Study it in the app“But since we stopped burning incense to the queen of the heavens and pouring out libations to her, we have lacked everything, and by the sword and by famine we have come to an end.””
But sinceוּמִן אָזwe stoppedחָדַלְנוּburning incenseלְקַטֵּרto the queenלִמְלֶכֶתof the heavensהַשָּׁמַיִםand pouring outוְהַסֵּךְlibationsנְסָכִיםto her,לָהּwe have lackedחָסַרְנוּeverything,כֹלand by the swordוּבַחֶרֶבand by famineוּבָרָעָבwe have come to an end.”תָּמְנוּ
cease, stop
Stop doing something, cease; leave off.
Where else “chadalnu” appearsburn incense
To offer fragrant smoke to YHWH or other gods.
Where else “kater” appearsqueen
Queen. In Jeremiah, "the queen of the heavens" is a goddess the people worshiped.
Where else “melechet” appearssky
The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.
Where else “shamayim” appearspour out
To offer wine or water by emptying it before God.
Where else “hasech” appearslibation
Wine or other drink poured as an offering.
Where else “nesachim” appearslack, be lacking
Lack, be short of; decrease.
Where else “chasarnu” appearssword
A sword; or war.
Where else “cherev” appearsfamine, hunger
Hunger; famine, a shortage of food in a region.
Where else “raav” appearsbe consumed
To be completely destroyed.
Where else “tamnu” appears17But we will certainly do every word that has gone out of our mouth, to burn incense to the queen of the heavens and to pour out libations to her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings and our princes, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; and we had plenty of bread, and we were well off, and evil we did not see.
18 · This verse (above)
19“And when we burn incense to the queen of the heavens and pour out libations to her, was it without our husbands that we made for her cakes to make her image and poured out libations to her?”
