⁹ “‘Will you steal^(A) and murder,^(B) commit adultery^(C) and perjury,^[a](D) burn incense to Baal^(E) and follow other gods^(F) you have not known,

¹⁰ and then come and stand^(A) before me in this house,^(B) which bears my Name, and say, “We are safe”—safe to do all these detestable things?^(C)

¹⁷ Do you not see what they are doing in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?

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.