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?”

²⁶ You also played the harlot with the Egyptians, your ^[a]lustful neighbors, and multiplied your harlotry to ^(A)make Me angry.