Jeremiah 44:7-8

[7] Therefore now thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; Wherefore commit ye this great evil against your souls, to cut off from you man and woman, child and suckling, out of Judah, to leave you none to remain; [8] In that ye provoke me unto wrath with the works of your hands, burning incense unto other gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye be gone to dwell, that ye might cut yourselves off, and that ye might be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth?

What is the context of Jeremiah 44:7-8?

God’s Judgment against His People in Egypt (Jeremiah 44:1-14 true)
Jeremiah Warns the Refugees in Egypt (Jeremiah 44:1-14 true)
Conquest of Egypt Predicted (Jeremiah 44:1-19 true)
Judgment for Idolatry (Jeremiah 44:1-30 true)
Israelites Will Be Punished in Egypt (Jeremiah 44:1-30 true)
Disaster Because of Idolatry (Jeremiah 44:1-30 true)
A Message of Rebuke for the Rebellious Remnant (Jeremiah 44:1-30 true)

What does Jeremiah 44:7-8 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

The Lord asked why, then, His people continued to practice idolatry in Egypt. They were doing there exactly what they had done in Judah, and that had resulted in Yahweh"s judgment of them. If they continued to practice idolatry, the Lord would cut them off completely and would make them an object of ridicule.