Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThe sons gather wood, the fathers light the fire, and the women knead the dough to make cakes for the Queen of Heaven; they pour out drink offerings to other gods to provoke Me to anger. Young's Literal Translation The sons are gathering wood, And the fathers are causing the fire to burn, And the women are kneading dough, To make cakes to the queen of the heavens, And to pour out libations to other gods, So as to provoke Me to anger. King James Bible The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead [their] dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger. Hebrew The sonsהַבָּנִ֞ים (hab·bā·nîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1121: A son gather מְלַקְּטִ֣ים (mə·laq·qə·ṭîm) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 3950: To pick up, to gather, to glean wood, עֵצִ֗ים (‘ê·ṣîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 6086: Tree, trees, wood the fathers וְהָֽאָבוֹת֙ (wə·hā·’ā·ḇō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1: Father light מְבַעֲרִ֣ים (mə·ḇa·‘ă·rîm) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 1197: To kindle, consume, to be, brutish the fire, הָאֵ֔שׁ (hā·’êš) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 784: A fire and the women וְהַנָּשִׁ֖ים (wə·han·nā·šîm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female knead לָשׁ֣וֹת (lā·šō·wṯ) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural Strong's 3888: To knead the dough בָּצֵ֑ק (bā·ṣêq) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1217: Dough (for cooking) to make לַעֲשׂ֨וֹת (la·‘ă·śō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 6213: To do, make cakes כַּוָּנִ֜ים (kaw·wā·nîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3561: Something prepared, a sacrificial wafer for the Queen לִמְלֶ֣כֶת (lim·le·ḵeṯ) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 4446: A queen of Heaven; הַשָּׁמַ֗יִם (haš·šā·ma·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky they pour out וְהַסֵּ֤ךְ (wə·has·sêḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute Strong's 5258: To pour out, a libation, to cast, to anoint a, king drink offerings נְסָכִים֙ (nə·sā·ḵîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5262: A libation, a cast idol to other אֲחֵרִ֔ים (’ă·ḥê·rîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 312: Hinder, next, other gods לֵאלֹהִ֣ים (lê·lō·hîm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative to לְמַ֖עַן (lə·ma·‘an) Conjunction Strong's 4616: Purpose -- intent provoke Me to anger. הַכְעִסֵֽנִי׃ (haḵ·‘i·sê·nî) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | first person common singular Strong's 3707: To trouble, to grieve, rage, be indignant |