Jeremiah 44:18

HCSB

Jeremiah 44:18

Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

but from the time we ceased to burn incense to the queen of heaven and to offer her drink offerings, we have lacked everything, and through sword and famine we have met our end.”

New American Standard Bible

But since we stopped burning sacrifices to the queen of heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her, we have lacked everything and have met our end by the sword and by famine.”

King James Version

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.

International Standard Version

From the time we stopped offering sacrifices to the Queen of Heaven and pouring out liquid offerings to her, we have lacked everything, and we have been consumed by the sword and famine.

A Conservative Version

But since we left off burning incense to the queen of heaven, and pouring out drink-offerings to her, we have lacked all things, and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine.

American Standard Version

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.

Amplified

But since we stopped burning sacrifices 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.”

But from the time when we gave up burning perfumes to the queen of heaven and draining out drink offerings to her, we have been in need of all things, and have been wasted by the sword and by need of food.

Darby Translation

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.

Julia Smith Translation

From then we ceased to burn incense to the queen of the heavens, and to pour out libations to her, we wanted all things, and were consumed by sword and by famine.

King James 2000

But since we ceased to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, we have lacked all things, and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine.

Lexham Expanded Bible

But {since} we stopped making smoke offerings to the queen of heaven and pouring out libations to her, we have lacked everything, and by the sword and by the famine we have perished.

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

But since we left off to offer and to do sacrifice unto the Queen of heaven, we have had scarceness of all things, and perish with the sword and hunger.

NET Bible

But ever since we stopped sacrificing and pouring out drink offerings to the Queen of Heaven, we have been in great need. Our people have died in wars or of starvation."

New Heart English Bible

But since we left off burning incense to the queen of the sky, and pouring out drink offerings to her, we have wanted all things, and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine.

The Emphasized Bible

whereas, from the very time we ceased burning incense to the queen of the heavens and pouring out to her drink-offerings, we have lacked everything, - and by sword and by famine, have we been consumed.

Webster

But since we ceased to burn incense 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 the famine.

World English Bible

But since we left off burning incense to the queen of the sky, and pouring out drink offerings to her, we have wanted all things, and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine.

Youngs Literal Translation

'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,

Themes

Drink offering » Idolatrous jews » Offered to the queen of heaven

Egypt » Prophecies respecting » The jews who practised its idolatry to share its punishments

Moon » Worshiped

Moon » Worshipped as the queen of heaven

Queen » The moon was called "the queen of heaven,"

Superstition » Instances of » Jews, attributing their calamities to having ceased offering sacrifices to the queen of heaven

Women » Wicked

Topics

Famine Killing

Interlinear

English(KJV)

Strong's

Root Form

Definition

Usage

But since we left off

H2308

חדל
Chadal

cease, forbear, leave, left off, let...alone, forbare, endeth, failed, forborn, forsake, rest, unoccupied, wanteth, non translated variant

Usage: 58

to burn incense

H6999

קטר
Qatar

incense, burn, offer, kindle, offering,

Usage: 116

to the queen

H4446

מלכת
M@leketh

queen

Usage: 5

of heaven

H8064

שׁמה שׁמים
Shamayim

heaven, air, astrologers

Usage: 420

and to pour out

H5258

נסך
Nacak

pour out, pour, cover, offer, melteth, molten, set, set up

Usage: 25

drink offerings

H5262

נסך נסך
Necek

offering, image, cover withal

Usage: 64

unto her, we have wanted

H2637

חסר
Chacer

want, lack, fail, decreased, abated, have need, made lower, bereave

Usage: 22

all things, and have been consumed

H8552

תּמם
Tamam

consume, end, finished, clean, upright, spent, perfect, done, failed, accomplish,

Usage: 63

by the sword

H2719

חרב
Chereb

sword, knife, dagger, axes, mattocks, TOOL, sword

Usage: 413

References

Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 44:18

Verse Info

Bible Rank: 28397
Jeremiah Rank: 1047
1 Topic
7 Themes
5 Cross References
2 Readings
Interlinear
7 Phrases
12 References

Context Readings

A Message Of Rebuke For The Rebellious Remnant

¹⁷ Instead, we will do everything we said we would: burn incense to the queen of heaven and offer drink offerings to her just as we, our fathers, our kings, and our officials did in Judah’s cities and in Jerusalem’s streets. Then we had enough food and good things and saw no disaster, ¹⁸ but from the time we ceased to burn incense to the queen of heaven and to offer her drink offerings, we have lacked everything, and through sword and famine we have met our end.” ¹⁹ And the women said, “When we burned incense to the queen of heaven and poured out drink offerings to her, was it apart from our husbands’ knowledge that we made sacrificial cakes in her image and poured out drink offerings to her?”