unfoldingWord_en_tn/jer/44/18.md

# General Information:

The remnant of the people living in Egypt continue to speak. Beginning in 44:19, the women address Jeremiah.

# were dying by sword and famine

Here "sword" represents enemies carrying weapons. AT: "enemy soldiers were killing some of us and some of us were dying of hunger" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# was it against our husbands that we did these things ... to her?

The women were claiming to be innocent because their husband approved of what they were doing. AT: "our husbands knew what we were doing ... to her." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# cakes in her image

These were probably small cakes shaped like stars or the crescent moon.

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/drinkoffering]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/suffer]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/know]]