The children gather wood, &c.] They train up their children in the practise of idolatry: men, women and children are all imployed in it: Chap. 44. 19. (for the word signifying the Sunne in Hebrew, is as well foeminine as masculine.) to make cakes to the queen of heaven] Or, frame, or, workmanship of heaven. Chap. 44. 17. Either to the Sunne, or to the Moon; or to the whole host of heaven. Deuteronomy 4:19. 2 Kings 23:5. 2 Chronicles 33:5. Chap. 8. 2. Ezekiel 8:16. that they may provoke me to anger] Not, that they did it purposely for that end; but that this therefrom must needs ensue. Chap. 27. 10.