Jeremías 44:22

22 Fue porque el Señor
no podía soportar más todas las cosas repugnantes que él convirtió su tierra en objeto de maldición —una ruina desolada sin habitantes— como sucede hoy.

Jeremías 44:22 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 44:22

So that the Lord could no longer forbear
He did forbear a long time, and did not stir up all his wrath, but waited to see if these people would repent of their sins, and turn from them; during which time of his forbearance, things might be well with them, as they had said, and they enjoyed peace and plenty; but persisting in their sins, and growing worse and worse, he could bear with them no longer, but brought down his judgments upon them. The reason is expressed, because of the evil of your doings, [and] because of the abominations
which ye have committed;
the incense they had burnt; the drink offerings they had poured out to idols; and such like idolatrous practices, which were evil in themselves, contrary to the law and will of God, and abominable unto him: therefore is your land a desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse,
without an inhabitant, as at this day;
the land of Israel, wasted by the Chaldeans, and left uncultivated, was like a barren wilderness, to the astonishment of all that passed through it, who had known what a fruitful country it had been; the curse of God being apparently on it, and scarce an inhabitant left in it; which was the case at this present instant, as the Jews, to whom the prophet directs his discourse, well knew; and to whom he appeals for the truth of it: now all this was for the sins, particularly the idolatry, they had been guilty of; as is further explained in ( Jeremiah 44:23 ) .

Jeremías 44:22 In-Context

20 Entonces Jeremías les dijo a todos, tanto hombres como mujeres que le habían dado esa respuesta:

21 —¿Acaso piensan que el Señor
no sabía que ustedes y sus antepasados, sus reyes y funcionarios y todo el pueblo quemaban incienso a los ídolos en las ciudades de Judá y en las calles de Jerusalén?

22 Fue porque el Señor
no podía soportar más todas las cosas repugnantes que él convirtió su tierra en objeto de maldición —una ruina desolada sin habitantes— como sucede hoy.

23 A ustedes les ocurrieron todas estas cosas horribles porque quemaron incienso a los ídolos y pecaron contra el Señor
. Se negaron a obedecerlo y no han seguido sus instrucciones, sus decretos ni sus leyes.

24 Luego Jeremías les dijo a todos, incluidas las mujeres: «Escuchen este mensaje del Señor
, todos ustedes ciudadanos de Judá que viven en Egipto.