- they have forsaken:
- "And he said,ª° I have been very²° jealousª° for the LORDª Godª of hosts:ª for¹ the childrenª of Israelª have forsakenª° thy covenant,ª thrown downª°¹ thine altars,ª and slainª° thy prophetsª with the sword;ª and I,¹ [even] I only,¹ am left;ª° and they seekª°¹ my life,ª to take it away.ª° ... And he said,ª° I have been very²° jealousª° for the LORDª Godª of hosts:ª because¹ the childrenª of Israelª have forsakenª° thy covenant,ª thrown downª°¹ thine altars,ª and slainª° thy prophetsª with the sword;ª and I,¹ [even] I only,¹ am left;ª° and they seekª°¹ my life,ª to take it away.ª°" {1Kg 19:10-14} + "Behold,¹ the LORDª maketh the earth² empty,ª°¹ and maketh it waste,ª° and turneth²° it upside down,ª¹ and scattereth abroadª° the inhabitantsª° thereof. ... Therefore¹¹ hath the curseª devouredª° the earth,ª and they that dwellª° therein are desolate:ª° therefore¹¹ the inhabitantsª° of the earthª are burned,ª° and fewª menª left.ª°" {Isa 24:1-6} + "Then they shall answer,ª° Because¹¹ they have forsakenª°¹ the covenantª of the LORDª their God,ª and worshippedª° otherª gods,ª and servedª° them." {Jer 22:9} + "Not¹ according to the covenantª that¹ I madeª° with¹ their fathersª in the dayª [that] I tookª° them by the handª to bring¹ them out²° of the landª¹ of Egypt;ª which¹¹ my covenantª they¹ brake,ª° although I¹ was an husbandª° unto them, saithª° the LORD:ª" {Jer 31:32} + "Notª according¹ to² the¹ covenantª thatª I made¹ with²° theirª fathersª inª the dayª when I¹ tookª° themª by the¹ handª² to leadª° themª out ofª the landª of Egypt;ª becauseª theyª continuedª° notª inª myª covenant,ª and Iª regarded²° them² not,ª°¹ saithª° the Lord.ª" {Hbr 8:9}
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