26 And they went and served other gods and worshiped them, gods that they have not known and whom He had not [a]assigned to them.

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  1. Deuteronomy 29:26 Lit apportioned

And they will say, ‘(A)Because they abandoned the Lord their God, who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and they [a]adopted other gods and worshiped and served them, for that reason the Lord has brought all this adversity on them.’”

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  1. 1 Kings 9:9 Lit laid hold of

35 But (A)they got involved with the nations
And learned their [a]practices,
36 And (B)served their idols,
(C)Which became a snare to them.
37 They even (D)sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the (E)demons,
38 And shed (F)innocent blood,
The blood of their (G)sons and their daughters
Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan;
And the land was (H)defiled with the blood.
39 So they became (I)unclean in their [b]practices,
And [c](J)were unfaithful in their deeds.

40 Therefore the (K)anger of the Lord was kindled against His people,
And He (L)loathed His [d](M)inheritance.
41 So (N)He handed them over to the [e]nations,
And those who hated them ruled over them.

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  1. Psalm 106:35 Lit works
  2. Psalm 106:39 Lit works
  3. Psalm 106:39 Or prostituted themselves
  4. Psalm 106:40 I.e., people
  5. Psalm 106:41 Or Gentiles

“Why should I forgive you?
Your sons have forsaken Me
And (A)sworn by those who are (B)not gods.
When I had fed them to the full,
They (C)committed adultery
And stayed at the prostitute’s house.
They were well-fed lusty horses,
Each one neighing at his (D)neighbor’s wife.
Shall I not punish them for these things?” declares the Lord,
“And (E)shall I not avenge Myself
On a nation such as this?

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They will spread them out to the sun, the moon, and to all the (A)heavenly [a]lights, which they have loved, which they have served, which they have followed, which they have sought, and which they have worshiped. They will not be gathered (B)nor buried; (C)they will be like dung on the face of the ground.

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  1. Jeremiah 8:2 Lit host

21 [a]But as for those whose hearts go after their (A)detestable things and abominations, I will [b](B)bring their conduct down on their heads,” declares the Lord God.

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  1. Ezekiel 11:21 Lit And to the heart of their detestable things and their abominations their heart goes
  2. Ezekiel 11:21 Lit give...conduct on

For (A)the time already past is sufficient for you to have carried out the desire of the Gentiles, [a](B)having pursued a course of indecent behavior, lusts, drunkenness, carousing, drinking parties, and wanton idolatries.

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  1. 1 Peter 4:3 Lit having gone in

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