Jeremiah 44:18-20

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

¹⁸ But since we stopped burning incense to the queen of heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her, we have lacked everything and have been consumed by the sword and by famine.

¹⁹ [And the wives said] When we burned incense to the queen of heaven and poured out drink offerings to her, did we make cakes [in the shape of a star] to represent and honor her and pour out drink offerings to her without [the knowledge and approval of] our husbands?

²⁰ Then Jeremiah said to all the people—to the men and to the women and to all the people who had given him that answer—