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- "But if¹ ye¹ turn away,ª° and forsakeª° my statutesª and my commandments,ª which¹ I have setª° beforeª you, and shall goª° and serveª° otherª gods,ª and worshipª° them; ... Then will I pluck them up by the rootsª° out of¹¹ my landª which¹ I have givenª° them; and this¹ house,ª which¹ I have sanctifiedª° for my name,ª will I cast outª° of¹¹ my sight,ª and will makeª° it [to be] a proverbª and a bywordª among all¹ nations.ª" {2Ch 7:19-20} + "Moreover¹ all¹ the chiefª of the priests,ª and the people,ª transgressed²° very² muchª°¹¹ after all¹ the abominationsª of the heathen;ª and pollutedª°¹ the houseª of the LORDª which¹ he had hallowedª° in Jerusalem.ª ... And they burntª°¹ the houseª of God,ª and brake downª°¹ the wallª of Jerusalem,ª and burntª° all¹ the palacesª thereof with fire,ª and destroyedª° all¹ the goodlyª vesselsª thereof." {2Ch 36:14-19} + "And they forsookª°¹ the LORD,ª and servedª° Baalª and Ashtaroth.ª ... Whithersoever¹¹ they went out,ª° the handª of the LORDª was¹ against them for evil,ª as¹ the LORDª had said,ª° and as¹ the LORDª had swornª° unto them: and they were greatlyª distressed.ª°" {Jdg 2:13-15} + "And thou,¹ Solomonª my son,ª knowª° thou¹ the Godª of thy father,ª and serveª° him with a perfectª heartª and with a willingª mind:ª for¹ the LORDª searchethª° all¹ hearts,ª and understandethª° all¹ the imaginationsª of the thoughts:ª if¹ thou seekª° him, he will be foundª° of thee; but if¹ thou forsakeª° him, he will cast thee offª° for ever.²¹" {1Ch 28:9} + "Nevertheless they were disobedient,ª° and rebelledª° against thee, and castª°¹ thy lawª behindª their backs,ª and slewª° thy prophetsª which¹ testifiedª° against them to turnª° them to¹ thee, and they wroughtª° greatª provocations.ª ... Therefore thou deliveredstª° them into the handª of their enemies,ª who vexedª° them: and in the timeª of their trouble,ª when they criedª° unto¹ thee, thou¹ heardestª° [them] from heaven;ª¹ and according to thy manifoldª merciesª thou gavestª° them saviours,ª° who savedª° them out of the handª¹ of their enemies.ª" {Neh 9:26-27} + "Manyª timesª did he deliverª° them; but they¹ provokedª° [him] with their counsel,ª and were brought lowª° for their iniquity.ª ... Nevertheless he regardedª° their affliction,ª when he heardª°¹ their cry:ª" {Psa 106:43-44} + "But they¹ rebelled,ª° and vexedª°¹ his holyª Spirit:ª therefore he was turnedª° to be their enemy,ª° [and] he¹ foughtª° against them." {Isa 63:10} + "Thine own wickednessª shall correctª° thee, and thy backslidingsª shall reproveª° thee: knowª° therefore and seeª° that¹ [it is] an evilª [thing] and bitter,ª that thou hast forsakenª°¹ the LORDª thy God,ª and that my fearª [is] not¹ in¹ thee, saithª° the Lordª GODª of hosts.ª" {Jer 2:19} + "So that the LORDª couldª° no¹ longer¹ bear,ª° becauseª¹ of the evilª of your doings,ª [and] becauseª¹ of the abominationsª which¹ ye have committed;ª° therefore is¹ your landª a desolation,ª and an astonishment,ª and a curse,ª without¹¹ an inhabitant,ª° as at this¹ day.ª ... Becauseªª¹ ye have burned incense,ª° and because¹ ye have sinnedª° against the LORD,ª and have not¹ obeyedª° the voiceª of the LORD,ª nor¹ walkedª° in his law,ª nor in his statutes,ª nor in his testimonies;ª therefore¹¹ this¹ evilª is happened²° unto¹ you, as at this¹ day.ª" {Jer 44:22-23} + "The joyª of our heartª is ceased;ª° our danceª is turnedª° into mourning.ª" {Lam 5:15}
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