Jeremiah 7:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.”
Jeremiah 7:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 7:18 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 7:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead the dough, to make cakes to the queen of the sky, and to pour out drink offerings to other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.”
Jeremiah 7:18 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 7:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead the dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink-offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger. ”
Jeremiah 7:18 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 7:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“The sons are gathering wood, And the fathers are causing the fire to burn, And the women are kneading dough, To make cakes to the queen of the heavens, And to pour out libations to other gods, So as to provoke Me to anger.”
Jeremiah 7:18 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 7:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink-offerings unto othergods, that they may provoke me to anger. ”
Jeremiah 7:18 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 7:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knede the dough to make cakes to the Queene of heauen and to powre out drinke offrings vnto other gods, that they may prouoke me vnto anger.”
Jeremiah 7:18 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 7:18 in Context — Jeremiah 7
16 Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me: for I will not hear thee.
17 Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
18 The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.
19 Do they provoke me to anger? saith the Lord: do they not provoke themselves to the confusion of their own faces?
20 Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, mine anger and my fury shall be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon beast, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of the ground; and it shall burn, and shall not be quenched.
What Does Jeremiah 7:18 Mean?
Jeremiah 7:18 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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