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Psalms 16:4

Sorrows will multiply to those who chase other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood, or speak their names with my lips.

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ASV

Their sorrows shall be multiplied that give gifts for another god: Their drink-offerings of blood will I not offer, Nor take their names upon my lips.

KJV

Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
יִרְבּ֥וּyir.Buthey will increaseH7235 →
עַצְּבוֹתָם֮a.tze.vo.Tamsorrows theirH6094 →
אַחֵ֪ר'a.Cher[those who] another [god]H312 →
מָ֫הָ֥רוּma.Ha.ruthey hurried afterH4116 →
בַּל־bal-notH1077 →
אַסִּ֣יךְ'a.SikhI will pour outH5258 →
נִסְכֵּיהֶ֣םnis.kei.Hemdrink offerings theirH5262 →
מִדָּ֑םmi.Damfrom bloodH1818 →
וּֽבַל־u.val-and notH1077 →
אֶשָּׂ֥א'e.Sa'I will takeH5375 →
אֶת־'e.toSh-<obj.>H853 →
שְׁ֝מוֹתָ֗םShe.mo.Tamnames theirH8034 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
שְׂפָתָֽי׃se.fa.Tailips myH8193 →

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Exodus 23:13Pay close attention to everything I have said to you. You must not invoke the names of other gods; they must not be heard on your lips.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.Psalms 97:7All worshipers of images are put to shame— those who boast in idols. Worship Him, all you gods!Psalms 32:10Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but loving devotion surrounds him who trusts in the LORD.Jonah 2:8Those who cling to worthless idols forsake His loving devotion.Isaiah 57:6Your portion is among the smooth stones of the valley; indeed, they are your lot. Even to them you have poured out a drink offering and offered a grain offering. Should I relent because of these?Psalms 106:37–38They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.Hosea 2:17For I will remove from her lips the names of the Baals; no longer will their names be invoked.Leviticus 23:13along with its grain offering of two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil—an offering made by fire to the LORD, a pleasing aroma—and its drink offering of a quarter hin of wine.Revelation 18:4–5Then I heard another voice from heaven say: “Come out of her, My people, so that you will not share in her sins or contract any of her plagues.Isaiah 65:11But you who forsake the LORD, who forget My holy mountain, who set a table for Fortune and fill bowls of mixed wine for Destiny,Hosea 2:16–17In that day,” declares the LORD, “you will call Me ‘my Husband,’ and no longer call Me ‘my Master.’Genesis 35:14So Jacob set up a pillar in the place where God had spoken with him—a stone marker—and he poured out a drink offering on it and anointed it with oil.Isaiah 66:3Whoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man; whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood; whoever offers frankincense is like one who blesses an idol. Indeed, they have chosen their own ways and delighted in their abominations.Jeremiah 7:18The sons gather wood, the fathers light the fire, and the women knead the dough to make cakes for the Queen of Heaven; they pour out drink offerings to other gods to provoke Me to anger.Revelation 14:9–11And a third angel followed them, calling out in a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and its image, and receives its mark on his forehead or on his hand,Deuteronomy 12:3Tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, burn up their Asherah poles, cut down the idols of their gods, and wipe out their names from every place.Zechariah 13:2And on that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will erase the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer be remembered. I will also remove the prophets and the spirit of impurity from the land.

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