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Date:      12th May, 2026

 Jeremiah 44, verse 16-18

Source: Bible New International Version۔

Disaster Because of Idolatry

We will not listen to the message you have spoken to us in the name of the Lord! ¹⁷ We will certainly do everything we said we would: We will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and will pour out drink offerings to her just as we and our ancestors, our kings and our officials did in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. At that time we had plenty of food and were well off and suffered no harm. ¹⁸ But ever since we stopped burning incense to the Queen of Heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her, we have had nothing and have been perishing by sword and famine.”

16کہ یہ بات جو تُو نے خُداوند کا نام لے کر ہم سے کہی ہم کبھی نہ مانیں گے۔ 17بلکہ ہم تو اُسی بات پر عمل کریں گے جو ہم خُود کہتے ہیں کہ ہم آسمان کی ملِکہ کے لِئے بخُور جلائیں گے اور تپاون تپائیں گے جِس طرح ہم اور ہمارے باپ دادا ہمارے بادشاہ اور ہمارے سردار یہُوداؔہ کے شہروں اور یروشلیِم کے بازاروں میں کِیا کرتے تھے کیونکہ اُس وقت ہم خُوب کھاتے پِیتے اور خُوش حال اور مُصِیبتوں سے محفُوظ تھے۔ 18پر جب سے ہم نے آسمان کی ملِکہ کے لِئے بخُور جلانا اور تپاون تپانا چھوڑ دِیا تب سے ہم ہر چِیز کے مُحتاج ہیں اور تلوار اور کال سے فنا ہو رہے ہیں۔ 

My point of view about above verses

God said as still you are not obeying me and determined to go to Egypt so I will destroy you there with plague, famine and sword – none of remnant of Judah who will live in Egypt return except a few fugitives

People of Judah who came to Egypt did listen to word of God spoken through Jeremiah and continued their offerings to queen of heaven 

 May God give us wisdom to understand Him through His Word as He speaks with us through this word and prophets - and apply it in our lives to have a blissful life on earth