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And those who bow down and worship the host of heaven [the sun, the moon, and the stars] ^[a]on their housetops
And those who bow down and swear [oaths] to [and pretend to worship] the Lord and [yet also] swear by [the pagan god called] Milcom [god of the Ammonites],
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And those who have turned back from following the Lord,
And those who have not sought the Lord [as their most important need] or inquired of Him.”

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[Hush!] Be silent before the Lord God [there is no acceptable excuse to offer]!
For the day [of the vengeance] of the Lord is near,
For the Lord has prepared a sacrifice (Judah),
He has set apart [for His use] those who have accepted His invitation [the Chaldeans who rule Babylon].^(A)