Jer 44:17 | JFB | STEP | 17. whatsoever . . . goeth . . . out of our . . . mouth —whatever vow we have uttered to our gods ( ). The source of all superstitions is that men oppose their own will and fancies to God's commands. queen of heaven —(See on ); Ashtaroth or Astarte. we . . . fathers . . . king, &c.—The evil was restricted to no one class: all from the highest to the lowest shared the guilt. then had we plenty —Fools attribute their seeming prosperity to God's connivance at their sin: but see . In fact, God had often chastised them for their idolatry (see ); but it is the curse of impiety not to perceive the hand of God in calamities. victuals —Men cast away the bread of the soul for the bread that perisheth ( ). So Esau ( ).

Jeremiah 44:17

17. whatsoever . . . goeth . . . out of our . . . mouth—whatever vow we have uttered to our gods (Jer 44:25; De 23:23; Jud 11:36). The source of all superstitions is that men oppose their own will and fancies to God's commands.

queen of heaven—(See on Jer 7:18); Ashtaroth or Astarte.

we . . . fathers . . . king, &c.—The evil was restricted to no one class: all from the highest to the lowest shared the guilt.

then had we plenty—Fools attribute their seeming prosperity to God's connivance at their sin: but see Pr 1:32; Ec 8:11-13. In fact, God had often chastised them for their idolatry (see Jud 2:14); but it is the curse of impiety not to perceive the hand of God in calamities.

victuals—Men cast away the bread of the soul for the bread that perisheth (De 8:3; Joh 6:27). So Esau (Heb 12:16).