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2 Kings 17:33

They worshiped the LORD, but they also served their own gods according to the customs of the nations from which they had been carried away.

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ASV

They feared Jehovah, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations from among whom they had been carried away.

KJV

They feared the Lord, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations whom they carried away from thence.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
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יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
הָי֣וּha.Yuthey wereH1961 →
יְרֵאִ֑יםye.re.'ImfearingH3373 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶם֙'e.lo.hei.Hemown gods theirH430 →
הָי֣וּha.Yuthey wereH1961 →
עֹֽבְדִ֔ים'oe.DimservingH5647 →
כְּמִשְׁפַּט֙ke.mish.Pataccording to [the] custom ofH4941 →
הַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.Yimthe nationsH1471 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whichH834 →
הִגְל֥וּhig.Luthey had taken into exileH1540 →
אֹתָ֖ם'o.Tam<obj.> themH853 →
מִשָּֽׁם׃mi.Shamfrom thereH8033 →

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James 1:8He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.Luke 16:13No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”2 Kings 17:41So these nations worshiped the LORD but also served their idols, and to this day their children and grandchildren continue to do as their fathers did.Matthew 6:24No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.1 Kings 18:21Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people did not answer a word.Exodus 20:23You are not to make any gods alongside Me; you are not to make for yourselves gods of silver or gold.Zephaniah 1:5those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by Milcom,2 Kings 17:34To this day they are still practicing their former customs. None of them worship the LORD or observe the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments that the LORD gave the descendants of Jacob, whom He named Israel.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.”Hosea 10:2Their hearts are devious; now they must bear their guilt. The LORD will break down their altars and demolish their sacred pillars.

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