¹⁷ We will certainly do everything we said we would:^(A) We will burn incense^(B) to the Queen of Heaven^(C) and will pour out drink offerings to her just as we and our ancestors, our kings and our officials^(D) did in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem.^(E) At that time we had plenty of food^(F) and were well off and suffered no harm.^(G)

¹⁹ The women added, “When we burned incense^(A) to the Queen of Heaven^(B) and poured out drink offerings to her, did not our husbands^(C) know that we were making cakes^(D) impressed with her image^(E) and pouring out drink offerings to her?”