16As for the word which thou hast spoken to us in the name of the Lord, we will not hearken to thee:


In Context

13 And I will visit them that dwell in the land of Egypt, as I have visited Jerusalem by the sword, and by famine, and by pestilence.

14 And there shall be none that shall escape, and remain of the remnant of the Jews that are gone to sojourn in the land of Egypt: and that shall return into the land of Juda, to which they have a desire to return to dwell there: there shall none return but they that shall flee.

15 Then all the men that knew that their wives sacrificed to other gods: and all the women of whom there stood by a great multitude, and all the people of them that dwelt in the land of Egypt in Phatures, answered Jeremias, saying:

16 As for the word which thou hast spoken to us in the name of the Lord, we will not hearken to thee:

17 But we will certainly do every word that shall proceed out of our own mouth, to sacrifice to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings to her, as we and our fathers have done, our kings, and our princes in the cities of Juda, and in the streets of Jerusalem: and we were filled with bread, and it was well with us, and we saw no evil.

18 But since we left off to offer sacrifice to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings to her, we have wanted all things, and have been consumed by the sword, and by famine.

Jeremiah 44:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

44:16[As for] the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the LORD, we will not hearken unto thee.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

44:16"We will not listen to the message you have spoken to us in the name of the Lord !

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

44:16As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of Jehovah, we will not hearken unto thee.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

44:16As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of Jehovah, we will not hearken unto thee,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

44:16As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the LORD, we will not hearken unto thee.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

44:16As for the word that thou hast spoken to us in the name of the LORD, we will not hearken to thee.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

44:16As for the word that you have spoken to us in the name of Yahweh, we will not listen to you.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

44:16The word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of Jehovah — we are not hearkening unto thee;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

44:16As for the word that you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD, we will not listen to you.