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- "But if¹ ye will not¹ hearkenª° unto me, and will not¹ doª°¹ all¹ these¹ commandments;ª ... And if¹ ye shall despiseª° my statutes,ª or if¹ your soulª abhorª°¹ my judgments,ª so that ye will not¹ doª°¹ all¹ my commandments,ª [but] that ye breakª°¹ my covenant:ª" {Lev 26:14-15} + "And yet¹ they would not¹ hearkenª° unto¹ their judges,ª° but¹ they went a whoringª° afterª otherª gods,ª and bowed²° themselves¹ unto them: they turnedª° quicklyª out of¹ the wayª which¹ their fathersª walked¹ in,²° obeyingª° the commandmentsª of the LORD;ª [but] they didª° not¹ so.¹ ... And the angerª of the LORDª was hotª° against Israel;ª and he said,ª° Because¹ that¹ this¹ peopleª hath transgressedª°¹ my covenantª which¹ I commandedª°¹ their fathers,ª and have not¹ hearkenedª° unto my voice;ª" {Jdg 2:17-20} + "Wherefore¹ hast thou despisedª°¹ the commandmentª of the LORD,ª to doª° evilª in his sight?ª thou hast killedª°¹ Uriahª the Hittiteª with the sword,ª and hast takenª° his wifeª [to be] thy wife,ª and hast slainª° him with the swordª of the childrenª of Ammon.ª ... Now¹ therefore the swordª shall neverªª¹ departª° from thine house;ª¹ becauseª¹ thou hast despisedª° me, and hast takenª°¹ the wifeª of Uriahª the Hittiteª to be¹ thy wife.ª" {2Sm 12:9-10} + "And it came to pass,¹ when the kingª had heardª°¹ the wordsª of the bookª of the law,ª that he rentª°¹ his clothes.ª ... Because¹¹ they have forsakenª° me, and have burned incenseª° unto otherª gods,ª that¹ they might provoke me to angerª° with all¹ the worksª of their hands;ª therefore my wrathª shall be kindledª° against this¹ place,ª and shall not¹ be quenched.ª°" {2Kg 22:11-17} + "Moreover¹ all¹ the chiefª of the priests,ª and the people,ª transgressed²° very² muchª°¹¹ after all¹ the abominationsª of the heathen;ª and pollutedª°¹ the houseª of the LORDª which¹ he had hallowedª° in Jerusalem.ª ... Therefore he broughtª° upon¹ them¹ the kingª of the Chaldees,ª who slewª° their young menª with the swordª in the houseª of their sanctuary,ª and had no compassionª°¹ upon¹ young manª or maiden,ª old man,ª or him that stooped for age:ª he gaveª° [them] all¹ into his hand.ª" {2Ch 36:14-17} + "We have dealt very²° corruptlyª° against thee, and have not¹ keptª°¹ the commandments,ª nor the statutes,ª nor the judgments,ª which¹ thou commandedstª°¹ thy servantª Moses.ª" {Neh 1:7} + "Nevertheless they were disobedient,ª° and rebelledª° against thee, and castª°¹ thy lawª behindª their backs,ª and slewª° thy prophetsª which¹ testifiedª° against them to turnª° them to¹ thee, and they wroughtª° greatª provocations.ª" {Neh 9:26} + "And testifiedstª° against them, that thou mightest bring them againª° unto¹ thy law:ª yet they¹ dealt proudly,ª° and hearkenedª° not¹ unto thy commandments,ª but sinnedª° against thy judgments,ª (which¹ if a manª do,ª° he shall liveª° in them;) and withdrewªª°° the shoulder,ª and hardenedª° their neck,ª and would not¹ hear.ª° ... Yet manyª yearsª didst thou forbearª°¹ them, and testifiedstª° against them by thy spiritª inª thy prophets:ª yet would they not¹ give ear:ª° therefore gavestª° thou them into the handª of the peopleª of the lands.ª" {Neh 9:29-30} + "Therefore¹ as the fireª devourethª° the stubble,ª and the flameª² consumethª° the chaff,ª [so] their rootª shall be¹ as rottenness,ª and their blossomª shall go upª° as dust:ª because¹ they have cast awayª°¹ the lawª of the LORDª of hosts,ª and despisedª° the wordª of the Holy Oneª of Israel.ª ... Therefore¹¹ is the angerª of the LORDª kindledª° against his people,ª and he hath stretched forthª° his handª against¹ them, and hath smittenª° them: and the hillsª did tremble,ª° and their carcasesª [were] tornª¹ in the midstª of the streets.ª For all¹ this¹ his angerª is not¹ turned away,ª° but his handª [is] stretched outª° still.¹" {Isa 5:24-25} + "The wiseª [men] are ashamed,²°¹ they are dismayedª° and taken:ª° lo,¹ they have rejectedª° the wordª of the LORD;ª and what¹ wisdomª [is] in them?" {Jer 8:9} + "Again the wordª of the LORDª came¹ unto¹ me, saying,ª° ... That¹ thou mayest remember,ª° and be confounded,ª° and never¹ openª thy mouthª any more¹ becauseª¹ of thy shame,ª when I am pacifiedª° toward thee for all¹ that¹ thou hast done,ª° saithª° the Lordª GOD.ª" {Ezk 16:1-63} + "But the houseª of Israelª rebelledª° against me in the wilderness:ª they walkedª° not¹ in my statutes,ª and they despisedª° my judgments,ª which¹ [if] a manª do,ª°¹ he shall even live²°¹ in them; and my sabbathsª they greatlyª polluted:ª° then I said,ª° I would pour outª° my furyª upon¹ them in the wilderness,ª to consumeª° them." {Ezk 20:13} + "Because¹ they despisedª° my judgments,ª and walkedª° not¹ in my statutes,ª but pollutedª° my sabbaths:ª for¹ their heartª wentª° afterª their idols.ª" {Ezk 20:16} + "Because¹ they had not¹ executedª° my judgments,ª but had despisedª° my statutes,ª and had pollutedª° my sabbaths,ª and their eyesª were¹ afterª their fathers'ª idols.ª" {Ezk 20:24} + "Thou hast despisedª° mine holy things,ª and hast profanedª° my sabbaths.ª" {Ezk 22:8} + "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 ... Thus thou calledst to remembranceª°¹ the lewdnessª of thy youth,ª in bruisingª° thy teatsª by the Egyptiansª¹ for¹ the papsª of thy youth.ª" {Ezk 23:11-21} + "We have sinned,ª° and have committed iniquity,ª° and have done wickedly,ª° and have rebelled,ª° even by departingª° from thy preceptsª¹ and from thy judgments:ª¹ ... And he hath confirmedª°¹ his words,ª which¹ he spakeª° against¹ us, and against¹ our judgesª° that¹ judgedª° us, by bringingª° upon¹ us a greatª evil:ª for¹ under¹ the whole¹ heavenª hath not¹ been doneª° as¹ hath been doneª° upon Jerusalem.ª" {Dan 9:5-12} + "He therefore² that despiseth,ª°¹ despisethª° notª man,ª butª God,ª who hath²° also² givenª°¹ untoª usª his²¹ holyª Spirit.ª" {1Th 4:8}
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