Then all the men which knew that their wives had burned incense unto other gods, and all the women that stood by, a great multitude, even all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying,
Ver. 15. Then all the men which knew that their wives had burnt incense.] And by suffering them so to do had consented to what they had done; for qui non, cum potest, prohibet, iubet.
And all the women that stood by.] Mulieres quicquid volunt valde volunt. Women, as they have less of reason than men, so more of passion, being wilful in their way, and oft carrying their men along with them. a
“ Sicut ferrum trahit magnes:
Sic masculum suum trahit Agnes. ”
Answered Jeremiah, saying. ] One of the women speaking for the rest; and that might well be one of Zedekiah's daughters, the men conniving, and well content therewith. See Jeremiah 44:19 .
a Omne malum ex Gynaecio, All evil is from the women's apartments.