1 Kings 19:14
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14 (A)And he said, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God of hosts; because the children of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I alone am left; and they seek to take my life.”
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Hebrews 8:9
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9 not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they did not continue in My covenant, and I disregarded them, says the Lord.
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Hosea 6:7
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7 “But like [a]men they transgressed the covenant;
There they dealt treacherously with Me.
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- Hosea 6:7 Or Adam
Daniel 11:30
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30 (A)For ships from [a]Cyprus shall come against him; therefore he shall be grieved, and return in rage against the holy covenant, and do damage.
“So he shall return and show regard for those who forsake the holy covenant.
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- Daniel 11:30 Heb. Kittim, western lands, especially Cyprus
Jeremiah 22:9
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9 Then they will answer, (A)‘Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God, and worshiped other gods and served them.’ ”
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Isaiah 62:6-7
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6 (A)I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem;
They shall [a]never hold their peace day or night.
You who [b]make mention of the Lord, do not keep silent,
7 And give Him no rest till He establishes
And till He makes Jerusalem (B)a praise in the earth.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 62:6 not be silent
- Isaiah 62:6 remember
Isaiah 62:1
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Assurance of Zion’s Salvation
62 For Zion’s sake I will not [a]hold My peace,
And for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest,
Until her righteousness goes forth as brightness,
And her salvation as a lamp that burns.
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- Isaiah 62:1 keep silent
Isaiah 1:4
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4 Alas, sinful nation,
A people [a]laden with iniquity,
(A)A [b]brood of evildoers,
Children who are corrupters!
They have forsaken the Lord,
They have provoked to anger
The Holy One of Israel,
They have turned away backward.
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- Isaiah 1:4 Lit. heavy, weighed down
- Isaiah 1:4 offspring, seed
Psalm 78:37
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37 For their heart was not steadfast with Him,
Nor were they faithful in His covenant.
1 Kings 19:9-10
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9 And there he went into a cave, and spent the night in that place; and behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and He said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
10 So he said, (A)“I have been very (B)zealous for the Lord God of hosts; for the children of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and (C)killed Your prophets with the sword. (D)I alone am left; and they seek to take my life.”
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Deuteronomy 31:20
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20 When I have brought them to the land flowing with milk and honey, of which I swore to their fathers, and they have eaten and filled themselves (A)and grown fat, (B)then they will turn to other gods and serve them; and they will provoke Me and break My covenant.
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Deuteronomy 29:25
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25 Then people would say: ‘Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord God of their fathers, which He made with them when He brought them out of the land of Egypt;
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