“As for you, my son Solomon, (A)know the God of your father, and serve Him (B)with a loyal heart and with a willing mind; for (C)the Lord searches all hearts and understands all the intent of the thoughts. (D)If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will (E)cast you off forever.

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22 For (A)I was ashamed to request of the king an escort of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy on the road, because we had spoken to the king, saying, (B)“The hand of our God is upon all those for (C)good who seek Him, but His power and His wrath are (D)against all those who (E)forsake Him.”

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28 The (A)destruction of transgressors and of sinners shall be together,
And those who forsake the Lord shall be consumed.

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10 But they (A)rebelled and (B)grieved His Holy Spirit;
(C)So He turned Himself against them as an enemy,
And He fought against them.

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11 “But you are those who forsake the Lord,
Who forget (A)My holy mountain,
Who prepare (B)a table for [a]Gad,
And who furnish a drink offering for [b]Meni.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 65:11 Lit. Troop or Fortune; a pagan deity
  2. Isaiah 65:11 Lit. Number or Destiny; a pagan deity

12 Therefore I will number you for the sword,
And you shall all bow down to the slaughter;
(A)Because, when I called, you did not answer;
When I spoke, you did not hear,
But did evil before My eyes,
And chose that in which I do not delight.”

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13 O Lord, (A)the hope of Israel,
(B)All who forsake You shall be ashamed.

“Those who depart from Me
Shall be (C)written in the earth,
Because they have forsaken the Lord,
The (D)fountain of living waters.”

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