4 So ^mJohanan the son of Kareah and all ^sthe commanders of the forces and all the people did not obey the voice of the Lord, to remain in the land of Judah.

16 “As for the word that you have spoken to us in the name of the Lord, ^lwe will not listen to you. 17 ^mBut we will do everything that we have vowed, make offerings to ⁿthe queen of heaven ^oand pour out drink offerings to her, ^pas we did, both we and our fathers, our kings and our officials, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. For then we had plenty of food, and prospered, and saw no disaster.