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1 Kings 13:2

And he cried out against the altar by the word of the LORD, “O altar, O altar, this is what the LORD says: ‘A son named Josiah will be born to the house of David, and upon you he will sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense upon you, and human bones will be burned upon you.’”

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ASV

And he cried against the altar by the word of Jehovah, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith Jehovah: Behold, a son shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he sacrifice the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men’s bones shall they burn upon thee.

KJV

And he cried against the altar in the word of the Lord, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the Lord; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men’s bones shall be burnt upon thee.

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29 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'and he called outH7121 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
הַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achthe altarH4196 →
בִּדְבַ֣רbid.Varby [the] word ofH1697 →
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
מִזְבֵּ֣חַmiz.Be.achO altarH4196 →
מִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achaltarH4196 →
כֹּ֖הkohthusH3541 →
אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe saysH559 →
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
הִנֵּֽה־hi.neh-here!H2009 →
בֵ֞ןvena sonH1121 →
נוֹלָ֤דno.Lad[is] about to be bornH3205 →
לְבֵית־le.veit-to [the] house ofH1004 →
דָּוִד֙da.VidDavidH1732 →
יֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּyo.shi.Ya.hu[will be] JosiahH2977 →
שְׁמ֔וֹshe.Moname hisH8034 →
וְזָבַ֣חve.za.Vachand he will sacrificeH2076 →
עָלֶ֗יךָ'a.Lei.khaon youH5921 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
כֹּהֲנֵ֤יko.ha.Nei[the] priests ofH3548 →
הַבָּמוֹת֙ha.ba.mOtthe high placesH1116 →
הַמַּקְטִרִ֣יםha.mak.ti.Rimwho make smokeH6999 →
עָלֶ֔יךָ'a.Lei.khaon youH5921 →
וְעַצְמ֥וֹתve.'atz.Motand bones ofH6106 →
אָדָ֖ם'a.DamhumankindH120 →
יִשְׂרְפ֥וּyis.re.Fupeople will burnH8313 →
עָלֶֽיךָ׃'a.Lei.khaon youH5921 →

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Ezekiel 37:4And He said to me, “Prophesy concerning these bones and tell them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the LORD!2 Chronicles 34:5Then he burned the bones of the priests on their altars. So he cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.Ezekiel 36:1“And you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel and say: O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD.2 Kings 23:15–18He even pulled down the altar at Bethel, the high place set up by Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin. Then he burned the high place, ground it to powder, and burned the Asherah pole.2 Kings 22:1–2Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. His mother’s name was Jedidah daughter of Adaiah; she was from Bozkath.Jeremiah 22:29O land, land, land, hear the word of the LORD!Ecclesiastes 3:2a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,2 Kings 23:20On the altars he slaughtered all the priests of the high places, and he burned human bones on them. Then he returned to Jerusalem.Hosea 10:8The high places of Aven will be destroyed—it is the sin of Israel; thorns and thistles will overgrow their altars. Then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!” and to the hills, “Fall on us!”Isaiah 58:1“Cry aloud, do not hold back! Raise your voice like a ram’s horn. Declare to My people their transgression and to the house of Jacob their sins.1 Kings 13:32for the message that he cried out by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel and against all the shrines on the high places in the cities of Samaria will surely come to pass.”2 Chronicles 34:1Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years.Luke 19:40“I tell you,” He answered, “if they remain silent, the very stones will cry out.”Deuteronomy 32:1Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.Ezekiel 38:4I will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws, and bring you out with all your army—your horses, your horsemen in full armor, and a great company armed with shields and bucklers, all brandishing their swords.Isaiah 46:10I declare the end from the beginning, and ancient times from what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’2 Chronicles 34:4–7Then in his presence the altars of the Baals were torn down, and he cut to pieces the incense altars that were above them. He shattered the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images, crushed them to dust, and scattered them over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.Isaiah 42:9Behold, the former things have happened, and now I declare new things. Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you.”

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