Jeremías 44:15

15 Entonces todos los hombres que sabían que sus mujeres quemaban sacrificios a otros dioses, junto con todas las mujeres que estaban presentes, una gran multitud, y todo el pueblo que moraba en la tierra de Egipto, en Patros, respondieron a Jeremías, diciendo:

Jeremías 44:15 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 44:15

Then all the men which knew that their wires had burnt incense
unto other gods
Which was a rite God appointed to be used in his worship; and is here put for the whole of religious worship, which was given to idols by the Jewish women; this their husbands knew of, and winked at, and did not restrain them from it, as they should; they seem to be themselves irreligious persons, a sort of atheists, who had no regard for the true God, nor any other gods, and cared not who were worshipped: and all the women that stood by;
the wives of the men that stood by their husbands, and other women that stood and heard Jeremiah's sermon, and were conscious to themselves of being guilty of what they were charged with by him: a great multitude, even all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt,
in Pathros;
in that part of Egypt so called, which was Thebais: here it seems Jeremiah was with that part of the people that took up their residence there; and by this it appears there was a large number of them, men and women, and who were all become idolaters, or connivers at, and encouragers of, such as were: these answered Jeremiah, saying,
one in the name of the rest made a reply, as follows:

Jeremías 44:15 In-Context

13 "Y castigaré a los que moran en la tierra de Egipto, como he castigado a Jerusalén, con espada, con hambre y con pestilencia.

14 "Y no quedará quien escape ni quien sobreviva del remanente de Judá que ha entrado en la tierra de Egipto para residir allí, para luego volver a la tierra de Judá a la cual añoran volver a fin de morar allí, porque ninguno volverá, excepto algunos fugitivos."

15 Entonces todos los hombres que sabían que sus mujeres quemaban sacrificios a otros dioses, junto con todas las mujeres que estaban presentes, una gran multitud, y todo el pueblo que moraba en la tierra de Egipto, en Patros, respondieron a Jeremías, diciendo:

16 En cuanto al mensaje que nos has hablado en el nombre del SEÑOR, no vamos a escucharte,

17 sino que ciertamente cumpliremos toda palabra que ha salido de nuestra boca, y quemaremos sacrificios a la reina del cielo, derramándole libaciones, como hacíamos nosotros, nuestros padres, nuestros reyes y nuestros príncipes en las ciudades de Judá y en las calles de Jerusalén. Entonces teníamos bastante alimento, prosperábamos y no veíamos mal alguno.