King James Version

Jeremiah 44:18

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.

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וּמִןuminand fromמִןconjunction, preposition — “and from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.אָ֡זazat which timeאָזadverb — “at which time”H227at that time or place; also as a conjunction, thereforebeginning, for, from, hitherto, now, of old, once, since, then, at which time, yet.חָדַ֜לְנוּchadalnvbe unoccupiedחָדַלverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, plural — “be unoccupied”, a completed actionH2308properly, to be flabby, i.e. (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idlecease, end, fall, forbear, forsake, leave (off), let alone, rest, be unoccupied, want.לְקַטֵּ֨רleqaterto burnקָטַרpreposition, verb, piel, infinitive construct — “to burn”, the to-form of the verbH6999to smoke, i.e. turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship)burn (incense, sacrifice) (upon), (altar for) incense, kindle, offer (incense, a sacrifice).לִמְלֶ֧כֶתlimlekhetto queenמְלֶכֶתpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “to queen”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4446a queenqueen.הַשָּׁמַ֛יִםhashamayimthe heavenשָׁמַיִםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the heaven”, the ordinary formH8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s).וְהַסֵּֽךְvehasekheand pourנָסַךְconjunction, verb, hiphil, infinitive absolute — “and pour”, the verb used for emphasisH5258to pour out, especially a libation, or to cast (metal); by analogy, to anoint akingcover, melt, offer, (cause to) pour (out), set (up).לָ֥הּlahtoלָ֥הּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “to”toנְסָכִ֖יםnesakhimcoverנֶסֶךְnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “cover”, the ordinary formH5262a libation; also a cast idolcover, drink offering, molten image.חָסַ֣רְנוּchasarnvfailחָסֵרverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, plural — “fail”, a completed actionH2637to lack; by implication, to fail, want, lessenbe abated, bereave, decrease, (cause to) fail, (have) lack, make lower, want.כֹ֑לkholallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “all”, the ordinary formH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).וּבַחֶ֥רֶבuvacherevand in knifeחֶרֶבconjunction, preposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and in knife”, the ordinary formH2719drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implementaxe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.וּבָרָעָ֖בuvaraavand in hungerרָעָבconjunction, preposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and in hunger”, the ordinary formH7458hunger (more or less extensive)dearth, famine, [phrase] famished, hunger.תָּֽמְנוּtamenvaccomplishתָּמַםverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, plural — “accomplish”, a completed actionH8552to complete, in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitiveaccomplish, cease, be clean (pass-) ed, consume, have done, (come to an, have an, make an) end, fail, come to the full, be all gone, [idiom] be all here, be (make) perfect, be spent, sum, be (shew self) upright, be wasted, whole.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But since we let off to offer 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.

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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.

Young’s 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,

World English Bible

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.”

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.

Douay-Rheims

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.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

But since we let off to offer 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.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Jeremias said to the king, Wherein have I wronged thee, or thy servants, or this people, that thou puttest me in prison?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπεν Ἱερεμίας τῷ βασιλεῖ, τί ἠδίκησά σε, καὶ τοὺς παῖδάς σου, καὶ τὸν λαὸν τοῦτον, ὅτι σὺ δίδως με εἰς οἰκίαν φυλακῆς;