Moreover thou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters, whom thou hast borne unto me, and these hast thou sacrificed unto them to be devoured. Is this of thy whoredoms a small matter,
16:20 these hast thou sacrificed. The city (that is, “the woman”) which had become exceedingly beautiful (Psalm 48:2) had wasted her beauty and wealth on spiritual adultery, even sacrificing her children to the “images” (Ezekiel 16:17) she had made (Jeremiah 7:31).