- their mother:
- "Pleadª° with your mother,ª plead:ª° for¹ she¹ [is] not¹ my wife,ª neither¹ [am] I¹ her husband:ª let her therefore put awayª° her whoredomsª out of her sight,ª¹ and her adulteriesª from between¹¹ her breasts;ª" {Hsa 2:2} + "Then saidª° the LORDª unto¹ me, Go²°¹ yet,¹ loveª° a womanª belovedª° of [her] friend,ª yet an adulteress,ª° according to the loveª of the LORDª toward¹ the childrenª of Israel,ª who¹ lookª° to¹ otherª gods,ª and loveª° flagonsª of wine.ª" {Hsa 3:1} + "Therefore shalt thou fallª° in the day,ª and the prophetª also¹ shall fallª° with¹ thee in the night,ª and I will destroyª° thy mother.ª" {Hsa 4:5} + "My peopleª ask²° counsel¹ at their stocks,ª and their staffª declarethª° unto them: for¹ the spiritª of whoredomsª hath caused [them] to err,ª° and they have gone a whoringª° from under¹¹ their God.ª ... Though¹ thou,¹ Israel,ª play the harlot,ª° [yet] let not¹ Judahª offend;ª° and comeª° not¹ ye unto Gilgal,ª neither¹ go ye upª° to Bethaven,ª nor¹ swear,ª° The LORDª liveth.ª" {Hsa 4:12-15} + "How¹ is the faithfulª° cityª become¹ an harlot!ª° it was fullª of judgment;ª righteousnessª lodgedª° in it; but now¹ murderers.ª°" {Isa 1:21} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª Where¹ [is] the billª of your mother'sª divorcement,ª whom¹ I have put away?ª° or¹ which¹ of my creditorsª°¹ [is it] to whom¹ I have soldª° you? Behold,¹ for your iniquitiesª have ye sold²° yourselves,¹ and for your transgressionsª is your motherª put away.ª°" {Isa 50:1} + "For¹ of old timeª¹ I have brokenª° thy yoke,ª [and] burstª° thy bands;ª and thou saidst,ª° I will not¹ transgress;ª°°² when¹ upon¹ every¹ highª hillª and under¹ every¹ greenª treeª thou¹ wanderest,ª° playing the harlot.ª°" {Jer 2:20} + "Withholdª° thy footª from being unshod,ª¹ and thy throatª from thirst:ª¹ but thou saidst,ª° There is no hope:ª° no;¹ for¹ I have lovedª° strangers,ª° and afterª them will I go.²°¹" {Jer 2:25} + "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 ... And it came to pass¹ through the lightnessª¹ of her whoredom,ª that she defiledª°¹ the land,ª and committed adulteryª° with¹ stonesª and with¹ stocks.ª" {Jer 3:1-9} + "But thou didst trustª° in thine own beauty,ª and playedst the harlotª° because¹ of thy renown,ª and pouredst outª°¹ thy fornicationsª on¹ every one¹ that passed by;ª° his it was.¹ ... And of thy garmentsª¹ thou didst take,ª° and deckedstª° thy high placesª with divers colours,ª° and playedst the harlotª° thereupon:¹ [the like things] shall not¹ come,ª° neither¹ shall it be¹ [so]." {Ezk 16:15-16} + "Thou hast played the whoreª° also with¹ the Assyrians,ªª because² thou wast unsatiable;²°¹¹¹ yea, thou hast played the harlotª° with them, and yet¹ couldest not¹ be satisfied.²¹ ... And the contraryª is¹ in thee from¹ [other] womenª in thy whoredoms,ª whereas none¹ followethª thee to commit whoredoms:ª° and in that thou givestª° a reward,ª and no¹ rewardª is givenª° unto thee, therefore thou artª° contrary.ª" {Ezk 16:28-34} + "And Aholahª played the harlotª° when she was¹ mine;² and she dotedª° on¹ her lovers,ª° on¹ the Assyriansª [her] neighbours,ª ... And when her sisterª Aholibahª sawª° [this], she was more corruptª° in her inordinate loveª than¹ she, and in her whoredomsª more than her sisterª in [her] whoredoms.ª¹" {Ezk 23:5-11} + "Notwithstandingª I haveª° a few thingsª againstª thee,ª becauseª thou sufferestª° that womanª Jezebel,ª which² callethª° herselfª a prophetess,ª to teachª° andª to seduceª° myª servantsª to commit fornication,ª° andª to eatª° things sacrificed unto idols.ª ... Andª I will killª° her²¹ childrenª withª death;ª andª allª the¹ churchesª shall knowª° thatª Iª amª° he which² searchethª° the reinsª andª hearts:ª andª I will giveª° unto every oneª of youª according¹ to² yourª works.ª" {Rev 2:20-23} + "Andª there cameª° oneª ofª the¹ sevenª angelsª which² hadª° the¹ sevenª vials,ª andª talkedª° withª me,ª sayingª° unto me,ª Come hither;ª° I will shewª° unto theeª the¹ judgmentª of the¹ greatª whoreª that sittethª° uponª manyª waters:ª ... Andª uponª her²¹ foreheadª [was] a nameª written,ª° MYSTERY,ª BABYLONª THE¹ GREAT,ª THE¹ MOTHERª OF HARLOTSª ANDª ABOMINATIONSª OF THE¹ EARTH.ª" {Rev 17:1-5}
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