Jeremías 44:15

15 Entonces los hombres que sabían que sus esposas ofrecían incienso a otros dioses, así como las mujeres que estaban presentes, es decir, un grupo numeroso, y todo el pueblo que vivía en la región sur de Egipto, respondieron a Jeremías:

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 Con hambre, peste y espada castigaré a los que habitan en Egipto, como castigué a Jerusalén.

14 No escapará ninguno del resto de Judá que se fue a vivir a Egipto, ni sobrevivirá para volver a Judá. Aunque deseen y añoren volver a vivir en Judá, no podrán regresar, salvo algunos fugitivos”».

15 Entonces los hombres que sabían que sus esposas ofrecían incienso a otros dioses, así como las mujeres que estaban presentes, es decir, un grupo numeroso, y todo el pueblo que vivía en la región sur de Egipto, respondieron a Jeremías:

16 —No le haremos caso al mensaje que nos diste en el nombre del SEÑOR.

17 Al contrario, seguiremos haciendo lo que ya hemos dicho: Ofreceremos incienso y libaciones a la Reina del Cielo, como lo hemos hecho nosotros, y como antes lo hicieron nuestros antepasados, nuestros reyes y nuestros funcionarios, en las ciudades de Judá y en las calles de Jerusalén. En aquel tiempo teníamos comida en abundancia, nos iba muy bien y no sufríamos ninguna calamidad.