- on the hills:
- "Ye shall utterlyª° destroyª°¹ all¹ the places,ª wherein¹¹ the nationsª whichª¹ ye¹ shall possessª° servedª°¹ their gods,ª upon¹ the highª° mountains,ª and upon¹ the hills,ª and under¹ every¹ greenª tree:ª" {Deu 12:2} + "For they¹ also¹ builtª° them high places,ª and images,ª and groves,ª on¹ every¹ highª hill,ª and under¹ every¹ greenª tree.ª" {1Kg 14:23} + "Enflaming²° yourselves¹ with idolsª under¹ every¹ greenª tree,ª slayingª° the childrenª in the valleysª under¹ the cliftsª of the rocks?ª ... Upon¹ a loftyª and highª° mountainª hast thou setª° thy bed:ª even¹ thither¹ wentest thou upª° to offerª° sacrifice.ª" {Isa 57:5-7} + "Which remainª° among the graves,ª and lodgeª° in the monuments,ª° which eatª° swine'sª flesh,ª and brothª°² of abominableª [things is in] their vessels;ª" {Isa 65:4} + "They that sanctify²° themselves,¹ and purify²° themselves¹ in¹ the gardensª behindª oneª [tree] in the midst,ª eatingª° swine'sª flesh,ª and the abomination,ª and the mouse,ª shall be consumedª° together,ª saithª° the LORD.ª" {Isa 66:17} + "Whilst their childrenª rememberª° their altarsª and their grovesª by¹ the greenª treesª upon¹ the highª hills.ª" {Jer 17:2} + "[For] when I had broughtª° them into¹ the land,ª [for] the which¹ I lifted upª°¹ mine handª to giveª° it to them, then they sawª° every¹ highª° hill,ª and all¹ the thickª trees,ª and they offeredª° there¹¹ their sacrifices,ª and there¹ they presentedª° the provocationª of their offering:ª there¹ also they madeª° their sweetª savour,ª and poured outª° there¹¹ their drink offerings.ª ... Then I saidª° unto¹ them, What¹ [is] the high placeª whereunto¹¹ ye¹ go?ª° And the nameª thereof is calledª° Bamahª unto¹ this¹ day.ª" {Ezk 20:28-29}
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