Jeremiah 44:17 (KJV)

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But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth to burn incense unto the queen of heaven and to pour out drink offerings unto 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 for then had we plenty of victuals and were well and saw no evil

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whatsoever. Jer 44:25 Nu 30:2 Nu 30:12 De 23:23 Re 12:6 Ps 12:4 Mr 6:26

queen of heaven. or, frame of heaven.As the Sun was worshipped, not only under the name of {baal shamayim,} "Lord of heaven," but also by that of {Molech,} or King; it is likely also that the Moon was adored as {melecheth hashshamayim,} "the Queen of heaven." So the Orphic hymn addressed to the Moon begins [Klythi thea BASILEIA,] Hear, goddess Queen. And Homer, in his Hymn to the Moon, addresses her, [Chaire, anassa, thea] All hail, Queen, goddess. In Epiphanius, we find some women of Arabia, towards the end of the fourth century, had set up another queen of heaven, the Virgin Mary, too well known since under that name and character, whom they likewise worshipped as a goddess, by holding stated assemblies every year to her honour, and by offering a cake of bread in her name; whence these heretics were called Collyridians, from the Greek [kollyris,] a cake. Jer 7:18 2Ki 17:16

as we. Jer 19:13 Jer 32:29-32 2Ki 22:17 Ne 9:34 Da 9:6-8

our fathers. Ne 9:34 Ps 106:6 Eze 20:8 Da 9:5 Da 9:6 Da 9:8 1Pe 1:18

in the cities. Jer 44:9 Jer 44:21

then. Ex 16:3 Isa 48:5 Ho 2:5-9 Php 3:19

victuals. Heb. bread.

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