17 Do you not see what they are doing in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem? 18 The [a]children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead dough to make cakes for the queen of heaven; and they (A)pour out drink offerings to other gods in order to (B)spite Me. 19 (C)Do they spite Me?” declares the Lord. “Is it not themselves they spite, to [b]their own (D)shame?”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 7:18 Lit sons
  2. Jeremiah 7:19 Lit their faces