Jeremiah 44:20

20 Then Jeremiah said to all the people, both men and women, who were answering him,

Jeremiah 44:20 in Other Translations

20 Then Jeremiah said unto all the people, to the men, and to the women, and to all the people which had given him that answer, saying,

20 Then Jeremiah said to all the people, men and women, all the people who had given him this answer:

20 Then Jeremiah said to all of them, men and women alike, who had given him that answer,

20 Then Jeremiah spoke up, confronting the men and the women, all the people who had answered so insolently. He said,

20 But Jeremiah responded to all the people-the men, women, and all the people who were answering him-saying,

Jeremiah 44:20 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 44:20

Then Jeremiah said unto all the people
Immediately, being influenced, directed, and assisted by the Spirit of God; though what he says, in ( Jeremiah 44:21-23 ) ; he does not declare as coming from the Lord; but what was upon his mind, and was a full refutation of all that had been said: and which he delivered to the men, and to the women, and to all the people which had given him
[that] answer;
in which they all agreed, though delivered by one; and to which he made a reply: saying;
as follows:

Jeremiah 44:20 In-Context

18 But ever since we stopped burning incense to the Queen of Heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her, we have had nothing and have been perishing by sword and famine.”

19 The women added, “When we burned incense to the Queen of Heaven and poured out drink offerings to her, did not our husbands know that we were making cakes impressed with her image and pouring out drink offerings to her?”

20 Then Jeremiah said to all the people, both men and women, who were answering him,

21 “Did not the LORD remember and call to mind the incense burned in the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem by you and your ancestors, your kings and your officials and the people of the land?

22 When the LORD could no longer endure your wicked actions and the detestable things you did, your land became a curse and a desolate waste without inhabitants, as it is today.