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.

¹⁷ “Now, son of man, set your face^(A) against the daughters^(B) of your people who prophesy out of their own imagination. Prophesy against them^(C)

²³ therefore you will no longer see false visions^(A) or practice divination.^(B) I will save^(C) my people from your hands. And then you will know that I am the Lord.^(D)’”