Jeremiah 44:17–25

¹⁷But we will certainly do ^jwhatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the ^||kqueen of heaven, and ^klto pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, ^lwe, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of ^†victuals, and ^mwere well, and saw no evil. ¹⁸But since we left off ^kto burn incense to the queen of heaven, and ^kto pour out drink offerings unto her, we have wanted all things, and ⁿhave been consumed by the sword and by the famine. ¹⁹And ^kwhen we burned incense to the queen of heaven, and ^lpoured out drink offerings unto her, did we ^kmake her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink offerings unto her, without our ^||men?

²⁰Then Jeremiah said unto all the people, to ^othe men, and to the women, and to all the people which had given him that answer, saying, ^21mThe incense that ye burned in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, ye, and your fathers, your kings, and your princes, and the people of the land, did not the Lord ^ooremember them, and came it not into his mind? ^22pSo that the Lord ^qcould no longer bear, because of the evil of your doings, and because of the abominations which ye have committed; therefore is your land ^rsa desolation, and ^rstan astonishment, and ^sta curse, ^uwithout an inhabitant, as at this day. ²³Because ye have burned incense, and ^vbecause ye have sinned against the Lord, and have not obeyed the voice of the Lord, nor walked in his law, nor in his statutes, nor in his testimonies; therefore ^wthis evil is happened unto you, as at this day.

²⁴Moreover Jeremiah said unto all the people, and to all the women, Hear the word of the Lord, ^xall Judah that are in the land of Egypt: ²⁵Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saying; ^gYe and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and fulfilled with your hand, saying, ^jWe will surely perform our vows that we have vowed, ^lto burn incense to the queen of heaven, and ^lto pour out drink offerings unto her: ye will surely accomplish your vows, and surely perform your vows.