Who were the primary culprits in worshipping the Queen of heaven in Jeremiah 44:19?
In Jeremiah 44:19, the women were the primary culprits in the worship of the Queen of heaven. They burned incense, poured out drink offerings, and made cakes to her. The text notes they did this without their men, identifying the women as the main participants in that idolatrous practice.
Les explains that Jeremiah 44:19 records the people saying they burned incense, poured out drink offerings, and made cakes to the Queen of heaven, and they did so without their men. From that, Les concludes the women were the primary culprits. He also notes the Queen of heaven was one of the primary goddesses of mythology, and that pagan worship had penetrated the Jewish or Israeli community, as Jeremiah later addressed the men, women, and all the people.
And when we burned incense to the queen of heaven, and poured out drink offerings unto her, did we make her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink offerings unto her, without our men?