Jeremiah 44:7-19

7NowH6258 then, thisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 GodH430 of armiesH6635, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478 saysH559: “WhyH4100 are you 1doingH6213 greatH1419 harmH7463 to yourselvesH5315, to 2eliminateH3772 from yourselves manH376 and womanH802, childH5768 and infantH3243 from amongH8432 JudahH3063, leavingH3498 yourselves withoutH1115 a remnantH7611, 83provokingH3707 Me toH3707 angerH3707 with the worksH4639 of your handsH3027, 4burningH6999 5sacrificesH6999 to otherH312 godsH430 in the landH776 of EgyptH4714 whereH834H8033 you are enteringH935 to resideH1481, soH4616 thatH4616 you may be eliminatedH3772 and becomeH1961 a 6curseH7045 and a disgraceH2781 among allH3605 the nationsH1471 of the earthH776? 9Have you forgottenH7911 the 7wickednessH7463 of your fathersH1, the wickednessH7463 of the kingsH4428 of JudahH3063 and the wickednessH7463 of their wivesH802, your own wickednessH7463 and the wickednessH7463 of your wivesH802, whichH834 they committedH6213 in the landH776 of JudahH3063 and in the streetsH2351 of JerusalemH3389? 10Yet they 8have not becomeH1792 9contriteH1792 even to thisH2088 dayH3117, norH3808 have they fearedH3372, norH3808 10walkedH1980 in My LawH8451 or My statutesH2708, whichH834 I placedH5414 beforeH6440 you and beforeH6440 your fathersH1.”’

11“ThereforeH3651 thisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 of armiesH6635, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478 saysH559: ‘BeholdH2009, I am going to 11setH7760 My faceH6440 against you for a disasterH7463, even to eliminateH3772 allH3605 JudahH3063. 12And I will 12takeH3947 away the remnantH7611 of JudahH3063 whoH834 have setH7760 their 13mindsH6440 on enteringH935 the landH776 of EgyptH4714 to resideH1481 thereH8033, and they will allH3605 1415meetH8552 their endH8552 in the landH776 of EgyptH4714; they will fallH5307 by the swordH2719 or meetH8552 their endH8552 by famineH7458. From the smallH6996 to the greatH1419, they will dieH4191 by the swordH2719 and famineH7458; and they will becomeH1961 a 16curseH7045, an objectH8047 ofH8047 horrorH8047, 17an imprecationH7045, and a disgraceH2781. 13And I will 18punishH6485 those who liveH3427 in the landH776 of EgyptH4714, justH3512 asH3512 I have punishedH6485 JerusalemH3389, with the swordH2719, with famineH7458, and with plagueH1698. 14So there will be 19noH3808 survivorH6412 or refugeeH8300 for the remnantH7611 of JudahH3063 who have enteredH935 the landH776 of EgyptH4714 to resideH1481 thereH8033 and then to returnH7725 to the landH776 of JudahH3063, to whichH834 they are 2021longingH5375H5315 to returnH7725 to liveH3427; for noneH3808 will 22returnH7725 exceptH3588H518 a few refugeesH6412.’”

15Then 23allH3605 the menH376 who wereH3045 awareH3045 that their wivesH802 were burningH6999 24sacrificesH6999 to otherH312 godsH430, along with allH3605 the womenH802 who were standingH5975 by, as a largeH1419 assemblyH6951, 25including allH3605 the peopleH5971 who were livingH3427 in PathrosH6624 in the landH776 of EgyptH4714, respondedH6030 to JeremiahH3414, sayingH559, 16“As for the 2627messageH1697 that you have spokenH1696 to us in the nameH8034 of the LordH3068, 28we are not going to listenH8085 to you! 17But we will certainlyH6213 29carryH6213 outH6213 everyH3605 wordH1697 that has proceededH3318 from our mouthsH6310, 30by burningH6999 31sacrificesH6999 to the 32queenH4446 of heavenH8064 and pouringH5258 outH5258 drinkH5262 offeringsH5262 to her, justH3512 asH3512 33we ourselvesH587, our forefathersH1, our kingsH4428, and our leadersH8269 didH6213 in the citiesH5892 of JudahH3063 and in the streetsH2351 of JerusalemH3389; for then we hadH7646 34plentyH7646 of 35foodH3899 and were wellH2896 offH2896 and sawH7200 noH3808 36misfortuneH7463. 18But sinceH4480H227 we stoppedH2308 burningH6999 37sacrificesH6999 to the queenH4446 of heavenH8064 and pouringH5258 outH5258 drinkH5262 offeringsH5262 to her, we have 38lackedH2637 everythingH3605, and have metH8552 our endH8552 by the swordH2719 and by famineH7458.” 19“And,” said the women, “whenH3588 we were 39burningH6999 40sacrificesH6999 to the queenH4446 of heavenH8064 and 41pouringH5258 outH5258 drinkH5262 offeringsH5262 to her, was it 42withoutH4480H1107 our husbandsH376 that we madeH6213 for her sacrificialH3561 cakesH3561 43in her imageH6087, and pouredH5258 outH5258 drinkH5262 offeringsH5262 to her?”