Their sorrows shall be multiplied who hasten after another god;
Their drink offerings of (A)blood I will not offer,
(B)Nor take up their names on my lips.

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Those who run after other gods(A) will suffer(B) more and more.
    I will not pour out libations of blood to such gods
    or take up their names(C) on my lips.

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13 “And in all that I have said to you, (A)be circumspect and (B)make no mention of the name of other gods, nor let it be heard from your mouth.

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13 “Be careful(A) to do everything I have said to you. Do not invoke the names of other gods;(B) do not let them be heard on your lips.(C)

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and lest you (A)go[a] among these nations, these who remain among you. You shall not (B)make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause anyone to (C)swear by them; you shall not (D)serve them nor bow down to them,

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  1. Joshua 23:7 associate with

Do not associate with these nations that remain among you; do not invoke the names of their gods or swear(A) by them. You must not serve them or bow down(B) to them.

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10 (A)Many sorrows shall be to the wicked;
But (B)he who trusts in the Lord, mercy shall surround him.

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10 Many are the woes of the wicked,(A)
    but the Lord’s unfailing love
    surrounds the one who trusts(B) in him.

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“Those who regard (A)worthless idols
Forsake their own [a]Mercy.

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  1. Jonah 2:8 Or Lovingkindness

“Those who cling to worthless idols(A)
    turn away from God’s love for them.

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(A)Let all be put to shame who serve carved images,
Who boast of idols.
(B)Worship Him, all you gods.

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All who worship images(A) are put to shame,(B)
    those who boast in idols(C)
    worship him,(D) all you gods!(E)

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And I heard another voice from heaven saying, (A)“Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues. (B)For her sins [a]have reached to heaven, and (C)God has remembered her iniquities.

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  1. Revelation 18:5 NU, M have been heaped up

Warning to Escape Babylon’s Judgment

Then I heard another voice from heaven say:

“‘Come out of her, my people,’[a](A)
    so that you will not share in her sins,
    so that you will not receive any of her plagues;(B)
for her sins are piled up to heaven,(C)
    and God has remembered(D) her crimes.

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  1. Revelation 18:4 Jer. 51:45

16 “And it shall be, in that day,”
Says the Lord,
That you will call Me [a]‘My Husband,’
And no longer call Me [b]‘My Master,’
17 For (A)I will take from her mouth the names of the Baals,
And they shall be remembered by their name no more.

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  1. Hosea 2:16 Heb. Ishi
  2. Hosea 2:16 Heb. Baali

16 “In that day,” declares the Lord,
    “you will call me ‘my husband’;(A)
    you will no longer call me ‘my master.[a]
17 I will remove the names of the Baals from her lips;(B)
    no longer will their names be invoked.(C)

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  1. Hosea 2:16 Hebrew baal

“He(A) who kills a bull is as if he slays a man;
He who sacrifices a lamb, as if he (B)breaks a dog’s neck;
He who offers a grain offering, as if he offers swine’s blood;
He who burns incense, as if he blesses an idol.
Just as they have chosen their own ways,
And their soul delights in their abominations,

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But whoever sacrifices a bull(A)
    is like one who kills a person,
and whoever offers a lamb
    is like one who breaks a dog’s neck;
whoever makes a grain offering
    is like one who presents pig’s(B) blood,
and whoever burns memorial incense(C)
    is like one who worships an idol.
They have chosen their own ways,(D)
    and they delight in their abominations;(E)

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11 “But you are those who forsake the Lord,
Who forget (A)My holy mountain,
Who prepare (B)a table for [a]Gad,
And who furnish a drink offering for [b]Meni.

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  1. Isaiah 65:11 Lit. Troop or Fortune; a pagan deity
  2. Isaiah 65:11 Lit. Number or Destiny; a pagan deity

11 “But as for you who forsake(A) the Lord
    and forget my holy mountain,(B)
who spread a table for Fortune
    and fill bowls of mixed wine(C) for Destiny,

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Among the smooth (A)stones of the stream
Is your portion;
They, they, are your lot!
Even to them you have poured a drink offering,
You have offered a grain offering.
Should I receive comfort in (B)these?

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The idols(A) among the smooth stones of the ravines are your portion;
    indeed, they are your lot.
Yes, to them you have poured out drink offerings(B)
    and offered grain offerings.
    In view of all this, should I relent?(C)

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37 (A)They even sacrificed their sons
And their daughters to (B)demons,
38 And shed innocent blood,
The blood of their sons and daughters,
Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan;
And (C)the land was polluted with blood.

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37 They sacrificed their sons(A)
    and their daughters to false gods.(B)
38 They shed innocent blood,
    the blood of their sons(C) and daughters,
whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan,
    and the land was desecrated by their blood.

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13 Its grain offering shall be two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil, an offering made by fire to the Lord, for a [a]sweet aroma; and its drink offering shall be of wine, one-fourth of a hin.

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  1. Leviticus 23:13 pleasing

13 together with its grain offering(A) of two-tenths of an ephah[a](B) of the finest flour mixed with olive oil—a food offering presented to the Lord, a pleasing aroma—and its drink offering(C) of a quarter of a hin[b] of wine.(D)

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  1. Leviticus 23:13 That is, probably about 7 pounds or about 3.2 kilograms; also in verse 17
  2. Leviticus 23:13 That is, about 1 quart or about 1 liter