Jeremiah 44:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“But since we left off to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, we have wanted all things, and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine.”
Jeremiah 44:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 44:18 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 44:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But since we stopped burning incense to the queen of the sky, and pouring out drink offerings to her, we have lacked all things, and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine.””
Jeremiah 44:18 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 44:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But since we left off burning incense to the queen of heaven, and pouring out drink-offerings unto her, we have wanted all things, and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine.”
Jeremiah 44:18 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 44:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`And from the time we have ceased to make perfume to the queen of the heavens, and to pour out to her libations, we have lacked all, and by sword and by famine we have been consumed,”
Jeremiah 44:18 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 44:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But since we left off burning incense to the queen of the heavens, and pouring out drink-offerings to her, we have wanted everything, and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine.”
Jeremiah 44:18 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 44:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But since wee left off to burne incense to the Queene of heauen, and to powre out drinke offerings vnto her, we haue had scarcenesse of all things, and haue beene consumed by the sworde and by the famine.”
Jeremiah 44:18 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 44:18 in Context — Jeremiah 44
16 Nous ne t’obéirons en rien de ce que tu nous as dit au nom de l’Éternel.
17 Mais nous voulons agir comme l’a déclaré notre bouche, offrir de l’encens à la reine du ciel, et lui faire des libations, comme nous l’avons fait, nous et nos pères, nos rois et nos chefs, dans les villes de Juda et dans les rues de Jérusalem. Alors nous avions du pain pour nous rassasier, nous étions heureux, et nous n’éprouvions point de malheur.
18 Et depuis que nous avons cessé d’offrir de l’encens à la reine du ciel et de lui faire des libations, nous avons manqué de tout, et nous avons été consumés par l’épée et par la famine…
19 D’ailleurs, lorsque nous offrons de l’encens à la reine du ciel et que nous lui faisons des libations, est-ce sans la volonté de nos maris que nous lui préparons des gâteaux pour l’honorer et que nous lui faisons des libations?
20 Jérémie dit alors à tout le peuple, aux hommes, aux femmes, à tous ceux qui lui avaient fait cette réponse:
What Does Jeremiah 44:18 Mean?
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