Jeremiah 44:16-18
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
16 As for the word that you have spoken to us in the name of the Lord, we will not listen to or obey you.
17 But we will certainly perform every word of the vows we have made: to burn incense to the [a]queen of heaven and to pour out drink offerings to her as we have done—we and our fathers, our kings and our princes—in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; for then we had plenty of food and were well off and prosperous 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 lacked everything and have been consumed by the sword and by famine.
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- Jeremiah 44:17 See footnote on Jer. 7:18.
Jeremiah 44:16-18
New International Version
16 “We will not listen(A) to the message you have spoken to us in the name of the Lord!(B) 17 We will certainly do everything we said we would:(C) We will burn incense(D) to the Queen of Heaven(E) and will pour out drink offerings to her just as we and our ancestors, our kings and our officials(F) did in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem.(G) At that time we had plenty of food(H) and were well off and suffered no harm.(I) 18 But ever since we stopped burning incense to the Queen of Heaven and pouring out drink offerings(J) to her, we have had nothing and have been perishing by sword and famine.(K)”
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