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Jeremiah 44:4
New English Translation
Jeremiah 44:4
New English Translation
4 I sent my servants the prophets to you people over and over again[a] warning you not to do this disgusting thing I hate.[b]
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- Jeremiah 44:4 tn See 7:13 for an explanation of this idiom and compare 7:25; 25:4; 26:5; 29:19; 35:15 for similar references to the persistent warnings of the prophets.
- Jeremiah 44:4 tn Heb “sent…over again, saying, ‘Do not do this terrible thing that I hate.’” The indirect quote has been used to shorten the sentence and eliminate one level of embedded quotes.sn This refers to the worship of other gods mentioned in the previous verse.
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