^{17 Ref} Thou didst also take thy fair jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given thee, and madest for thee images of men, and didst play the harlot with them;

¹⁸ and thou tookest thy broidered garments, and coveredst them, and didst set mine oil and mine incense before them.

^{19 Ref} My bread also which I gave thee, fine flour, and oil, and honey, wherewith I fed thee, thou didst even set it before them for a sweet savor; and `thus' it was, saith the Lord Jehovah.

^{20 Ref} Moreover thou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters, whom thou hast borne unto me, and these hast thou sacrificed unto them to be devoured. Were thy whoredoms a small matter,

^{21 Ref} that thou hast slain my children, and delivered them up, in causing them to pass through `the fire' unto them?