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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Gill's Exposition
And when we burnt incense to the queen of heaven, and poured out drink offerings unto her,.... Which they owned they did, and which they were not ashamed of, and were determined to go on with; and…
Barnes' Notes
Burned ... poured ... did - Or, burn ... pour ... do. To worship her - Rather, to represent her image. The cakes Jer 7:18 were made in the shape of a crescent to represent the moon. Our men - i. e.,…
We have here the people's obstinate refusal to submit to the power of the word of God in the mouth of Jeremiah. We have scarcely such an instance of downright daring contradiction to God himself as…
Cambridge Bible
worship The alternative in mg. suggests that her image may have been stamped upon them. For "cakes" See on Jer 7:18.
without our husbands According to Num 30:6 f., which in its present form doubtless…
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