KJV ORIGINAL
But since we left off to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, we have wanted all things, and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
But ever since we stopped burning incense to the queen of heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her, we've been lacking everything we need, and we've been destroyed by war and starvation.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
They blamed their problems on abandoning their false gods instead of recognizing the real issue.
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