Jeremiah 7:18
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.
Context
This verse from Jeremiah Chapter 7 connects to 10 cross-references. The temple sermon delivered at the temple gate: do not trust the lying words 'This is the temple of the Lord.' God will not protect those who oppress widows, shed innocent blood, and worship Baal. The Shiloh precedent shows the …
Other Translations
The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead the 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.
The sons are gathering wood, And the fathers are causing the fire to burn, And the women are kneading dough, To make cakes to the queen of the heavens, And to pour out libations to other gods, So as to provoke Me to anger.
The children go for wood, the fathers get the fire burning, the women are working the paste to make cakes for the queen of heaven, and drink offerings are drained out to other gods, moving me to wrath.
Cross References
For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen: because their tongue and their doings are against the Lord, to provoke …
Among the smooth stones of the stream is thy portion; they, they are thy lot: even to them hast thou …
A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; that sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars …
But ye are they that forsake the Lord, that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for that troop, …
For the Lord of hosts, that planted thee, hath pronounced evil against thee, for the evil of the house of …
And the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, shall be defiled as the place of …
Yet ye have not hearkened unto me, saith the Lord; that ye might provoke me to anger with the works …
And the Chaldeans, that fight against this city, shall come and set fire on this city, and burn it with …
But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen …
And when we burned incense to the queen of heaven, and poured out drink offerings unto her, did we make …