Ezekiel 6:13

English Standard Version

¹³And you shall know that I am the Lord, ^(A)when their slain lie among their idols around their altars, ^(B)on every high hill, ^(C)on all the mountaintops, ^(D)under every green tree, and under ^(E)every leafy oak, wherever ^(F)they offered pleasing aroma to all their idols.

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Ezekiel 6:13

New International Version

¹³And they will know that I am the Lord, when their people lie slain among their idols^(A) around their altars, on every high hill and on all the mountaintops, under every spreading tree and every leafy oak^(B)—places where they offered fragrant incense to all their idols.^(C)

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Ezekiel 20:28

English Standard Version

²⁸For when I had brought them into the land that ^(A)I swore to give them, then wherever they saw ^(B)any high hill or any leafy tree, there they offered their sacrifices and there they presented ^(C)the provocation of their offering; there they sent up their pleasing aromas, and there they poured out their drink offerings.

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Ezekiel 20:28

New International Version

²⁸When I brought them into the land^(A) I had sworn to give them and they saw any high hill or any leafy tree, there they offered their sacrifices, made offerings that aroused my anger, presented their fragrant incense and poured out their drink offerings.^(B)

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Hosea 4:13

English Standard Version

¹³^(A)They sacrifice on the tops of the mountains
    and burn offerings on the hills,
^(B)under oak, poplar, and terebinth,
    because their shade is good.
Therefore your daughters play the whore,
    and your brides commit adultery.

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Hosea 4:13

New International Version

¹³They sacrifice on the mountaintops
    and burn offerings on the hills,
under oak,^(A) poplar and terebinth,
    where the shade is pleasant.^(B)
Therefore your daughters turn to prostitution^(C)
    and your daughters-in-law to adultery.^(D)

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Jeremiah 2:20

English Standard Version

²⁰“For long ago I ^(A)broke your yoke
    and burst your bonds;
    but you said, ^(B)‘I will not serve.’
Yes, ^(C)on every high hill
    and under every green tree
    you bowed down ^(D)like a whore.

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Jeremiah 2:20

New International Version

²⁰“Long ago you broke off your yoke^(A)
    and tore off your bonds;^(B)
    you said, ‘I will not serve you!’^(C)
Indeed, on every high hill^(D)
    and under every spreading tree^(E)
    you lay down as a prostitute.^(F)

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1 Kings 14:23

English Standard Version

²³For they also built for themselves ^(A)high places ^(B)and pillars and ^(C)Asherim on every high hill and ^(D)under every green tree,

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1 Kings 14:23

New International Version

²³They also set up for themselves high places, sacred stones^(A) and Asherah poles^(B) on every high hill and under every spreading tree.^(C)

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Ezekiel 6:4-7

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⁴^(A)Your altars shall become desolate, and your ^(B)incense altars shall be broken, and I will cast down your slain before your idols. ⁵^(C)And I will lay the dead bodies of the people of Israel before their idols, ^(D)and I will scatter your bones around your altars. ⁶Wherever you dwell, ^(E)the cities shall be waste and ^(F)the high places ruined, so that your altars will be waste and ruined,^[a] your idols broken and destroyed, your ^(G)incense altars cut down, and your works wiped out. ⁷And the slain shall fall in your midst, and you shall know that I am the Lord.

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Ezekiel 6:6 Or and punished

Ezekiel 6:4-7

New International Version

⁴Your altars will be demolished and your incense altars^(A) will be smashed; and I will slay your people in front of your idols.^(B) ⁵I will lay the dead bodies of the Israelites in front of their idols, and I will scatter your bones^(C) around your altars.^(D) ⁶Wherever you live,^(E) the towns will be laid waste and the high places^(F) demolished, so that your altars will be laid waste and devastated, your idols^(G) smashed and ruined, your incense altars^(H) broken down, and what you have made wiped out.^(I) ⁷Your people will fall slain^(J) among you, and you will know that I am the Lord.^(K)

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Isaiah 57:5-7

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⁵you who burn with lust among ^(A)the oaks,^[a]
    under every green tree,
^(B)who slaughter your children in the valleys,
    under the clefts of the rocks?
⁶Among the smooth stones of ^(C)the valley is your portion;
    they, they, are your lot;
to them you have poured out a drink offering,
    you have brought a grain offering.
    Shall I relent for these things?
⁷^(D)On a high and lofty mountain
    you have set your bed,
    and there you went up to offer sacrifice.

