- no devoted:
- This is the cherem, the absolute, irredeemable grant to God. "But the field,ª when it goeth outª° in the jubile,ª shall be¹ holyª unto the LORD,ª as a fieldª devoted;ª the possessionª thereof shall be¹ the priest's.ª" {Lev 27:21} + "He that sacrificethª° unto [any] god,ª saveª unto the LORDª only,¹ he shall be utterly destroyed.ª°" {Exd 22:20} + "And Israelª vowedª° a vowª unto the LORD,ª and said,ª° If¹ thou wilt indeed²° deliverª°¹ this¹ peopleª into my hand,ª then I will utterly destroyª°¹ their cities.ª ... And the LORDª hearkenedª° to the voiceª of Israel,ª and delivered upª°¹ the Canaanites;ª and they utterly destroyedª° them and their cities:ª and he calledª° the nameª of the placeª Hormah.ª" {Num 21:2-3} + "When¹ the LORDª thy Godª shall bringª° thee into¹ the landª whither¹¹ thou¹ goestª° to possessª° it, and hath cast outª° manyª nationsª beforeª¹ thee, the Hittites,ª and the Girgashites,ª and the Amorites,ª and the Canaanites,ª and the Perizzites,ª and the Hivites,ª and the Jebusites,ª sevenª nationsª greaterª and mightierª than¹ thou; ... And when the LORDª thy Godª shall deliverª° them beforeª thee; thou shalt smiteª° them, [and] utterly²° destroyª° them; thou shalt makeª° no¹ covenantª with them, nor¹ shew mercyª° unto them:" {Deu 7:1-2} + "Thou shalt surely²° smiteª°¹ the inhabitantsª° of that¹ cityª with the edgeª of the sword,ª destroying it utterly,ª°¹ and all¹ that¹ [is] therein, and the cattleª thereof, with the edgeª of the sword.ª ... And thou shalt gatherª° all¹ the spoilª of it into¹ the midstª of the streetª thereof, and shalt burnª° with fireª¹ the city,ª and all¹ the spoilª thereof every whit,ª for the LORDª thy God:ª and it shall be¹ an heapª for ever;ª it shall not¹ be built¹ again.²°¹" {Deu 13:15-16} + "But¹ of the citiesª¹ of these¹ people,ª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª doth giveª° thee [for] an inheritance,ª thou shalt save aliveª° nothing¹¹ that breatheth:ª ... But¹ thou shalt utterly²° destroyª° them; [namely], the Hittites,ª and the Amorites,ª the Canaanites,ª and the Perizzites,ª the Hivites,ª and the Jebusites;ª as¹ the LORDª thy Godª hath commandedª° thee:" {Deu 20:16-17} + "Therefore it shall be,¹ when the LORDª thy Godª hath given thee restª° from all¹¹ thine enemiesª° round about,ª¹ in the landª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª givethª° thee [for] an inheritanceª to possessª° it, [that] thou shalt blot outª°¹ the remembranceª of Amalekª from under¹¹ heaven;ª thou shalt not¹ forgetª° [it]." {Deu 25:19} + "And the cityª shall be¹ accursed,ª [even] it,¹ and all¹ that¹ [are] therein, to the LORD:ª only¹ Rahabª the harlotª° shall live,ª° she¹ and all¹ that¹ [are] with¹ her in the house,ª because¹ she hidª°¹ the messengersª that¹ we sent.ª° ... But all¹ the silver,ª and gold,ª and vesselsª of brassª and iron,ª [are] consecratedª unto the LORD:ª they shall comeª° into the treasuryª of the LORD.ª" {Jsh 6:17-19} + "And Joshuaª adjuredª° [them] at that¹ time,ª saying,ª° Cursedª° [be] the manª beforeª the LORD,ª that¹ riseth upª° and buildethª°¹ this¹ cityª¹ Jericho:ª he shall lay the foundationª° thereof in his firstborn,ª and in his youngestª [son] shall he set upª° the gatesª of it." {Jsh 6:26} + "But the childrenª of Israelª committedª° a trespassª in the accursed thing:ª for Achan,ª the sonª of Carmi,ª the sonª of Zabdi,ª the sonª of Zerah,ª of the tribeª of Judah,ª tookª° of¹ the accursed thing:ª and the angerª of the LORDª was kindledª° against the childrenª of Israel.ª" {Jsh 7:1} + "Israelª hath sinned,ª° and they have also¹ transgressedª°¹ my covenantª which¹ I commandedª° them: for they have even¹ takenª° of¹ the accursed thing,ª and have also¹ stolen,ª° and dissembledª° also,¹ and they have putª° [it] even¹ among their own stuff.ª ... Up,ª° sanctifyª°¹ the people,ª and say,ª° Sanctify²° yourselves¹ against to morrow:ª for¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORDª Godª of Israel,ª [There is] an accursed thingª in the midstª of thee, O Israel:ª thou canstª° not¹ standª° beforeª thine enemies,ª° until¹ ye take awayª° the accursed thingª from amongª¹ you." {Jsh 7:11-13} + "And Joshuaª said,ª° Whyª hast thou troubledª° us? the LORDª shall troubleª° thee this¹ day.