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## Jeremiah 44 Translation Questions ##
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Q? Why does Jeremiah say Yahweh brought disaster on Jerusalem and the cities of Judah?
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A. Jeremiah says did it because the people worshiped other gods. [44:2-3]
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Q? What had Yahweh's prophets said to the people?
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A. The prophets had told the people to stop doing things that Yahweh hates. [44:4]
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Q? What did the people do after the prophets spoke to them?
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A. They did not listen. [44:5]
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Q? What did Yahweh do when the Judeans did not listen to the prophets?
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A. Yahweh poured out his fury and his wrath, and he destroyed Judah and Jerusalem. [44:6]
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Q? How many of the people who went to Egypt will Yahweh allow to live?
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A. He will not allow any of them to live. [44:7]
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Q? How did they offend Yahweh?
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A. They offended Yahweh with the deeds of their hands, by burning incense to other gods in the land of Egypt. [44:8]
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Q? What does Yahweh say is going to happen to them in Egypt?
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A. He says he will destroy them. [44:8]
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Q? Who does Yahweh say has committed wickedness?
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A. He says that the people and their ancestors have committed wickedness. [44:10]
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Q? What does Yahweh say will happen to the people who went to Egypt?
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A. Yahweh says that he will set his face against them and bring disaster to them and destroy all of them just as he punished Jerusalem: with sword and famine and plague. [44:11-12]
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Q? What does Yahweh say about the remnant of Judah?
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A. He says that none of them who want to return to Judah will return, though a few will escape from Egypt. [44:14]
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Q? What did the people think would happen if they continued to burned incense and pour out drink offerings to the Queen of Heaven?
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A. The people thought they would be filled with food and would prosper, without experiencing any disaster if they burned incense and poured out drink offerings to the Queen of Heaven. [44:17]
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Q? What was it that Yahweh could no longer bear?
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A. He could no longer bear what the people did. [44:22]
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Q? What happened to their land after Yahweh could no longer bear what the people did?
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A. Their land became a desolation, a horror, and a curse. [44:22]
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Q? Why did this disaster happen to them?
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A. Because they burned incense to worship idols and sinned against Yahweh, and because they would not listen to him. [44:23]
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Q? What did Jeremiah tell those who wanted to fulfill their vows to the Queen of Heaven?
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A. He told them to fulfill their vows. [44:25]
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Q? What did Jeremiah say the people would do after they fulfilled their vows?
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A. He told them that they would never again worship Yahweh, but they would all perish by sword and famine. [44:26-27]
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Q? What will happen to those who do not die by the sword?
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A. They will return from Egypt to Judah. [44:28]
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Q? What does Yahweh say he will do with Pharaoh Hophra?
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A. He says he will give Pharaoh Hophra to his enemies. [44:30]
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Q? What will the people understand when Hophra dies?
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A. They will understand that Yahweh will do to them everything he said he would do. [44:29]
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