Jeremiah 7:18

Bible Text

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.

In Jerusalem, Judah’s capital, families participated in worship of the “queen of heaven,” likely reflecting pagan practices associated with places such as Egypt. Jeremiah’s wider sermon warns that Jerusalem could be judged like Shiloh, while Topheth in the Valley of Hinnom became a symbol of Judah’s idolatry and

Places in this passage

Jeremiah 7:18 mentions Egypt, Jerusalem, Shiloh, Topheth and Valley of Hinnom.

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