ª And all¹ Israelª stoned²°¹ him with stones,ª and burnedª° them with fire,ª after they had stoned²°¹ them with stones.ª" {Jsh 7:25} + "And Jephthahª vowedª° a vowª unto the LORD,ª and said,ª° If¹ thou shalt without fail²° deliverª°¹ the childrenª of Ammonª into mine hands,ª ... Then it shall be,¹ that whatsoever²°¹ cometh forthª° of the doorsª¹ of my houseª to meetª° me, when I returnª° in peaceª from the childrenª¹ of Ammon,ª shall surely be¹ the LORD'S,ª and I will offer it upª° for a burnt offering.ª" {Jdg 11:30-31} + "And the childrenª of Israelª said,ª° Who¹ [is there] among all¹¹ the tribesª of Israelª thatª came²° not up¹¹ with the congregationª unto¹ the LORD?ª For¹ they had made¹ a greatª oathª concerning¹ him that came not upª°¹ to¹ the LORDª to Mizpeh,ª saying,ª° He shall surely²° be put to death.ª°" {Jdg 21:5} + "And this¹ [is] the thingª that¹ ye shall do,ª° Ye shall utterly destroyª° every¹ male,ª and every¹ womanª that hath lainª¹ by man.²°¹" {Jdg 21:11} + "Howbeit we¹ mayª° not¹ giveª° them wivesª of our daughters:ª¹ for¹ the childrenª of Israelª have sworn,ª° saying,ª° Cursedª° [be] he that givethª° a wifeª to Benjamin.ª" {Jdg 21:18} + "And the menª of Israelª were distressedª° that¹ day:ª for Saulª had adjuredª°¹ the people,ª saying,ª° Cursedª° [be] the manª that¹ eatethª° [any] foodª until¹ evening,ª that I may be avengedª° on mine enemies.ª°¹ So none¹¹ of the peopleª tastedª° [any] food.ª ... Then answeredª° oneª of the people,ª¹ and said,ª° Thy fatherª straitly²° charged²° the people² with an oath,ª°¹¹ saying,ª° Cursedª° [be] the manª that¹ eatethª° [any] foodª this day.ª And the peopleª were faint.²°¹" {1Sm 14:24-28} + "And Saulª said,ª° Draw ye nearª° hither,ª all¹ the chiefª of the people:ª and knowª° and seeª° whereinª this sinª hath been¹ this¹ day.ª ... And the peopleª saidª° unto¹ Saul,ª Shall Jonathan²¹ die,ª° who¹ hath wroughtª° this¹ greatª salvationª in Israel?ª God forbid:ª [as] the LORDª liveth,ª there shall not¹ one hairª¹ of his headª fallª° to the ground;ª for¹ he hath wroughtª° with¹ Godª this¹ day.ª So the peopleª rescuedª°¹ Jonathan,²¹ that he diedª° not.¹" {1Sm 14:38-45} + "Now¹ go²°¹ and smiteª°¹ Amalek,ª and utterly destroyª°¹ all¹ that¹ they have, and spareª°¹ them not;¹ but slayª° both manª¹ and¹ woman,ª infantª¹ and suckling,ª° oxª¹ and sheep,ª camelª¹ and ass.ª" {1Sm 15:3} + "And the LORDª sentª° thee on a journey,ª and said,ª° Go²°¹ and utterly destroyª°¹ the sinnersª¹ the Amalekites,ª and fightª° against them until¹ they be consumed.ª°" {1Sm 15:18} + "Then saidª° Samuel,ª Bring ye hitherª° to¹ me¹ Agagª the kingª of the Amalekites.ª And Agagª came²°¹ unto¹ him delicately.ª And Agagª said,ª° Surelyª the bitternessª of deathª is past.ª° ... And Samuelª said,ª° As¹ thy swordª hath made womenª childless,ª° so¹ shall thy motherª be childlessª° among women.ª¹ And Samuelª hewed²° Agag² in piecesª°¹¹ beforeª the LORDª in Gilgal.ª" {1Sm 15:32-33} + "Thenª shall he sayª° alsoª unto them¹ onª the left hand,ª Departª° fromª me,ª ye cursed,ª° intoª everlastingª fire,ª preparedª° for the¹ devilª andª hisª angels:ª" {Mtt 25:41} + "Andª when it wasª° day,ª certainª of the¹ Jewsª banded together,ªª° and bound²° themselves² under a curse,ª°¹ sayingª° that they would²° neitherª eatª° norª drinkª° tillª² they had¹ killedª° Paul.ª ... And theyª came¹ to²° the¹ chief priestsª andª elders,ª and said,ª° We have bound²° ourselves² under a great curse,ª¹¹ that we will eatª° nothingª untilª² we have¹ slainª° Paul.ª" {Act 23:12-14} + "Forª Iª could wishª° that myself²¹ wereª° accursedª fromª Christª forª myª brethren,ª myª kinsmenª accordingª to the flesh:ª" {Rom 9:3} + "If any manª loveª° notª the¹ Lordª Jesusª Christ,ª let him beª° Anathemaª Maranatha.ª" {1Co 16:22} + "Forª as many asª areª° ofª the worksª of the lawª areª° underª the curse:ª forª it is written,ª° Cursedª [is] every oneª thatª continuethª° notª inª all thingsª which² are writtenª° inª the¹ bookª of the¹ lawª to doª° them.ª" {Gal 3:10} + "Christª hath redeemedª° usª fromª the¹ curseª of the¹ law,ª being madeª° a curseª forª us:ª forª it is written,ª° Cursedª [is] every oneª that hangethª° onª a tree:ª" {Gal 3:13}
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