Hosea 2:13
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13 I will punish her
For the days of the Baals to which she burned incense.
She decked herself with her earrings and jewelry,
And went after her lovers;
But Me she forgot,” says the Lord.
Hosea 13:6
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6 (A)When they had pasture, they were filled;
They were filled and their heart was exalted;
Therefore they forgot Me.
Judges 3:7
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Othniel
7 So the children of Israel did (A)evil in the sight of the Lord. They (B)forgot the Lord their God, and served the Baals and [a]Asherahs.
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- Judges 3:7 Name or symbol for Canaanite goddesses
Hosea 13:1
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Relentless Judgment on Israel
13 When Ephraim spoke, trembling,
He exalted himself in Israel;
But when he offended through Baal worship, he died.
Hosea 11:2
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2 [a]As they called them,
So they (A)went [b]from them;
They sacrificed to the Baals,
And burned incense to carved images.
Footnotes
- Hosea 11:2 So with MT, Vg.; LXX Just as I called them; Tg. interprets as I sent prophets to a thousand of them.
- Hosea 11:2 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; LXX from My face
Jeremiah 7:9
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9 (A)Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, burn incense to Baal, and (B)walk after other gods whom you do not know,
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Hosea 9:9-10
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9 (A)They are deeply corrupted,
As in the days of (B)Gibeah.
He will remember their iniquity;
He will punish their sins.
10 “I found Israel
Like grapes in the (C)wilderness;
I saw your fathers
As the (D)firstfruits on the fig tree in its first season.
But they went to (E)Baal Peor,
And [a]separated themselves to that shame;
(F)They became an abomination like the thing they loved.
Footnotes
- Hosea 9:10 Or dedicated
Hosea 9:7
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7 The (A)days of punishment have come;
The days of recompense have come.
Israel knows!
The prophet is a (B)fool,
(C)The spiritual man is insane,
Because of the greatness of your iniquity and great enmity.
Hosea 8:14
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14 “For(A) Israel has forgotten (B)his Maker,
And has built [a]temples;
Judah also has multiplied (C)fortified cities;
But (D)I will send fire upon his cities,
And it shall devour his [b]palaces.”
Footnotes
- Hosea 8:14 Or palaces
- Hosea 8:14 Or citadels
Hosea 4:6
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6 (A)My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.
Because you have rejected knowledge,
I also will reject you from being priest for Me;
(B)Because you have forgotten the law of your God,
I also will forget your children.
Hosea 4:13
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13 (A)They offer sacrifices on the mountaintops,
And burn incense on the hills,
Under oaks, poplars, and terebinths,
Because their shade is good.
(B)Therefore your daughters commit harlotry,
And your brides commit adultery.
Hosea 2:7
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7 She will [a]chase her lovers,
But not overtake them;
Yes, she will seek them, but not find them.
Then she will say,
(A)‘I will go and return to my (B)first husband,
For then it was better for me than now.’
Footnotes
- Hosea 2:7 Or pursue
Hosea 2:5
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5 For their mother has played the harlot;
She who conceived them has behaved shamefully.
For she said, ‘I will go after my lovers,
(A)Who give me my bread and my water,
My wool and my linen,
My oil and my drink.’
Ezekiel 23:40-42
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40 “Furthermore you sent for men to come from afar, (A)to whom a messenger was sent; and there they came. And you (B)washed yourself for them, (C)painted your eyes, and adorned yourself with ornaments. 41 You sat on a stately (D)couch, with a table prepared before it, (E)on which you had set My incense and My oil. 42 The sound of a carefree multitude was with her, and [a]Sabeans were brought from the wilderness with men of the common sort, who put bracelets on their [b]wrists and beautiful crowns on their heads.
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- Ezekiel 23:42 Or drunkards
- Ezekiel 23:42 Lit. hands
Ezekiel 23:35
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35 “Therefore thus says the Lord God:
‘Because you (A)have forgotten Me and (B)cast Me behind your back,
Therefore you shall bear the penalty
Of your lewdness and your harlotry.’ ”
Ezekiel 22:12
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12 In you (A)they take bribes to shed blood; (B)you take usury and increase; you have made profit from your neighbors by extortion, and (C)have forgotten Me,” says the Lord God.
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Ezekiel 16:17
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17 You have also taken your beautiful jewelry from My gold and My silver, which I had given you, and made for yourself male images and played the harlot with them.
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Jeremiah 23:2
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2 Therefore thus says the Lord God of Israel against the shepherds who feed My people: “You have scattered My flock, driven them away, and not attended to them. (A)Behold, I will attend to you for the evil of your doings,” says the Lord.
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Jeremiah 18:15
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15 “Because My people have forgotten (A)Me,
They have burned incense to worthless idols.
And they have caused themselves to stumble in their ways,
From the (B)ancient paths,
To walk in pathways and not on a highway,
Jeremiah 11:13
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13 For according to the number of your (A)cities were your gods, O Judah; and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem you have set up altars to that shameful thing, altars to burn incense to Baal.
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Jeremiah 2:32
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32 Can a virgin forget her ornaments,
Or a bride her attire?
Yet My people (A)have forgotten Me days without number.
Jeremiah 2:23-25
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23 “How(A) can you say, ‘I am not [a]polluted,
I have not gone after the Baals’?
See your way in the valley;
Know what you have done:
You are a swift dromedary breaking loose in her ways,
24 A wild donkey used to the wilderness,
That sniffs at the wind in her desire;
In her time of mating, who can turn her away?
All those who seek her will not weary themselves;
In her month they will find her.
25 Withhold your foot from being unshod, and your throat from thirst.
But you said, (B)‘There is no hope.
No! For I have loved (C)aliens, and after them I will go.’
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 2:23 defiled
Isaiah 17:10
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10 Because you have forgotten (A)the God of your salvation,
And have not been mindful of the Rock of your [a]stronghold,
Therefore you will plant pleasant plants
And set out foreign seedlings;
Footnotes
- Isaiah 17:10 refuge
Psalm 106:21
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21 They forgot God their Savior,
Who had done great things in Egypt,
Psalm 106:13
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13 (A)They soon forgot His works;
They did not wait for His counsel,
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