- stumblingblocks:
- or, idols, "By thisª therefore¹ shall the iniquityª of Jacobª be purged;ª° and this¹ [is] all¹ the fruitª to take awayª° his sin;ª when he makethª° all¹ the stonesª of the altarª as chalkstonesª¹ that are beaten in sunder,ª° the grovesª and imagesª shall not¹ stand up.ª°" {Isa 27:9} + "They shall castª° their silverª in the streets,ª and their goldª shall be¹ removed:ª their silverª and their goldª shall not¹ be ableª° to deliverª° them in the dayª of the wrathª of the LORD:ª they shall not¹ satisfyª° their souls,ª neither¹ fillª° their bowels:ª because¹ it is¹ the stumblingblockª of their iniquity.ª" {Ezk 7:19} + "Sonª of man,ª these¹ men²¹ have set upª° their idolsª in¹ their heart,ª and putª° the stumblingblockª of their iniquityª beforeª their face:ª should I be enquired²° of at allª° by them? ... For¹ every oneª of the houseª¹ of Israel,ª or of the strangerª¹ that¹ sojournethª° in Israel,ª which separateth²° himself¹ from¹¹ me,² and setteth upª° his idolsª in¹ his heart,ª and puttethª° the stumblingblockª of his iniquityª beforeª his face,ª and comethª° to¹ a prophetª to enquireª° of him concerning me; I¹ the LORDª will answerª° him by myself:" {Ezk 14:3-7} + "Because¹¹ they ministered²° unto¹¹ them beforeª their idols,ª and caused¹ the houseª of Israelª to fallª into iniquity;ª therefore¹¹ have I lifted upª° mine handª against¹ them, saithª° the Lordª GOD,ª and they shall bearª° their iniquity.ª" {Ezk 44:12} + "Asshurª shall not¹ saveª° us; we will not¹ rideª° upon¹ horses:ª neither¹ will we sayª° any more¹ to the workª of our hands,ª [Ye are] our gods:ª for¹ in thee the fatherlessª findeth mercy.ª°" {Hsa 14:3} + "Ephraimª [shall say], What¹ have I to do any more¹ with idols?ª I¹ have heardª° [him], and observedª° him: I¹ [am] like a greenª fir tree.ª From¹ me is thy fruitª found.ª°" {Hsa 14:8} + "And I will cut offª° the citiesª²° of thy land,ª and throw downª° all¹ thy strong holds:ª ... And I will pluck upª° thy grovesª out of the midstª¹ of thee: so will I destroyª° thy cities.ª²°" {Mic 5:11-14} + "And it shall come to pass¹ in that¹ day,ª saithª° the LORDª of hosts,ª [that] I will cut offª°¹ the namesª of the idolsª out of¹ the land,ª and they shall no¹ more¹ be remembered:ª° and also¹ I will cause¹ the prophetsª and the uncleanª spiritª to passª° out of¹ the land.ª" {Zch 13:2} + "Forª I sayª° unto you,ª Ye shall²° notª seeª° meª henceforth,ªª tillªª ye shall say,ª° Blessedª° [is] he that comethª° inª the nameª of the Lord.ª" {Mtt 23:39} + "Butª I haveª° a few thingsª againstª thee,ª becauseª thou hastª° thereª them that holdª° the¹ doctrineª of Balaam,ª whoª taughtª²° Balacª to castª° a stumblingblockª beforeª the¹ childrenª of Israel,ª to eatª° things sacrificed unto idols,ª andª to commit fornication.ª°" {Rev 2:14}
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