- Also Judah:
- "And Judahª didª° evilª in the sightª of the LORD,ª and they provoked him to jealousyª°¹ with their sinsª which¹ they had committed,ª° above all¹¹ that¹ their fathersª had done.ª° ... For they¹ also¹ builtª° them high places,ª and images,ª and groves,ª on¹ every¹ highª hill,ª and under¹ every¹ greenª tree.ª" {1Kg 14:22-23} + "Moreover¹ he¹ madeª° high placesª in the mountainsª of Judah,ª and caused¹ the inhabitantsª° of Jerusalemª to commit fornication,ª° and compelledª°¹ Judahª [thereto]." {2Ch 21:11} + "But hast walked²°¹ in the wayª of the kingsª of Israel,ª and hast made¹ Judahª and the inhabitantsª° of Jerusalemª to go a whoring,ª° like to the whoredomsª° of the houseª of Ahab,ª and also¹ hast slainª°¹ thy brethrenª of thy father'sª house,ª [which were] betterª than¹ thyself:" {2Ch 21:13} + "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} + "And I saw,ª° when¹ for¹ all¹ the causesª whereby¹ backslidingª Israelª committed adulteryª° I had put her away,ª° and givenª°¹ her¹ a billª of divorce;ª yet her treacherousª° sisterª Judahª fearedª° not,¹ but went²°¹ and played the harlotª° also.¹ ... And the LORDª saidª° unto¹ me, The backslidingª Israelª hath justifiedª° herselfª more than treacherousª°¹ Judah.ª" {Jer 3:8-11} + "Neither¹ hath Samariaª committedª° halfª of thy sins;ª but thou hast multipliedª°¹ thine abominationsª more than¹ they,² and hast justifiedª°¹ thy sistersª in all¹ thine abominationsª which¹ thou hast done.ª° ... Thou¹ also,¹ which¹ hast judgedª° thy sisters,ª bearª° thine own shameª for thy sinsª that¹ thou hast committed more abominableª° than¹ they:² they are more righteousª° than¹ thou: yea, be thou confoundedª°¹ also,¹ and bearª° thy shame,ª in that thou hast justifiedª° thy sisters.ª" {Ezk 16:51-52} + "Now, thou¹ sonª of man,ª wilt thou judge,ª° wilt thou judgeª°¹ the bloodyª city?ª yea, thou shalt shewª° her¹ all¹ her abominations.ª ... And thou shalt take thine inheritanceª°°²° in thyself in the sightª of the heathen,ª and thou shalt knowª° that¹ I¹ [am] the LORD.ª" {Ezk 22:2-16} + "And the namesª of them [were] Aholahª the elder,ª and Aholibahª her sister:ª and they were¹ mine, and they bareª° sonsª and daughters.ª Thus [were] their names;ª Samariaª [is] Aholah,ª and Jerusalemª Aholibah.ª ... Then I sawª° that¹ she was defiled,ª° [that] they [took] bothª oneª way,ª" {Ezk 23:4-13}
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