Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, [a](A)offer sacrifices to Baal, and follow (B)other gods that you have not known, 10 then (C)come and stand before Me in (D)this house which is called by My name, and say, ‘We are saved!’—so that you may do all these abominations?

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  1. Jeremiah 7:9 Or burn incense

17 Do you not see what they are doing in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem? 18 The [a]children gather wood, the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead dough to make sacrificial cakes for the queen of heaven; and they (A)pour out drink offerings to other gods in order to (B)provoke Me to anger.

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  1. Jeremiah 7:18 Lit sons

17 But we will certainly (A)carry out every word that has proceeded from our mouths, [a]by burning [b]sacrifices to the (B)queen of heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her, just as (C)we ourselves, our forefathers, our kings, and our leaders did in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; for then we had (D)plenty of [c]food and were well off and saw no [d]misfortune.

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  1. Jeremiah 44:17 Or so as to burn
  2. Jeremiah 44:17 Or incense
  3. Jeremiah 44:17 Lit bread
  4. Jeremiah 44:17 Lit evil

21 “As for the [a](A)smoking sacrifices that you burned in the cities of Judah and in the (B)streets of Jerusalem, you and your forefathers, your kings and your leaders, and the people of the land, did the Lord not (C)remember them, and did all of this not come into His [b]mind?

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  1. Jeremiah 44:21 Or incense
  2. Jeremiah 44:21 Lit heart

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