16 He said to the woman:

I will intensify your labor pains;
you will bear children in anguish.(A)
Your desire(B) will be for your husband,
yet he will rule over you.

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16 To the woman he said,

“I will make your pains in childbearing very severe;
    with painful labor you will give birth to children.(A)
Your desire will be for your husband,
    and he will rule over you.(B)

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Downfall of the King of Babylon

When the Lord gives you rest from your pain,(A) torment, and the hard labor(B) you were forced to do,

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On the day the Lord gives you relief(A) from your suffering and turmoil(B) and from the harsh labor forced on you,(C)

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19 And the women said,[a] “When we burned incense to the queen of heaven and poured out drink offerings to her, was it apart from our husbands’ knowledge(A) that we made sacrificial cakes in her image and poured out drink offerings to her?”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 44:19 LXX, Syr; MT omits And the women said

19 The women added, “When we burned incense(A) to the Queen of Heaven(B) and poured out drink offerings to her, did not our husbands(C) know that we were making cakes(D) impressed with her image(E) and pouring out drink offerings to her?”

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