Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, [a](A)offer sacrifices to Baal, and follow (B)other gods that you have not known,

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  1. Jeremiah 7:9 Or burn incense

“‘Will you steal(A) and murder,(B) commit adultery(C) and perjury,[a](D) burn incense to Baal(E) and follow other gods(F) you have not known,

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  1. Jeremiah 7:9 Or and swear by false gods

12 Then the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem will (A)go and cry out to the gods to whom they [a]burn incense, but they certainly will not save them in the time of their disaster.

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  1. Jeremiah 11:12 Or offer sacrifices

12 The towns of Judah and the people of Jerusalem will go and cry out to the gods to whom they burn incense,(A) but they will not help them at all when disaster(B) strikes.

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17 The Lord of armies, who (A)planted you, has (B)pronounced evil against you because of the evil of the house of Israel and the house of Judah, which they have [a]done to provoke Me by [b](C)offering sacrifices to Baal.

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  1. Jeremiah 11:17 Or done for themselves
  2. Jeremiah 11:17 Or burning incense

17 The Lord Almighty, who planted(A) you, has decreed disaster(B) for you, because the people of both Israel and Judah have done evil and aroused(C) my anger by burning incense to Baal.(D)

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(A)because of their wickedness which they committed to (B)provoke Me to anger by continuing to (C)burn [a]sacrifices and to (D)serve other gods whom they had not known, neither they, you, nor your fathers.

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  1. Jeremiah 44:3 Or incense

because of the evil(A) they have done. They aroused my anger(B) by burning incense(C) to and worshiping other gods(D) that neither they nor you nor your ancestors(E) ever knew.

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13 They offer sacrifices on the (A)tops of the mountains
And [a](B)burn incense on the hills,
(C)Under oak, poplar, and terebinth,
Because their shade is pleasant.
Therefore your daughters play the prostitute,
And your [b]brides commit adultery.

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  1. Hosea 4:13 Or offer sacrifices
  2. Hosea 4:13 Or daughters-in-law

13 They sacrifice on the mountaintops
    and burn offerings on the hills,
under oak,(A) poplar and terebinth,
    where the shade is pleasant.(B)
Therefore your daughters turn to prostitution(C)
    and your daughters-in-law to adultery.(D)

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16 Therefore they offer a sacrifice to their net
And [a]burn incense to their fishing net,
Because through (A)these things their [b]catch is [c]large,
And their food is [d]plentiful.

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  1. Habakkuk 1:16 Or sacrifice
  2. Habakkuk 1:16 Lit portion
  3. Habakkuk 1:16 Lit fat; or plentiful
  4. Habakkuk 1:16 Lit fat

16 Therefore he sacrifices to his net
    and burns incense(A) to his dragnet,
for by his net he lives in luxury
    and enjoys the choicest food.

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