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Jeremiah 7:18

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18“The 1children gather wood, and the fathers make the fire burn, and the women knead dough to make cakes for the queen of heaven; and they apour out drink offerings to other gods in order to bprovoke Me.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Lit sons

Cross references

  1. aJer 19:13
  2. bDeut 32:16, 21; 1 Kin 14:9; 16:2; Jer 11:17; Ezek 8:17

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The children gather wood, the fathers kindle fire, and the women knead dough, to make cakes for the queen of heaven. And they pour out drink offerings to other gods, to provoke me to anger.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The children gather wood, the fathers light the fire, and the women knead the dough and make cakes to offer to the Queen of Heaven. They pour out drink offerings to other gods to arouse my anger.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The sons gather wood, the fathers light the fire, and the women knead dough to make cakes for the queen of heaven, and they pour out drink offerings to other gods so that they provoke me to anger.

NLTNew Living Translation

No wonder I am so angry! Watch how the children gather wood and the fathers build sacrificial fires. See how the women knead dough and make cakes to offer to the Queen of Heaven. And they pour out liquid offerings to their other idol gods!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The children are gathering wood, and the fathers are kindling the fire, and the women are kneading dough to make sacrificial cakes for the queen of heaven, and they pour out libations to other gods for the sake of provoking me to anger.

KJV 1900King James Version

The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.