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Joshua 23:16

If 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.”

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ASV

When ye transgress the covenant of Jehovah your God, which he commanded you, and go and serve other gods, and bow down yourselves to them; then will the anger of Jehovah be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you.

KJV

When ye have transgressed the covenant of the Lord your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the Lord be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you.

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26 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
בְּ֠עָבְרְכֶםBe.'a.ve.re.khemwhen transgress youH5674 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
בְּרִ֨יתbe.Rit[the] covenant ofH1285 →
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֱלֹהֵיכֶם֮'e.lo.hei.KhemGod yourH430 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
צִוָּ֣הtzi.Vahhe commandedH6680 →
אֶתְכֶם֒'et.Khem<obj.> youH853 →
וַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗םva.ha.lakh.Temand you will goH1980 →
וַעֲבַדְתֶּם֙va.'a.vad.Temand you will serveH5647 →
אֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimgodsH430 →
אֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimotherH312 →
וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖םve.hish.ta.cha.vi.Temand you will bow downH7812 →
לָהֶ֑םla.Hemto <the> them
וְחָרָ֤הve.cha.Rahand it will burnH2734 →
אַף־'af-[the] anger ofH639 →
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →
בָּכֶ֔םba.Khemon <the> you
וַאֲבַדְתֶּ֣םva.'a.vad.Temand you will perishH6 →
מְהֵרָ֔הme.he.RahquicklyH4120 →
מֵעַל֙me.'Alfrom onH5921 →
הָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776 →
הַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.Vah<the> goodH2896 →
אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
נָתַ֥ןna.Tanhe has givenH5414 →
לָכֶֽם׃ פla.Khemto <the> you

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Ezra 8:22For I was ashamed to ask the king for an escort of soldiers and horsemen to protect us from our enemies on the road, since we had told him, “The hand of our God is gracious to all who seek Him, but His great anger is against all who forsake Him.”Deuteronomy 4:26I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you this day that you will quickly perish from the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess. You will not live long upon it, but will be utterly destroyed.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,Judges 2:20So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He said, “Because this nation has transgressed the covenant I laid down for their fathers and has not heeded My voice,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 gods2 Kings 17:35For 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.Deuteronomy 28:20The LORD will send curses upon you, confusion and reproof in all to which you put your hand, until you are destroyed and quickly perish because of the wickedness you have committed in forsaking Him.Jeremiah 34:18And those who have transgressed My covenant and have not fulfilled the terms of the covenant they made before Me, I will treat like the calf they cut in two in order to pass between its pieces.2 Chronicles 34:24that this is what the LORD says: I am about to bring calamity on this place and on its people, according to all the curses written in the book that has been read in the presence of the king of Judah,Deuteronomy 4:23Be 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.Deuteronomy 17:2If a man or woman among you in one of the towns that the LORD your God gives you is found doing evil in the sight of the LORD your God by transgressing His covenant2 Kings 24:20For because of the anger of the LORD, all this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until He finally banished them from His presence. And Zedekiah also rebelled against the king of Babylon.Deuteronomy 4:25–26After you have children and grandchildren and you have been in the land a long time, if you then act corruptly and make an idol of any form—doing evil in the sight of the LORD your God and provoking Him to anger—Numbers 25:2who also invited them to the sacrifices for their gods. And the people ate and bowed down to these gods.2 Kings 17:13Yet through all His prophets and seers, the LORD warned Israel and Judah, saying, “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes, according to the entire Law that I commanded your fathers and delivered to you through My servants the prophets.”Jeremiah 32:23They came in and possessed it, but they did not obey Your voice or walk in Your law. They failed to perform all that You commanded them to do, and so You have brought upon them all this disaster.Joshua 7:11Israel has sinned; they have transgressed My covenant that I commanded them, and they have taken some of what was devoted to destruction. Indeed, they have stolen and lied, and they have put these things with their own possessions.2 Chronicles 28:6For in one day Pekah son of Remaliah killed 120,000 valiant men in Judah. This happened because they had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers.

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