10 And (A)they set up for themselves memorial stones and [a](B)Asherim on every high hill and under every green tree,

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  1. 2 Kings 17:10 I.e., wooden symbols of a female deity (Asherah)

10 They set up sacred stones(A) and Asherah poles(B) on every high hill and under every spreading tree.(C)

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Who inflame yourselves among the (A)oaks,
(B)Under every luxuriant tree,
Who (C)slaughter the children in the [a]ravines,
Under the clefts of the rocks?

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  1. Isaiah 57:5 Or wadis

You burn with lust among the oaks(A)
    and under every spreading tree;(B)
you sacrifice your children(C) in the ravines
    and under the overhanging crags.

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20 “For long ago [a](A)I broke your yoke
And tore off your restraints;
But you said, ‘I will not serve!’
For on every (B)high hill
And under every leafy tree
You have lain down as a prostitute.

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  1. Jeremiah 2:20 Or you

20 “Long ago you broke off your yoke(A)
    and tore off your bonds;(B)
    you said, ‘I will not serve you!’(C)
Indeed, on every high hill(D)
    and under every spreading tree(E)
    you lay down as a prostitute.(F)

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