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2 Kings 17:35

For the LORD had made a covenant with the Israelites and commanded them, “Do not worship other gods or bow down to them; do not serve them or sacrifice to them.

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with whom Jehovah had made a covenant, and charged them, saying, Ye shall not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them:

KJV

With whom the Lord had made a covenant, and charged them, saying, Ye shall not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them:

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18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּכְרֹ֨תvai.yikh.Rotand he madeH3772 →
יְהוָ֤הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אִתָּם֙'i.Tamwith themH854 →
בְּרִ֔יתbe.Rita covenantH1285 →
וַיְצַוֵּ֣םvay.tza.Vemand he commanded themH6680 →
לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> sayingH559 →
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808 →
תִֽירְא֖וּti.re.'Uyou must fearH3372 →
אֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimgodsH430 →
אֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimotherH312 →
וְלֹא־ve.lo'-and notH3808 →
תִשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּtish.ta.cha.Vuyou must bow downH7812 →
לָהֶ֔םla.Hemto them
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
תַעַבְד֔וּםta.'av.Dumyou must serve themH5647 →
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
תִזְבְּח֖וּtiz.be.Chuyou must sacrificeH2076 →
לָהֶֽם׃la.Hemto them

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Judges 6:10And I said to you: ‘I am the LORD your God. You must not fear the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell.’ But you did not obey Me.”Exodus 20:5You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,Deuteronomy 4:23–27Be careful that you do not forget the covenant of the LORD your God that He made with you; do not make an idol for yourselves in the form of anything He has forbidden you.Joshua 23:16If you transgress the covenant of the LORD your God, which He commanded you, and go and serve other gods and bow down to them, then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and you will quickly perish from this good land He has given you.”Joshua 23:7So you are not to associate with these nations that remain among you. You must not call on the names of their gods or swear by them, and you must not serve them or bow down to them.Exodus 34:12–17Be careful not to make a treaty with the inhabitants of the land you are entering, lest they become a snare in your midst.Exodus 20:4–5You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath.2 Kings 5:18Yet may the LORD forgive your servant this one thing: When my master goes into the temple of Rimmon to worship there, and he leans on my arm, and I bow down in the temple of Rimmon, may the LORD forgive your servant in this matter.”2 Kings 17:15They rejected His statutes and the covenant He had made with their fathers, as well as the decrees He had given them. They pursued worthless idols and themselves became worthless, going after the surrounding nations that the LORD had commanded them not to imitate.Jeremiah 31:31–34Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.Hebrews 8:6–13Now, however, Jesus has received a much more excellent ministry, just as the covenant He mediates is better and is founded on better promises.Deuteronomy 13:1–18If a prophet or dreamer of dreams arises among you and proclaims a sign or wonder to you,Exodus 24:6–8Moses took half of the blood and put it in bowls, and the other half he sprinkled on the altar.Jeremiah 10:5Like scarecrows in a cucumber patch, their idols cannot speak. They must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them, for they can do no harm, and neither can they do any good.”Jeremiah 25:6Do not follow other gods to serve and worship them, and do not provoke Me to anger with the works of your hands. Then I will do you no harm.’Exodus 19:5–6Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine.Deuteronomy 29:10–15All of you are standing today before the LORD your God—you leaders of tribes, elders, officials, and all the men of Israel,2 Kings 17:7All this happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They had worshiped other gods

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