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17 But rather we will certainly (A)carry out every word that has proceeded from our mouths, [a]by burning incense to the (B)queen of heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her, just as (C)we ourselves, our fathers, our kings, and our princes did in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; for then we had (D)plenty of [b]food and were well off and saw no evil. 18 But since we stopped burning incense to the queen of heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her, we have (E)lacked everything and have [c]met our end by the sword and by famine.” 19 “And,” said the women, “when we were (F)burning incense to the queen of heaven and [d]were pouring out drink offerings to her, was it (G)without our husbands that we made for her sacrificial cakes [e]in her image and poured out drink offerings to her?”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 44:17 Or so as to burn
  2. Jeremiah 44:17 Lit bread
  3. Jeremiah 44:18 Lit been finished
  4. Jeremiah 44:19 Lit to pour
  5. Jeremiah 44:19 Lit to make an image of her