Jeremiah 44:18-20

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

¹⁸ But since we left off to offer sacrifice to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings to her, we have wanted all things, and have been consumed by the sword, and by famine.

¹⁹ And if we offer sacrifice to the queen of heaven, and pour out drink offerings to her: did we make cakes to worship her, to pour out drink offerings to her, without our husbands?

²⁰ And Jeremias spoke to all the people, to the men, and to the women, and to all the people which had given him that answer, saying: