en_tn/jer/44/18.md

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)