Hosea 10:8
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8 The high places of Aven, the sin of Israel,
shall be destroyed.
Thorn and thistle shall grow up
on their altars.
They shall say to the mountains, “Cover us,”
and to the hills, “Fall on us.”(A)
Luke 23:30
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30 Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us,’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us.’(A)
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Revelation 6:16
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16 calling to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one seated on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb,(A)
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Isaiah 2:19
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19 Enter the caves of the rocks
and the holes of the ground,
from the terror of the Lord
and from the glory of his majesty,
when he rises to terrify the earth.(A)
Hosea 9:6
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6 For even if they escape destruction,
Egypt shall gather them;
Memphis shall bury them.
Nettles shall possess their precious things of silver;[a]
thorns shall be in their tents.(A)
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- 9.6 Meaning of Heb uncertain
1 Kings 12:28-30
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28 So the king took counsel and made two calves of gold. He said to the people,[a] “You have gone up to Jerusalem long enough. Here are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.”(A) 29 He set one in Bethel, and the other he put in Dan.(B) 30 And this thing became a sin, for the people went to worship before the one at Bethel and before the other as far as Dan.[b](C)
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Amos 8:14
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14 Those who swear by Ashimah of Samaria
and say, “As your god lives, O Dan,”
and, “As the way of Beer-sheba lives”—
they shall fall and never rise again.(A)
Isaiah 32:13
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13 for the soil of my people
growing up in thorns and briers,
yes, for all the joyous houses
in the jubilant city.(A)
Micah 1:13
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13 Harness the steeds to the chariots,
inhabitants of Lachish;
it was the beginning of sin
to daughter Zion,
for in you were found
the transgressions of Israel.(A)
Micah 1:5
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5 All this is for the transgression of Jacob
and for the sins of the house of Israel.
What is the transgression of Jacob?
Is it not Samaria?
And what is the high place[a] of Judah?
Is it not Jerusalem?(A)
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- 1.5 Heb what are the high places
Hosea 10:5
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5 The inhabitants of Samaria tremble
for the calf[a] of Beth-aven.
Its people shall mourn for it,
and its idolatrous priests shall wail[b] over it,
over its glory that has departed from it.(A)
Hosea 10:2
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2 Their heart is false;
now they must bear their guilt.
The Lord[a] will break down their altars
and destroy their pillars.(A)
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- 10.2 Heb he
Hosea 5:8
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8 Blow the horn in Gibeah,
the trumpet in Ramah.
Sound the alarm at Beth-aven;
look behind you, Benjamin!(A)
Hosea 4:15
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15 Though you prostitute yourself, O Israel,
do not let Judah become guilty.
Do not enter into Gilgal
or go up to Beth-aven,
and do not swear, “As the Lord lives.”(A)
Hosea 4:13
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13 They sacrifice on the tops of the mountains
and make offerings upon the hills,
under oak, poplar, and terebinth
because their shade is good.
Therefore your daughters prostitute themselves,
and your daughters-in-law commit adultery.(A)
Isaiah 34:13
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13 Thorns shall grow over its strongholds,
nettles and thistles in its fortresses.
It shall be the haunt of jackals,
an abode for ostriches.(A)
2 Chronicles 34:5-7
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5 He also burned the bones of the priests on their altars and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.(A) 6 In the towns of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, and as far as Naphtali, in their ruins[a] all around,(B) 7 he broke down the altars, beat the sacred poles[b] and the images into powder, and demolished all the incense altars throughout all the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem.(C)
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2 Chronicles 31:1
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Pagan Shrines Destroyed
31 Now when all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah and broke down the pillars, cut down the sacred poles,[a] and pulled down the high places and the altars throughout all Judah and Benjamin, and in Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had destroyed them all. Then all the people of Israel returned to their cities, all to their individual properties.(A)
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- 31.1 Or Asherahs
2 Kings 23:15
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15 Moreover, the altar at Bethel, the high place erected by Jeroboam son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin—he pulled down that altar along with the high place. He burned the high place, crushing it to dust; he also burned the sacred pole.[a](A)
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- 23.15 Or Asherah
1 Kings 14:16
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16 He will give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, which he sinned and which he caused Israel to commit.”(A)
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1 Kings 13:34
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34 This matter became sin to the house of Jeroboam, so as to cut it off and to destroy it from the face of the earth.(A)
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1 Kings 13:2
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2 And he cried out against the altar by the word of the Lord and said, “O altar, altar, thus says the Lord: A son shall be born to the house of David, Josiah by name, and he shall sacrifice on you the priests of the high places who offer incense on you, and human bones shall be burned on you.”(A)
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Deuteronomy 9:21
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21 Then I took the sinful thing you had made, the calf, and burned it with fire and crushed it, grinding it thoroughly, until it was reduced to dust, and I threw the dust into the stream that runs down the mountain.(A)
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Revelation 9:6
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6 And in those days people will seek death but will not find it; they will long to die, but death will flee from them.(A)
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