¹⁸ The children gather wood, the fathers kindle fire, ^(A)and the women knead dough, to ^(B)make cakes for ^(C)the queen of heaven. And ^(D)they pour out drink offerings to other gods, ^(E)to provoke me to anger.

¹⁸ But since we left off making offerings to ^(A)the queen of heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her, we have lacked everything ^(B)and have been consumed by the sword and by famine.”