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Jeremiah 2:11

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You will find that no nation has ever abandoned its gods even though they were false. I am the true and glorious God, but you have rejected me to worship idols.

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"Solomon and the Israelites are not like their ancestor David. They will not listen to me, obey me, or do what is right. They have turned from me to worship Astarte the goddess of Sidon, Chemosh the god of Moab, and Milcom the god of Ammon.

About the same time, an angel from the LORD sent Elijah the prophet from Tishbe to say to the king's messengers, "Ahaziah has rejected Israel's own God by sending you to ask Baalzebub about his injury.

You don't even have descendants of Aaron on your side, because you forced out the LORD's priests and Levites. In their place, you appoint ordinary people to be priests, just as the foreign nations do. In fact, anyone who brings a bull and seven rams to the altar can become a priest of your so-called gods.

of a bull, instead of you, their glorious God.

The idols of the nations are made of silver and gold.

But you are my shield, and you give me victory and great honor.

They destroyed the idols of wood and stone that the people of those nations had made and worshiped.

worthless idols made by human hands."

So I, the LORD, command you to ask the nations, and find out if they have ever heard of such a horrible sin as what you have done.

and I, the LORD, will speak. I was never unfair to your ancestors, but they left me and became worthless by following worthless idols.

The priests who teach my laws don't care to know me. Your leaders rebel against me; your prophets give messages from Baal and worship false gods.

People of Judah, how can I forgive you? I gave you everything, but you abandoned me and worshiped idols. You men go to prostitutes and are unfaithful to your wives.

When they hear my message, maybe they will see that they need to turn back to me and stop worshiping those idols.

So tell the people of Jerusalem: I am the LORD God! You have refused to obey my laws and teachings, and instead you have obeyed the laws of the surrounding nations. You have become more rebellious than any of them!

Others may follow their gods, but we will always follow the LORD our God.

They don't worship the glorious and eternal God. Instead, they worship idols that are made to look like humans who cannot live forever, and like birds, animals, and reptiles.

Even though food is offered to idols, we know that none of the idols in this world are alive. After all, there is only one God.

Before you knew God, you were slaves of gods that are not real.

You made God jealous and angry by worshiping disgusting idols and foreign gods.

You worshiped worthless idols, and made me jealous and angry! Now I will send a cruel and worthless nation to make you jealous and angry.

The LORD has rescued you and given you more blessings than any other nation. He protects you like a shield and is your majestic sword. Your enemies will bow in fear, and you will trample on their backs.

You were rescued from the useless way of life that you learned from your ancestors. But you know that you were not rescued by such things as silver or gold that don't last forever.

Instead she kept thinking about losing her husband and her father-in-law. So she said, "My son will be named Ichabod, because the glory of Israel left our country when the sacred chest was captured."




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