- For according:
- "But where¹ [are] thy godsª that¹ thou hast madeª° thee? let them arise,ª° if¹ they can saveª° thee in the timeª of thy trouble:ª for¹ [according to] the numberª of thy citiesª are¹ thy gods,ª O Judah.ª" {Jer 2:28} + "They say,ª° If¹ a manª put awayª°¹ his wife,ª and she goª° from¹¹ him, and become¹ anotherª man's,ª shall he return¹ unto¹ her again?²°¹ shall not¹ that¹ landª be greatly²° polluted?ª° but thou¹ hast played the harlotª° with manyª lovers;ª yet return¹ again²° to¹ me, saithª° the LORD.ª ... Lift upª° thine eyesª unto¹ the high places,ª and seeª° whereª thou hast not¹ been lienª°²° with. In¹ the waysª hast thou satª° for them, as the Arabianª in the wilderness;ª and thou hast pollutedª° the landª with thy whoredomsª and with thy wickedness.ª" {Jer 3:1-2} + "They provoked him to jealousyª° with strangeª° [gods], with abominationsª provoked they him to anger.ª° ... They sacrificedª° unto devils,ª not¹ to God;ª to godsª whom they knewª° not,¹ to newª [gods that] cameª° newly² up,²°¹¹ whom your fathersª fearedª° not.¹" {Deu 32:16-17} + "And the kingª commandedª°¹ Hilkiahª the highª priest,ª and the priestsª of the second order,ª and the keepersª° of the door,ª to bring forthª° out of the templeª¹ of the LORDª¹ all¹ the vesselsª that were madeª° for Baal,ª and for the grove,ª and for all¹ the hostª of heaven:ª and he burnedª° them withoutª¹ Jerusalemª in the fieldsª of Kidron,ª and carriedª°¹ the ashesª of them unto Bethel.ª ... And he put downª°¹ the idolatrous priests,ª whom¹ the kingsª of Judahª had ordainedª° to burn incenseª° in the high placesª in the citiesª of Judah,ª and in the places round aboutª Jerusalem;ª them also that burned incenseª° unto Baal,ª to the sun,ª and to the moon,ª and to the planets,ª and to all¹ the hostª of heaven.ª" {2Kg 23:4-5} + "And the high placesª that¹ [were] beforeª¹ Jerusalem,ª which¹ [were] on the right handª¹ of the mountª of corruption,ª which¹ Solomonª the kingª of Israelª had buildedª° for Ashtorethª the abominationª of the Zidonians,ª and for Chemoshª the abominationª of the Moabites,ª and for Milcomª the abominationª of the childrenª of Ammon,ª did the kingª defile.ª°" {2Kg 23:13} + "Their landª also is fullª° of idols;ª they worshipª° the workª of their own hands,ª that which¹ their own fingersª have made:ª°" {Isa 2:8} + "[Is there] iniquityª [in] Gilead?ª surely¹ they are¹ vanity:ª they sacrificeª° bullocksª in Gilgal;ª yea,¹ their altarsª [are] as heapsª in¹ the furrowsª of the fields.ª" {Hsa 12:11}
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