Jeremiah 7:16-18

The Voice

(to Jeremiah) ¹⁶ Don’t pray or plead for these people. No matter how badly you want to come to Me on their behalf, don’t bother. For I won’t hear such cries from you. ¹⁷ Can’t you see what’s happening in the villages throughout Judah and even in the streets of Jerusalem? ¹⁸ The children gather the firewood, the fathers tend the fire, and the mothers bake the bread for the so-called queen of heaven! The people pour out drink offerings in honor of other gods as if to spite Me.