17 But 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. 18 But 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. 19 And 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?

20 Then 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, 21 mThe 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? 22 pSo 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. 23 Because 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.

24 Moreover 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: 25 Thus 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. 26 Therefore hear ye the word of the Lord, xall Judah that dwell in the land of Egypt; Behold, yI have sworn by my great name, saith the Lord, zthat my name shall no more be named in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, aThe Lord God liveth. 27 Behold, bI will watch over them for evil, and not cfor good: and xall the men of Judah that are in the land of Egypt dshall be consumed by the sword and by the famine, until there be an end of them. 28 eYet fa small number gthat escape the sword shall return out of the land of Egypt into the land of Judah, and all the remnant of Judah, that are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall know hwhose words shall stand, †mine, or theirs. 29 And this shall be a sign unto you, saith the Lord, that I will punish you in this place, that ye may know that my words ishall surely stand against you for evil: