ( John 6:27- : ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-18" class="com-number"
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