Deuteronomy 4:19
Holman Christian Standard Bible
19 When you look to the heavens and see the sun, moon, and stars—all the array of heaven—do not be led astray to bow down and worship them. The Lord your God has provided them for all people everywhere under heaven.
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1 Kings 9:8-9
Holman Christian Standard Bible
8 Though this temple is now exalted,[a] everyone who passes by will be appalled and will mock.[b] They will say: Why did the Lord do this to this land and this temple?(A) 9 Then they will say: Because they abandoned the Lord their God who brought their ancestors out of the land of Egypt. They clung to other gods and worshiped and served them. Because of this, the Lord brought all this ruin on them.(B)
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 9:8 Some ancient versions read temple will become a ruin
- 1 Kings 9:8 Lit hiss
Jeremiah 22:8-9
Holman Christian Standard Bible
8 “Many nations will pass by this city and ask one another, ‘Why did the Lord do such a thing to this great city?’ 9 They will answer, ‘Because they abandoned the covenant(A) of Yahweh their God and worshiped and served other gods.’”(B)
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