¹⁸ The children gather wood, the fathers light the fire, and the women knead the dough and make cakes to offer to the Queen of Heaven.^(A) They pour out drink offerings^(B) to other gods to arouse^(C) my anger.

¹⁸ But ever since we stopped burning incense to the Queen of Heaven and pouring out drink offerings^(A) to her, we have had nothing and have been perishing by sword and famine.^(B)”