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Jeremías 44:25

Listen to Jeremías 44:25
25 Esto dice el Señor
de los Ejércitos Celestiales, Dios de Israel: “Ustedes y sus esposas han dicho: ‘Guardaremos nuestras promesas de quemar incienso y derramar ofrendas líquidas a la reina del cielo’ y por sus hechos han demostrado que hablaban en serio. ¡Así que vayan, cumplan sus promesas y votos a ella!”.

Jeremías 44:25 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 44:25

Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel
Which is an usual preface to prophecies coming from him: saying;
as follows: ye and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and fulfilled with
your hand;
they had said they would burn incense to the queen of heaven, and they had done it; they had been as good as their word, true to it, though in a bad thing: their words and works agreed, and so did the men and their wives: the women had before said they did not perform worship to the queen of heaven without their men; this is acknowledged by the Lord, and their confession is improved against them: saying, we will surely perform our vows that we have vowed, to burn
incense to queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her;
they thought, because they made a vow that they would do it, that it was therefore obligatory upon them, and this would be sufficient to justify them before God, and excuse it to him; whereas nothing that is sinful ought to be vowed or performed; and to vow and perform in such a case is doubly criminal: a vow cannot make that lawful which is unlawful; and the performance of it can never be a laudable action: ye will surely accomplish your vows, and surely perform your vows;
they were resolutely set upon it, and nothing would hinder their performance of it; this shows the obstinacy and firmness of their minds: though some think these words are spoken ironically.

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Jeremías 44:25 In-Context

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.
25 Esto dice el Señor
de los Ejércitos Celestiales, Dios de Israel: “Ustedes y sus esposas han dicho: ‘Guardaremos nuestras promesas de quemar incienso y derramar ofrendas líquidas a la reina del cielo’ y por sus hechos han demostrado que hablaban en serio. ¡Así que vayan, cumplan sus promesas y votos a ella!”.
26 »Sin embargo, escuchen este mensaje del Señor
todos ustedes, los judíos que ahora viven en Egipto: “He jurado por mi gran nombre —dice el Señor
— que mi nombre ya no será pronunciado por ningún judío en la tierra de Egipto. Ninguno de ustedes podrá invocar mi nombre ni usar el siguiente juramento: ‘Tan cierto como que el Señor
Soberano vive’.
27 Pues los vigilaré para traerles desastre y no bien. Todos los de Judá que ahora viven en Egipto sufrirán guerra y hambre hasta que todos mueran.

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