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Jeremiah 44:24
Then Jeremiah said to all the people, including all the women, “Hear the word of the LORD, all those of Judah who are in the land of Egypt.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jeremiah addresses the full community of Judahites residing in Egypt, explicitly naming both men and women. He delivers this proclamation immediately after listing the specific sins that triggered their present disaster.
The words — וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר (va/i.Yo.mer) means "and he said," while כָּל\־ (kol-) translates as "all" and is repeated to stress total inclusion. הַ/נָּשִׁ֑ים (ha./na.Shim) specifies "the women," confirming their direct placement within the prophetic audience.
The thread — The phrase "hear the word of the LORD" repeats the summons in Jeremiah 42:15 and tracks the same displaced group that fled to Egypt in Jeremiah 43:7. The explicit mention of women alongside men mirrors the collective idolatry detailed in Jeremiah 44:15.
Why it lands — The text records a direct command for a defiant diaspora community to listen to divine instruction. It requires the reader to acknowledge that prophetic warning addresses the entire household without demographic exception.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Moreover Jeremiah said unto all the people, and to all the women, Hear the word of the Lord, all Judah that are in the land of Egypt:
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 43:7 So they entered the land of Egypt because they did not obey the voice of the LORD, and they went as far as Tahpanhes.
- Jeremiah 42:15 then hear the word of the LORD, O remnant of Judah! This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you are determined to go to Egypt and reside there,
- Jeremiah 44:15 Then all the men who knew that their wives were burning incense to other gods, and all the women standing by—a great assembly—along with all the people living in the land of Egypt and in Pathros, said to Jeremiah,
- Jeremiah 44:26 Nevertheless, hear the word of the LORD, all you people of Judah living in Egypt: Behold, I have sworn by My great name, says the LORD, that never again will any man of Judah living in the land of Egypt invoke My name or say, ‘As surely as the Lord GOD lives.’
- 1 Kings 22:19 Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing by Him on His right and on His left.
- Isaiah 1:10 Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah!
- Isaiah 28:14 Therefore hear the word of the LORD, O scoffers who rule this people in Jerusalem.
- Ezekiel 2:7 But speak My words to them, whether they listen or refuse to listen, for they are rebellious.
- Ezekiel 20:32 When you say, ‘Let us be like the nations, like the peoples of the lands, serving wood and stone,’ what you have in mind will never come to pass.
- Amos 7:16 Now, therefore, hear the word of the LORD. You say: ‘Do not prophesy against Israel; do not preach against the house of Isaac.’