Ezekiel 20:28

Easy To Read Version

But I still brought them to the land I promised to give to them. They saw all the hills and green trees, so they went to all those places to worship. They took their sacrifices and anger offerings {\cf2\super [144]} to all those places. They offered their sacrifices that made a sweet smell and they offered their drink offerings at those places.

Cross References

1 Kings 14:23

The people built high places, stone memorials, and sacred poles. [177] They built them on every high hill and under every green tree.

2 Kings 17:10

The Israelites put up memorial stones [201] and Asherah poles [202] on every high hill and under every green tree.

2 Kings 17:12

They served idols. [204] And the Lord had said to the Israelites, “You must not do this thing.”

2 Kings 17:9

The Israelites secretly did things against the Lord their God. And those things were wrong!

Isaiah 65:7

“Your sins and your fathers’ sins are all the same.” The Lord said this, “Your fathers did these sins when they burned incense {\cf2\super [469]} in the mountains. They shamed me on those hills. And I punished them first. I gave them the punishment they should have.”

Jeremiah 19:13

‘The houses in Jerusalem will become as “dirty” as this place, Topheth. The kings’ palaces {\cf2\super [161]} will be ruined like this place, Topheth. Why? Because the people worshiped false gods on the roofs of those houses. {\cf2\super [162]} They worshiped the stars and burned sacrifices to honor them. They gave drink offerings to false gods.’”

Jeremiah 2:7

\{The Lord says,\}\par “I brought you into a good land,\par a land filled with many good things.\par I did this so you could eat the fruit and crops\par that grow there.\par But you only made my land ‘dirty.’\par I gave that land to you,\par but you made it a bad place.\par

Jeremiah 3:6

The Lord spoke to me during the time King Josiah was ruling the nation of Judah. The Lord said: “Jeremiah, you saw the bad things that Israel {\cf2\super [15]} did? You saw how she was unfaithful to me. She did the sin of adultery with idols on every hill and under every green tree.

Jeremiah 32:30

I have watched the people of Israel and the people of Judah. Everything they do is evil. They have done evil things since they were young. The people of Israel have made me very angry. They have made me angry because they worship idols that they made with their own hands.” This message is from the Lord.

Ezekiel 16:19

I gave you bread, honey, and oil. But you gave that food to your idols. You offered them as a sweet smell to please your false gods. You acted like a prostitute with those false gods!” The Lord my Master said these things.

Ezekiel 16:24

“After all those things you made that mound \{for worshiping that false god\}. You built those places for worshiping false gods on every street corner.

Ezekiel 20:15

I made another promise to those people in the desert. I promised that I would not bring them into the land I was giving them. That was a good land filled with many good things. {\cf2\super [142]} It was the most beautiful of all countries!

Ezekiel 20:29

I asked the people of Israel why they were going to those high places. {\cf2\super [145]} But that high place is still there today. {\cf2\super [146]} ’”

Ezekiel 20:6

On that day, I promised to take you out of Egypt and lead you to the land I was giving to you. That was a good land filled with many good things. {\cf2\super [141]} It was the most beautiful of all countries!

Leviticus 17:5

This rule is so people will bring their fellowship offering to the Lord. The people of Israel must bring the animals they kill in the fields. They must bring those animals to the Lord at the entrance of the Meeting Tent. They must bring those animals to the priest.

Joshua 23:14

“It is almost time for me to die. You know and truly believe that the Lord has done many great things for you. You know that he has not failed in any of his promises. The Lord has kept every promise that he has made to us.