Therefore by this the iniquity of Jacob will be covered;
And this is all the fruit of taking away his sin:
When he makes all the stones of the altar
Like chalkstones that are beaten to dust,
[a]Wooden images and incense altars shall not stand.

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  1. Isaiah 27:9 Heb. Asherim, Canaanite deities

By this, then, will Jacob’s guilt be atoned(A) for,
    and this will be the full fruit of the removal of his sin:(B)
When he makes all the altar stones(C)
    to be like limestone crushed to pieces,
no Asherah poles[a](D) or incense altars(E)
    will be left standing.

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  1. Isaiah 27:9 That is, wooden symbols of the goddess Asherah

12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, (A)and their sins [a]and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.”

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  1. Hebrews 8:12 NU omits and their lawless deeds

12 For I will forgive their wickedness
    and will remember their sins no more.(A)[a](B)

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  1. Hebrews 8:12 Jer. 31:31-34