King James Version

Jeremiah 44:19

And when we burned incense to the queen of heaven, and poured out drink offerings unto her, did we make her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink offerings unto her, without our men?

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וְכִֽיvekhiand assuredכִּיconjunction, conjunction — “and assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…אֲנַ֤חְנוּanachnvweאֲנַחְנוּpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, plural — “we”H587weourselves, us, we.מְקַטְּרִים֙meqatrimburnקָטַרverb, piel, participle, absolute — “burn”, a verb used as a describing wordH6999to 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).לִמְלֶ֣כֶתlimlekhetto queenמְלֶכֶתpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “to queen”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4446a queenqueen.הַשָּׁמַ֔יִםhashamayimthe 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).וּלְהַסֵּ֥ךְulehasekheand to pourנָסַךְconjunction, preposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “and to pour”, the to-form of the verbH5258to pour out, especially a libation, or to cast (metal); by analogy, to anoint akingcover, melt, offer, (cause to) pour (out), set (up).לָ֖הּlahtoלָ֖הּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “to”toנְסָכִ֑יםnesakhimcoverנֶסֶךְnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “cover”, the ordinary formH5262a libation; also a cast idolcover, drink offering, molten image.הֲמִֽבַּלְעֲדֵ֣יhamibaladefrom withoutבִּלְעֲדֵיparticle, interrogative, preposition, preposition — “from without”H1107except, without, besidesbeside, not (in), save, without.אֲנָשֵׁ֗ינוּanasheynva certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “a certain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…עָשִׂ֨ינוּasinvdoעָשָׂהverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, plural — “do”, a completed actionH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…לָ֤הּlahtoלָ֤הּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “to”toכַּוָּנִים֙kavanimcakeכַּוָּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “cake”, the ordinary formH3561something prepared, i.e. a sacrificial wafercake.לְהַ֣עֲצִבָ֔הlehaatsivahto displeaseעָצַבpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “to displease”, the to-form of the verbH6087properly, to carve, i.e. fabricate or fashion; hence (in a bad sense) to worry, pain or angerdisplease, grieve, hurt, make, be sorry, vex, worship, wrest.וְהַסֵּ֥ךְvehasekheand 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).לָ֖הּlahtoלָ֖הּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “to”toנְסָכִֽיםnesakhimcoverנֶסֶךְnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “cover”, the ordinary formH5262a libation; also a cast idolcover, drink offering, molten image.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And is it we that offer to the queen of heaven, and pour out drink-offerings unto her? did we make her cakes in her image, and pour out drink-offerings unto her, without our husbands?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when we burned incense to the queen of heaven, and poured out drink-offerings unto her, did we make her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink-offerings unto her, without our husbands?

Young’s Literal Translation

and when we are making perfume to the queen of the heavens, and pouring out to her libations — without our husbands have we made for her cakes to idolize her, and to pour out to her libations?'

World English Bible

The women said, “When we burned incense to the queen of the sky and poured out drink offerings to her, did we make her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink offerings to her, without our husbands?”

Darby Translation

And when we burned incense to the queen of the heavens and poured out drink-offerings to her, did we make for her cakes to portray her, and pour out drink-offerings to her, without our husbands?

Douay-Rheims

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?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And is it we that offer to the queen of heaven, and pour out drink-offerings unto her? did we make her cakes in her image, and pour out drink-offerings unto her, without our husbands?'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And where are your prophets who prophesied to you saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against this land?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ποῦ εἰσιν οἱ προφῆται ὑμῶν οἱ προφητεύσαντες ὑμῖν, λέγοντες, ὅτι οὐ μὴ ἔλθῃ βασιλεὺς Βαβυλῶνος ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν ταύτην;