1 Kings 14:9
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But hast done evil above all that were before thee: for thou hast gone and made thee other gods, and molten images, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back:You have done more evil than all who came before you. You have proceeded to make for yourself other gods and molten images to provoke Me, and you have flung Me behind your back.
In other translations
But hast done evil above all that were before thee: for thou hast gone and made thee other gods, and molten images, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back:You have done more evil than all who came before you. You have proceeded to make for yourself other gods and molten images to provoke Me, and you have flung Me behind your back.
Hebrew words
וַתָּרַעvatara'and you have done evilH7489לַעֲשׂוֹתla'asotto actH6213מִכֹּלmikolmore than allH3605אֲשֶׁר־'asher-[those] whoH834הָיוּhayuthey wereH1961לְפָנֶיךָlefaneikha<to> before youH6440וַתֵּלֶךְvatelekhand you have goneH1980וַתַּעֲשֶׂה־vata'aseh-and you have madeH6213לְּךָlekhafor yourselfאֱלֹהִים'elohimgodsH430אֲחֵרִים'acherimotherH312וּמַסֵּכוֹתumasekhotand molten imagesH4541לְהַכְעִיסֵנִיlehakh'isenito provoke to anger meH3707וְאֹתִיve'otiand <obj.> meH853הִשְׁלַכְתָּhishlakhtayou have castH7993אַחֲרֵי'achareibehindH310גַוֶּךָ׃ סgavekhaback yourH1458
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