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Isaiah 57:5 Or among the terebinths

Isaiah 57:5-7

New International Version

⁵You burn with lust among the oaks^(A)
    and under every spreading tree;^(B)
you sacrifice your children^(C) in the ravines
    and under the overhanging crags.
⁶The idols^(D) among the smooth stones of the ravines are your portion;
    indeed, they are your lot.
Yes, to them you have poured out drink offerings^(E)
    and offered grain offerings.
    In view of all this, should I relent?^(F)
⁷You have made your bed on a high and lofty hill;^(G)
    there you went up to offer your sacrifices.^(H)

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Isaiah 1:29

English Standard Version

²⁹^(A)For they^[a] shall be ashamed of ^(B)the oaks
that you desired;
and you shall blush for ^(C)the gardens
that you have chosen.

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Isaiah 1:29 Some Hebrew manuscripts you

Isaiah 1:29

New International Version

²⁹“You will be ashamed^(A) because of the sacred oaks^(B)
in which you have delighted;
you will be disgraced because of the gardens^(C)
that you have chosen.

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2 Kings 16:4

English Standard Version

⁴^(A)And he sacrificed and made offerings ^(B)on the high places and on the hills and under every green tree.

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2 Kings 16:4

New International Version

⁴He offered sacrifices and burned incense^(A) at the high places, on the hilltops and under every spreading tree.^(B)

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Jeremiah 3:6

English Standard Version

Faithless Israel Called to Repentance

⁶The Lord said to me in the days of ^(A)King Josiah: “Have you seen what she did, that faithless one, Israel, ^(B)how she went up on every high hill and under every green tree, and there ^(C)played the whore?

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Jeremiah 3:6

New International Version

Unfaithful Israel

⁶During the reign of King Josiah,^(A) the Lord said to me, “Have you seen what faithless^(B) Israel has done? She has gone up on every high hill and under every spreading tree^(C) and has committed adultery^(D) there.

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Isaiah 66:17

English Standard Version

¹⁷^(A)“Those who sanctify and purify themselves to go into the gardens, following one in the midst, ^(B)eating pig's flesh and the abomination and mice, shall come to an end together, declares the Lord.

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Isaiah 66:17

New International Version

¹⁷“Those who consecrate and purify themselves to go into the gardens,^(A) following one who is among those who eat the flesh of pigs,^(B) rats^(C) and other unclean things—they will meet their end^(D) together with the one they follow,” declares the Lord.

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Isaiah 65:3-4

English Standard Version

³a people who provoke me
    to my face continually,
^(A)sacrificing in gardens
    and making offerings on bricks;
⁴who sit in tombs,
    and spend the night in secret places;
^(B)who eat pig's flesh,
    and broth of tainted meat is in their vessels;

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Isaiah 65:3-4

New International Version

³a people who continually provoke me
    to my very face,^(A)
offering sacrifices in gardens^(B)
    and burning incense^(C) on altars of brick;
⁴who sit among the graves^(D)
    and spend their nights keeping secret vigil;
who eat the flesh of pigs,^(E)
    and whose pots hold broth of impure meat;

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Isaiah 37:36-38

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³⁶^(A)And the angel of the Lord went out and struck down 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians. And when people arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies. ³⁷Then Sennacherib king of Assyria departed and returned home and lived at ^(B)Nineveh. ³⁸And as he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, Adrammelech and Sharezer, his sons, struck him down with the sword. And after they escaped into the land of ^(C)Ararat, ^(D)Esarhaddon his son reigned in his place.

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Isaiah 37:36-38

New International Version

³⁶Then the angel^(A) of the Lord went out and put to death^(B) a hundred and eighty-five thousand in the Assyrian^(C) camp. When the people got up the next morning—there were all the dead bodies! ³⁷So Sennacherib^(D) king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh^(E) and stayed there.

³⁸One day, while he was worshiping in the temple^(F) of his god Nisrok, his sons Adrammelek and Sharezer killed him with the sword, and they escaped to the land of Ararat.^(G) And Esarhaddon^(H) his son succeeded him as king.^(I)

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