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- The Jews, under Manasseh, and the succeeding kings of Judah, made the temple itself the scene of their open and abominable idolatries, in addition to all their idol temples! which appears to be meant by "the eminent place," and "highplaces in every street," "[That] thou hast also builtª° unto thee an eminent place,ª and hast madeª° thee an high placeª in every¹ street.ª" {Ezk 16:24}. Allured by the prosperity of the Egyptians, they also connected themselves with them, and joined in their multiplied and abominable idolatries. And when Jehovah punished them by wars and famines, and by the Philistines, whose daughters are represented as ashamed of their enormous idolatries, instead of being amended, they formed alliances with the Assyrians, and worshipped their gods, and they even followed every idol which was worshipped between Canaan and Chaldea. "Behold,¹ therefore¹ I will gatherª°¹ all¹ thy lovers,ª° with¹ whom¹ thou hast taken pleasure,ª° and all¹ [them] that¹ thou hast loved,ª° with¹ all¹ [them] that¹ thou hast hated;ª° I will even gatherª° them round aboutª¹ against¹ thee, and will discoverª° thy nakednessª unto¹ them, that they may seeª°¹ all¹ thy nakedness.ª" {Ezk 16:37} + "Therefore,¹ O Aholibah,ª thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª Behold,¹ I will raise upª°¹ thy loversª° against¹ thee, from whom¹¹¹ thy mindª is alienated,ª° and I will bringª° them against¹ thee on every side;ª¹" {Ezk 23:22} + "And I will setª° my jealousyª against thee, and they shall dealª° furiouslyª with¹ thee: they shall take awayª° thy noseª and thine ears;ª and thy remnantª shall fallª° by the sword:ª they¹ shall takeª° thy sonsª and thy daughters;ª and thy residueª shall be devouredª° by the fire.ª" {Ezk 23:25} + "For¹ thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª Behold,¹ I will deliverª° thee into the handª [of them] whom¹ thou hatest,ª° into the handª [of them] from whom¹ thy mindª is alienated:ª°¹ ... And they shall dealª° with¹ thee hatefully,ª and shall take awayª° all¹ thy labour,ª and shall leaveª° thee nakedª and bare:ª and the nakednessª of thy whoredomsª shall be discovered,ª° both thy lewdnessª and thy whoredoms.ª" {Ezk 23:28-29} + "For¹ thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª I will bring upª° a companyª upon¹ them, and will giveª° them to be removedª and spoiled.ª ... And the companyª shall stoneª°¹ them with stones,ª and dispatchª° them with their swords;ª they shall slayª° their sonsª and their daughters,ª and burn upª° their housesª with fire.ª" {Ezk 23:46-47} + "And he gaveª° them into the handª of the heathen;ª and they that hatedª° them ruledª° over them." {Psa 106:41} + "And Zedekiahª kingª of Judahª and his princesª will I giveª° into the handª of their enemies,ª° and into the handª of them that seekª° their life,ª and into the handª of the kingª of Babylon'sª army,ª which are gone upª° from¹¹ you." {Jer 34:21} + "Andª the¹ tenª hornsª whichª thou sawestª° uponª the¹ beast,ª theseª shall hateª° the¹ whore,ª andª shall makeª° herª desolateª° andª naked,ª andª shall eatª° her²¹ flesh,ª andª burnª° herª withª fire.ª" {Rev 17:16}
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