Treasury of Scripture Knowledge 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 offer libations to strange gods, and to provoke me to anger. children. Jeremiah 44:17-19,25 But we will certainly do every word that shall proceed out of our own mouth, to sacrifice to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings to her, as we and our fathers have done, our kings, and our princes in the cities of Juda, and in the streets of Jerusalem: and we were filled with bread, and it was well with us, and we saw no evil. . . . 1 Corinthians 10:22 Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he? All things are lawful for me: but all things are not expedient. queen of heaven. Deuteronomy 4:19 Lest perhaps lifting up thy eyes to heaven, thou see the sun and the moon, and all the stars of heaven, and being deceived by error thou adore and serve them, which the Lord thy God created for the service of all the nations, that are under heaven. Job 31:26-28 If I beheld the sun when it shined and the moon going in brightness: . . . to pour. Jeremiah 19:13 And the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Juda shall be unclean as the place of Topheth: all the houses upon whose roofs they have sacrificed to all the host of heaven, and have poured out drink offerings to strange gods. Jeremiah 32:29 And the Chaldeans that fight against this city, shall come and set it on fire, and burn it, with the houses upon whose roofs they offered sacrifice to Baal, and poured out drink offerings to strange gods, to provoke me to wrath. Deuteronomy 32:37,38 And he shall say: Where are their gods, in whom they trusted? . . . Psalm 16:4 Their infirmities were multiplied: afterwards they made haste. I will not gather together their meetings for bloodofferings: nor will I be mindful of their names by my lips. Isaiah 57:6 In the parts of the torrent is thy portion, this is thy lot: and thou hast poured out libations to them, thou hast offered sacrifice. Shall I not be angry at these things? Isaiah 65:11 And you, that have forsaken the Lord, that have forgotten my holy mount, that set a table for fortune, and offer libations upon it, Ezekiel 20:28 And I had brought them into the land, for which I lifted up my hand to give it them: they saw every high hill, and every shady tree, and there they sacrificed their victims: and there they presented the provocation of their offerings, and there they set their sweet odours, and poured forth their libations. that they. Jeremiah 25:7 And you have not heard me, saith the Lord, that you might provoke me to anger with the works of your hands, to your own hurt. Isaiah 3:8 For Jerusalem is ruined, and Juda is fallen: because their tongue, and their devices are against the Lord, to provoke the eyes of his majesty. Isaiah 65:3 A people that continually provoke me to anger before my face, that immolate in gardens, and sacrifice upon bricks. Context Judah's Idolatry Persists…17Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Juda, and in the streets of Jerusalem? 18The 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 offer libations to strange gods, and to provoke me to anger.19Do they provoke me to anger, saith the Lord? is it not themselves, to the confusion of their own countenance?… Cross References Deuteronomy 32:16 They provoked him by strange gods, and stirred him up to anger, with their abominations. Deuteronomy 32:21 They have provoked me with that which was no god, and have angered me with their vanities: and I will provoke them with that which is no people, and will vex them with a foolish nation. 1 Kings 14:9 But hast done evil above all that were before thee, and hast made thee strange gods, and molten gods, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back: 1 Kings 16:2 For as much as I have exalted thee out of the dust and made thee prince over my people Israel, and thou hast walked in the way of Jeroboam, and hast made my people Israel to sin, to provoke me to anger with their sins: Isaiah 57:6 In the parts of the torrent is thy portion, this is thy lot: and thou hast poured out libations to them, thou hast offered sacrifice. Shall I not be angry at these things? Jeremiah 7:17 Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Juda, and in the streets of Jerusalem? Jeremiah 11:17 And the Lord of hosts that planted thee, hath pronounced evil against thee: for the evils of the house of Israel, and of the house of Juda, which they have done to themselves, to provoke me, offering sacrifice to Baalim. Jeremiah 17:2 When their children shall remember their altars, and their groves, and their green trees upon the high mountains, Jeremiah 19:13 And the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Juda shall be unclean as the place of Topheth: all the houses upon whose roofs they have sacrificed to all the host of heaven, and have poured out drink offerings to strange gods. Jeremiah 44:17 But we will certainly do every word that shall proceed out of our own mouth, to sacrifice to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings to her, as we and our fathers have done, our kings, and our princes in the cities of Juda, and in the streets of Jerusalem: and we were filled with bread, and it was well with us, and we saw no evil. Jeremiah 44:19 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? Lamentations 5:13 They abused the young men indecently: and the children fell under the wood. Ezekiel 8:17 And he said to me: Surely thou hast seen, O son of man: is this a light thing to the house of Juda, that they should commit these abominations which they have committed here: because they have filled the land with iniquity, and have turned to provoke me to anger? and behold they put a branch to their nose. Ezekiel 16:26 And thou hast committed fornication with the Egyptians thy neighbours, men of large bodies, and hast multiplied thy fornications to provoke me. Lexicon The sonsהַבָּנִ֞ים (hab·bā·nîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son gather מְלַקְּטִ֣ים (mə·laq·qə·ṭîm) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3950: To pick up, to gather, to glean wood, עֵצִ֗ים (‘ê·ṣîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 6086: Tree, trees, wood the fathers וְהָֽאָבוֹת֙ (wə·hā·’ā·ḇō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1: Father light מְבַעֲרִ֣ים (mə·ḇa·‘ă·rîm) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1197: To kindle, consume, to be, brutish the fire, הָאֵ֔שׁ (hā·’êš) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's Hebrew 784: A fire and the women וְהַנָּשִׁ֖ים (wə·han·nā·šîm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 802: Woman, wife, female knead לָשׁ֣וֹת (lā·šō·wṯ) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 3888: To knead the dough בָּצֵ֑ק (bā·ṣêq) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1217: Dough (for cooking) to make לַעֲשׂ֨וֹת (la·‘ă·śō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make cakes כַּוָּנִ֜ים (kaw·wā·nîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3561: Something prepared, a sacrificial wafer for the Queen לִמְלֶ֣כֶת (lim·le·ḵeṯ) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 4446: A queen of Heaven; הַשָּׁמַ֗יִם (haš·šā·ma·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 8064: Heaven, sky they pour out וְהַסֵּ֤ךְ (wə·has·sêḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute Strong's Hebrew 5258: To pour out, a libation, to cast, to anoint a, king drink offerings נְסָכִים֙ (nə·sā·ḵîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5262: A libation, a cast idol to other אֲחֵרִ֔ים (’ă·ḥê·rîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 312: Hinder, next, other gods לֵאלֹהִ֣ים (lê·lō·hîm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative to לְמַ֖עַן (lə·ma·‘an) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 4616: Purpose -- intent provoke Me to anger. הַכְעִסֵֽנִי׃ (haḵ·‘i·sê·nî) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 3707: To trouble, to grieve, rage, be indignant Additional Translations The sons gather wood, the fathers light the fire, and the women knead the dough to make cakes for the Queen of Heaven; they pour out drink offerings to other gods to provoke Me to anger.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 to other gods, that they may provoke me to anger. 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. Their children gather wood, and their fathers kindle a fire, and their women knead dough, to make cakes to the host of heaven; and they have poured out drink-offerings to strange gods, that they might provoke me to anger. The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead 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 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 children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink-offerings to other gods, that they may provoke me to anger. The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead the dough, to make cakes to the queen of the sky, and to pour out drink offerings to 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. 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