Zephaniah 1:5
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5 Those (A)who worship the host of heaven on the housetops;
Those who worship and swear oaths by the Lord,
But who also swear (B)by [a]Milcom;
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- Zephaniah 1:5 Or Malcam, an Ammonite god, 1 Kin. 11:5; Jer. 49:1; Molech, Lev. 18:21
2 Kings 17:33
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33 (A)They feared the Lord, yet served their own gods—according to the rituals of the nations from among whom they were carried away.
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1 Kings 11:33
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33 (A)because [a]they have forsaken Me, and worshiped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the people of Ammon, and have not walked in My ways to do what is right in My eyes and keep My statutes and My judgments, as did his father David.
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- 1 Kings 11:33 So with MT, Tg.; LXX, Syr., Vg. he has
Jeremiah 19:13
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13 And the houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah shall be defiled (A)like the place of Tophet, because of all the houses on whose (B)roofs they have burned incense to all the host of heaven, and (C)poured out drink offerings to other gods.” ’ ”
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Amos 5:26
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26 You also carried [a]Sikkuth[b] (A)your king
And Chiun, your idols,
The star of your gods,
Which you made for yourselves.
2 Kings 23:12
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12 The altars that were (A)on the roof, the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which (B)Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of the Lord, the king broke down and pulverized there, and threw their dust into the Brook Kidron.
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2 Kings 17:41
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41 (A)So these nations feared the Lord, yet served their carved images; also their children and their children’s children have continued doing as their fathers did, even to this day.
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1 Kings 18:21
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21 And Elijah came to all the people, and said, (A)“How long will you falter between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal, (B)follow him.” But the people answered him not a word.
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Romans 14:11
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11 For it is written:
(A)“As I live, says the Lord,
Every knee shall bow to Me,
And every tongue shall confess to God.”
Matthew 6:24
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You Cannot Serve God and Riches
24 (A)“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. (B)You cannot serve God and [a]mammon.
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- Matthew 6:24 Lit., in Aram., riches
Hosea 4:15
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15 “Though you, Israel, play the harlot,
Let not Judah offend.
(A)Do not come up to Gilgal,
Nor go up to (B)Beth[a] Aven,
(C)Nor swear an oath, saying, ‘As the Lord lives’—
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- Hosea 4:15 Lit. House of Idolatry or Wickedness
Jeremiah 32:29
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29 And the Chaldeans who fight against this city shall come and (A)set fire to this city and burn it, with the houses (B)on whose roofs they have offered incense to Baal and poured out drink offerings to other gods, to provoke Me to anger;
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Jeremiah 5:7
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7 “How shall I pardon you for this?
Your children have forsaken Me
And (A)sworn by those (B)that are not gods.
(C)When I had fed them to the full,
Then they committed adultery
And assembled themselves by troops in the harlots’ houses.
Jeremiah 4:2
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2 (A)And you shall swear, ‘The Lord lives,’
(B)In truth, in [a]judgment, and in righteousness;
(C)The nations shall bless themselves in Him,
And in Him they shall (D)glory.”
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- Jeremiah 4:2 justice
Isaiah 48:1
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Israel Refined for God’s Glory
48 “Hear this, O house of Jacob,
Who are called by the name of Israel,
And have come forth from the wellsprings of Judah;
Who swear by the name of the Lord,
And make mention of the God of Israel,
But (A)not in truth or in righteousness;
Isaiah 45:23
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23 (A)I have sworn by Myself;
The word has gone out of My mouth in righteousness,
And shall not return,
That to Me every (B)knee shall bow,
(C)Every tongue shall take an oath.
Isaiah 44:5
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5 One will say, ‘I am the Lord’s’;
Another will call himself by the name of Jacob;
Another will write with his hand, ‘The Lord’s,’
And name himself by the name of Israel.
1 Kings 11:5
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5 For Solomon went after (A)Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and after (B)Milcom[a] the abomination of the (C)Ammonites.
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- 1 Kings 11:5 Or Molech
Joshua 23:7
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7 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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- Joshua 23:7 associate with
Deuteronomy 10:20
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20 (A)You shall fear the Lord your God; you shall serve Him, and to Him you shall hold fast, and take oaths in His name.
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