- they continued:
- "They have turned²° aside¹ quicklyª out of¹ the wayª which¹ I commandedª° them: they have madeª° them a moltenª calf,ª and have worshippedª° it, and have sacrificedª° thereunto, and said,ª° These¹ [be] thy gods,ª O Israel,ª which¹ have brought thee upª° out of the landª¹ of Egypt.ª" {Exd 32:8} + "Then men shall say,ª° Because¹¹ they have forsakenª°¹ the covenantª of the LORDª Godª of their fathers,ª which¹ he madeª° with¹ them when he brought them forthª°¹ out of the landª¹ of Egypt:ª" {Deu 29:25} + "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. ... And I¹ will surely²° hideª° my faceª in that¹ dayª for¹ all¹ the evilsª which¹ they shall have wrought,ª° in thatª they are turnedª° unto¹ otherª gods.ª" {Deu 31:16-18} + "Therefore it shall come to pass,¹ [that] as¹ all¹ goodª thingsª are comeª° upon¹ you, which¹ the LORDª your Godª promisedª°¹ you; so¹ shall the LORDª bringª° upon¹ you¹ all¹ evilª things,ª until¹ he have destroyedª° you from off¹¹ this¹ goodª landª which¹ the LORDª your Godª hath givenª° you. ... 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 23:15-16} + "And they rejectedª°¹ his statutes,ª and his covenantª that¹ he madeª° with¹ their fathers,ª and his testimoniesª which¹ he testifiedª° against them; and they followedª²°¹ vanity,ª and became vain,ª° and went afterª the heathenª that¹ [were] round aboutª them, [concerning] whom¹ the LORDª had chargedª° them, that they should not¹ doª° like them. ... Therefore the LORDª was very² angryª°¹ with Israel,ª and removedª° them out of¹¹ his sight:ª there was none¹ leftª° but¹ the tribeª of Judahª only.¹" {2Kg 17:15-18} + "They keptª° not¹ the covenantª of God,ª and refusedª° to walk²°¹ in his law;ª" {Psa 78:10} + "And forgatª° his works,ª and his wondersª° that¹ he had shewedª° them." {Psa 78:11} + "But turned back,ª° and dealt unfaithfullyª° like their fathers:ª they were turned asideª° like a deceitfulª bow.ª" {Psa 78:57} + "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} + "For¹ I earnestly²° protestedª° unto your fathersª in the dayª [that] I brought them upª°¹ out of the landª¹ of Egypt,ª [even] unto¹ this¹ day,ª rising earlyª° and protesting,ª° saying,ª° Obeyª° my voice.ª ... Yet they obeyedª° not,¹ nor¹ inclinedª°¹ their ear,ª but walked²°¹ every oneª in the imaginationª of their evilª heart:ª therefore I will bringª° upon¹ them¹ all¹ the wordsª of this¹ covenant,ª which¹ I commandedª° [them] to do;ª° but they didª° [them] not.¹" {Jer 11:7-8} + "And manyª nationsª shall passª° by¹ this¹ city,ª and they shall sayª° every manª to¹ his neighbour,ª Wherefore¹¹ hath the LORDª doneª° thus¹ unto this¹ greatª city?ª ... Then they shall answer,ª° Because¹¹ they have forsakenª°¹ the covenantª of the LORDª their God,ª and worshippedª° otherª gods,ª and servedª° them." {Jer 22:8-9} + "Not¹ according to the covenantª that¹ I madeª° with¹ their fathersª in the dayª [that] I tookª° them by the handª to bring¹ them out²° of the landª¹ of Egypt;ª which¹¹ my covenantª they¹ brake,ª° although I¹ was an husbandª° unto them, saithª° the LORD:ª" {Jer 31:32} + "Now when I passedª° by¹ thee, and looked²° upon¹ thee, behold,¹ thy timeª [was] the timeª of love;ª and I spreadª° my skirtª over¹ thee, and coveredª° thy nakedness:ª yea, I swareª° unto thee, and enteredª° into a covenantª with¹ thee, saithª° the Lordª GOD,ª and thou becamest¹ mine." {Ezk 16:8} + "For¹ thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª I will even dealª° with¹ thee as¹ thou hast done,ª° which¹ hast despisedª° the oathª in breakingª° the covenant.ª" {Ezk 16:59} + "And I will cause you to passª° under¹ the rod,ª and I will bringª° you into the bondª of the covenant:ª ... And I will purge outª° from¹ among you the rebels,ª° and them that transgressª° against me: I will bring them forthª°¹ out of the countryª¹ where they sojourn,ª and they shall not¹ enterª° into¹ the landª of Israel:ª and ye shall knowª° that¹ I¹ [am] the LORD.ª" {Ezk 20:37-38}
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