16 “As for the word you spoke to us in the name of the Lord, we are not going to listen to you! 17 Instead, we will do everything we promised:B we will burn incense to the queen of heavenC and offer drink offerings to her just as we, our ancestors, our kings, and our officials did in Judah’s citiesb and in Jerusalem’s streets. Then we had enough food, we were well off, and we saw no disaster,