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.Jeremiah 44:18 in the real world
In what words
- מְלֶכֶתmᵉleketha queen
- חָסֵרchâçêrto lack; by implication, to fail, want, lessen
- נָסַךְnâçakto pour out, especially a libation, or to cast (metal); by analogy, to anoint aking
- נֶסֶךְneçeka libation; also a cast idol
- תָּמַםtâmamto complete, in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitive
- חָדַלchâdalproperly, to be flabby, i.e. (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idle
- קָטַרqâṭarto smoke, i.e. turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship)
- חֶרֶבcherebdrought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or ot
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Mal 3:13–15, Num 11:5–6, Job 21:14–15, Jer 40:12, Psa 73:9–15