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436 B
The remnant of the people living in Egypt continue to speak. Beginning in v 19, the women address Jeremiah.
Queen of Heaven
See background information in Jeremiah 44:15.
did we do these things without our husbands' knowledge?
The women are claiming innocence because they had their husbands' knowledge and approval. AT: "our husbands knew what we were doing." (See rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)