Jeremiah 44:22

So the LORD could no longer endure the evil deeds and detestable acts you committed, and your land became a desolation, a horror, and an object of cursing, without inhabitant, as it is this day.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Jeremiah addresses Judean refugees in Egypt, explaining the cause of their exile. The prophet states that God’s patience ended because of their persistent idolatry and disobedience.

The words — The Hebrew construction יוּכַל עוֹד לָשֵׂאת (yūḵal ʿôd lāśēt) literally renders "he was able still to endure." Paired with מֵרֹעַ מַעַלְלֵיכֶם (mērōaʿ maʿaləlêḵem, "from the wickedness of your deeds"), the syntax marks a definitive limit to divine forbearance.

The thread — This declaration parallels Jeremiah 25:18, where the land is made an object of horror and cursing. The exhaustion of divine patience also surfaces in Isaiah 7:13 and Isaiah 43:24, where human actions are described as overburdening God’s long-suffering.

Why it lands — The verse states that persistent evil directly produces irreversible desolation and displacement. It requires readers to acknowledge that repeated disobedience eventually triggers concrete historical consequences rather than abstract warning.

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The Hebrew words

King James Version

So that the Lord could no longer bear, because of the evil of your doings, and because of the abominations which ye have committed; therefore is your land a desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse, without an inhabitant, as at this day.

Cross-references

Jeremiah 25:18 to make them a ruin, an object of horror and contempt and cursing, as they are to this day—Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, its kings and officials;
Isaiah 7:13 Then Isaiah said, “Hear now, O house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of men? Will you try the patience of my God as well?
Isaiah 43:24 You have not bought Me sweet cane with your silver, nor satisfied Me with the fat of your sacrifices. But you have burdened Me with your sins; you have wearied Me with your iniquities.
Jeremiah 18:16 They have made their land a desolation, a perpetual object of scorn; all who pass by will be appalled and shake their heads.
Jeremiah 25:11 And this whole land will become a desolate wasteland, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years.
Jeremiah 25:38 He has left His den like a lion, for their land has been made a desolation by the sword of the oppressor, and because of the fierce anger of the LORD.
Jeremiah 44:12 And I will take away the remnant of Judah who have resolved to go to the land of Egypt to reside there; they will meet their end. They will all fall by the sword or be consumed by famine. From the least to the greatest, they will die by sword or famine; and they will become an object of cursing and horror, of vilification and reproach.
Malachi 2:17 You have wearied the LORD with your words; yet you ask, “How have we wearied Him?” By saying, “All who do evil are good in the sight of the LORD, and in them He delights,” or, “Where is the God of justice?”
Genesis 6:3 So the LORD said, “My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days shall be 120 years.”
Genesis 6:5 Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time.