2 Kings 17:11
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And there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the heathen whom the Lord carried away before them; and wrought wicked things to provoke the Lord to anger:They burned incense on all the high places like the nations that the LORD had driven out before them. They did wicked things, provoking the LORD to anger.
In other translations
And there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the heathen whom the Lord carried away before them; and wrought wicked things to provoke the Lord to anger:They burned incense on all the high places like the nations that the LORD had driven out before them. They did wicked things, provoking the LORD to anger.
Hebrew words
וַיְקַטְּרוּ־vaykateru-and they made smokeH6999שָׁםshamthereH8033בְּכָל־bekholat allH3605בָּמוֹתbamot[the] high placesH1116כַּגּוֹיִםkagoyimlike the nationsH1471אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whichH834הֶגְלָהheglahhe had taken into exileH1540יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068מִפְּנֵיהֶםmipeneihemfrom before themH6440וַיַּעֲשׂוּvaiya'asuand they didH6213דְּבָרִיםdevarimthingsH1697רָעִיםra'imevilH7451לְהַכְעִיסlehakh'isto provoke to angerH3707אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853יְהוָה׃yahwehYahwehH3068
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Related verses
- 2 Chronicles 28:25And in every several city of Judah he made high places to burn incense unto other gods, and provoked to anger the Lord God of his fathers.In every city of Judah he built high places to offer incense to other gods, and so he provoked the LORD, the God of his fathers.
- 2 Kings 21:6And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger.He sacrificed his own son in the fire, practiced sorcery and divination, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.
- Psalm 78:56-5856 Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God, and kept not his testimonies: 57 But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow. 58 For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.56 But they tested and disobeyed God Most High, for they did not keep His decrees. 57 They turned back and were faithless like their fathers, twisted like a faulty bow. 58 They enraged Him with their high places and provoked His jealousy with their idols.
- 1 Kings 13:1And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the Lord unto Beth–el: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense.Suddenly, as Jeroboam was standing beside the altar to burn incense, there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word of the LORD.
- Jeremiah 44:17But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil.Instead, we will do everything we vowed to do: We will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and offer drink offerings to her, just as we, our fathers, our kings, and our officials did in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. At that time we had plenty of food and good things, and we saw no disaster.
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