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- "And he went outª° to meetª Asa,ª and saidª° unto him, Hearª° ye me, Asa,ª and all¹ Judahª and Benjamin;ª The LORDª [is] with¹ you, while ye be¹ with¹ him; and if¹ ye seekª° him, he will be foundª° of you; but if¹ ye forsakeª° him, he will forsakeª° you." {2Ch 15:2} + "Ye shall not¹ go²°¹ afterª otherª gods,ª of the godsª¹ of the peopleª which¹ [are] round aboutª you; ... (For¹ the LORDª thy Godª [is] a jealousª Godª amongª you) lest¹ the angerª of the LORDª thy Godª be kindledª° against thee, and destroyª° thee from off¹¹ the faceª of the earth.ª" {Deu 6:14-15} + "But it shall come to pass,¹ if¹ thou wilt not¹ hearkenª° unto the voiceª of the LORDª thy God,ª to observeª° to doª°¹ all¹ his commandmentsª and his statutesª which¹ I¹ commandª° thee this day;ª that all¹ these¹ cursesª shall comeª° upon¹ thee, and overtakeª° thee:" {Deu 28:15} + "The LORDª shall causeª° thee to be smittenª° beforeª thine enemies:ª° thou shalt go outª° oneª wayª against¹ them, and fleeª° sevenª waysª beforeª them: and shalt be¹ removedª into all¹ the kingdomsª of the earth.ª" {Deu 28:25} + "Even all¹ nationsª shall say,ª° Wherefore¹¹ hath the LORDª doneª° thus¹ unto this¹ land?ª what¹ [meaneth] the heatª of this¹ greatª anger?ª ... For they went²°¹ and servedª° otherª gods,ª and worshippedª° them, godsª whom¹ they knewª° not,¹ and [whom] he had not¹ givenª° unto them:" {Deu 29:24-26} + "And the LORDª saidª° unto¹ Moses,ª Behold,¹ thou shalt sleepª° with¹ thy fathers;ª and this¹ peopleª will rise up,ª° and go a whoringª° afterª the godsª of the strangersª of the land,ª whither¹¹ they¹ goª° [to be] amongª them, and will forsakeª° me, and breakª°¹ my covenantª which¹ I have madeª° with¹ them. ... Then my angerª shall be kindledª° against them in that¹ day,ª and I will forsakeª° them, and I will hideª° my faceª from¹ them, and they shall be¹ devoured,ª° and manyª evilsª and troublesª shall befallª° them; so that they will sayª° in that¹ day,ª Are not¹ these¹ evilsª come²° upon¹ us, because¹¹ our Godª [is] not¹ amongª us?" {Deu 31:16-17} + "And he said,ª° I will hideª° my faceª from¹ them, I will seeª° what¹ their endª [shall be]: for¹ they¹ [are] a very frowardª generation,ª childrenª in whom [is] no¹ faith.ª" {Deu 32:20} + "When ye have transgressedª°¹ the covenantª of the LORDª your God,ª which¹ he commandedª° you, and have goneª° and servedª° otherª gods,ª and bowed²° yourselves¹ to them; then shall the angerª of the LORDª be kindledª° against you, and ye shall perishª° quicklyª from off¹¹ the goodª landª which¹ he hath givenª° unto you." {Jsh 23:16} + "If¹ ye forsakeª°¹ the LORD,ª and serveª° strangeª gods,ª then he will turnª° and do you hurt,ª° and consumeª° you, afterª that¹ he hath done you good.ª°" {Jsh 24:20} + "And the destructionª of the transgressorsª° and of the sinnersª [shall be] together,ª and they that forsakeª° the LORDª shall be consumed.ª°" {Isa 1:28} + "The earthª also is defiledª° under¹ the inhabitantsª° thereof; because¹ they have transgressedª° the laws,ª changedª° the ordinance,ª brokenª° the everlastingª covenant.ª ... 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 24:5-6} + "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} + "Thou¹ hast forsakenª° me, saithª° the LORD,ª thou art gone²°¹ backward:ª therefore will I stretch outª°¹ my handª against¹ thee, and destroyª° thee; I am wearyª° with repenting.ª°" {Jer 15:6}
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