Jeremiah 44:17
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17 We will certainly do everything we said we would:(A) We will burn incense(B) to the Queen of Heaven(C) and will pour out drink offerings to her just as we and our ancestors, our kings and our officials(D) did in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem.(E) At that time we had plenty of food(F) and were well off and suffered no harm.(G)
Jeremiah 7:18
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18 The children gather wood, the fathers light the fire, and the women knead the dough and make cakes to offer to the Queen of Heaven.(A) They pour out drink offerings(B) to other gods to arouse(C) my anger.
Nehemiah 9:34
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Hosea 2:5-9
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5 Their mother has been unfaithful
and has conceived them in disgrace.
She said, ‘I will go after my lovers,(A)
who give me my food and my water,
my wool and my linen, my olive oil and my drink.’(B)
6 Therefore I will block her path with thornbushes;
I will wall her in so that she cannot find her way.(C)
7 She will chase after her lovers but not catch them;
she will look for them but not find them.(D)
Then she will say,
‘I will go back to my husband(E) as at first,(F)
for then I was better off(G) than now.’
8 She has not acknowledged(H) that I was the one
who gave her the grain, the new wine and oil,(I)
who lavished on her the silver and gold(J)—
which they used for Baal.(K)
Deuteronomy 23:23
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23 Whatever your lips utter you must be sure to do, because you made your vow freely to the Lord your God with your own mouth.
Exodus 16:3
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3 The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by the Lord’s hand in Egypt!(A) There we sat around pots of meat and ate all the food(B) we wanted, but you have brought us out into this desert to starve this entire assembly to death.”(C)
Philippians 3:19
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19 Their destiny(A) is destruction, their god is their stomach,(B) and their glory is in their shame.(C) Their mind is set on earthly things.(D)
Ezekiel 20:8
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8 “‘But they rebelled against me and would not listen to me;(A) they did not get rid of the vile images they had set their eyes on, nor did they forsake the idols of Egypt.(B) So I said I would pour out my wrath on them and spend my anger against them in Egypt.(C)
Jeremiah 44:25
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25 This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: You and your wives(A) have done what you said you would do when you promised, ‘We will certainly carry out the vows we made to burn incense and pour out drink offerings to the Queen of Heaven.’(B)
“Go ahead then, do what you promised! Keep your vows!(C)
2 Kings 17:16
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16 They forsook all the commands of the Lord their God and made for themselves two idols cast in the shape of calves,(A) and an Asherah(B) pole. They bowed down to all the starry hosts,(C) and they worshiped Baal.(D)
Judges 11:36
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36 “My father,” she replied, “you have given your word to the Lord. Do to me just as you promised,(A) now that the Lord has avenged you(B) of your enemies,(C) the Ammonites.
Numbers 30:12
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12 But if her husband nullifies them when he hears about them, then none of the vows or pledges that came from her lips will stand.(A) Her husband has nullified them, and the Lord will release her.
1 Peter 1:18
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18 For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed(A) from the empty way of life(B) handed down to you from your ancestors,
Mark 6:26
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26 The king was greatly distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he did not want to refuse her.
Daniel 9:5-8
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5 we have sinned(A) and done wrong.(B) We have been wicked and have rebelled; we have turned away(C) from your commands and laws.(D) 6 We have not listened(E) to your servants the prophets,(F) who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes and our ancestors,(G) and to all the people of the land.
7 “Lord, you are righteous,(H) but this day we are covered with shame(I)—the people of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and all Israel, both near and far, in all the countries where you have scattered(J) us because of our unfaithfulness(K) to you.(L) 8 We and our kings, our princes and our ancestors are covered with shame, Lord, because we have sinned against you.(M)
Jeremiah 32:29-32
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29 The Babylonians who are attacking this city will come in and set it on fire; they will burn it down,(A) along with the houses(B) where the people aroused my anger by burning incense on the roofs to Baal and by pouring out drink offerings(C) to other gods.(D)
30 “The people of Israel and Judah have done nothing but evil in my sight from their youth;(E) indeed, the people of Israel have done nothing but arouse my anger(F) with what their hands have made,(G) declares the Lord. 31 From the day it was built until now, this city(H) has so aroused my anger and wrath that I must remove(I) it from my sight. 32 The people of Israel and Judah have provoked(J) me by all the evil(K) they have done—they, their kings and officials,(L) their priests and prophets, the people of Judah and those living in Jerusalem.
Isaiah 48:5
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Psalm 106:6
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Psalm 12:4
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4 those who say,
“By our tongues we will prevail;(A)
our own lips will defend us—who is lord over us?”
2 Kings 22:17
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17 Because they have forsaken(A) me and burned incense to other gods and aroused my anger by all the idols their hands have made,[a] my anger will burn against this place and will not be quenched.’
Footnotes
- 2 Kings 22:17 Or by everything they have done
Numbers 30:2
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2 When a man makes a vow to the Lord or takes an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word but must do everything he said.(A)
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