Jeremiah 44:18
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But since we left off to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, we have wanted all things, and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine.But from the time we stopped burning incense to the Queen of Heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her, we have lacked everything and have been perishing by sword and famine.”
In other translations
But since we left off to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, we have wanted all things, and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine.But from the time we stopped burning incense to the Queen of Heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her, we have lacked everything and have been perishing by sword and famine.”
Hebrew words
וּמִן־umin-and fromH4480אָז'azthenH227חָדַלְנוּchadalnuwe ceasedH2308לְקַטֵּרlekaterto make smokeH6999לִמְלֶכֶתlimlekhetto [the] queen ofH4446הַשָּׁמַיִםhashamayimthe heavensH8064וְהַסֵּךְ־vehasekh-and to pour outH5258לָהּlahto <the> herנְסָכִיםnesakhimdrink offeringsH5262חָסַרְנוּchasarnuwe have lackedH2637כֹלkholeverythingH3605וּבַחֶרֶבuvacherevand by the swordH2719וּבָרָעָבuvara'avand by the famineH7458תָּמְנוּ׃tamenuwe have met our endH8552
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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