2 Chronicles 28:23 Cross References - CLV

²³ and he sacrifices to the elohims of Damascus--those smiting him, and said, `Because the elohims of the kings of Aram are helping them, to them I sacrifice, and they help me,' and they have been to him to cause him to stumble, and to all Israel.

¹² And the king comes in from Damascus, and the king sees the altar, and the king draws near on the altar, and offers on it, ¹³ and perfumes his burnt-offering, and his present, and pours out his libation, and sprinkles the blood of the peace-offerings that he has, on the altar.

¹⁴ And it comes to pass, after the coming in of Amaziah from smiting the Edomites, that he brings in the elohims of the sons of Seir, and establishes them to him for elohims, and before them does bow himself, and to them he makes perfume.

²⁸ And the breaking of transgressors and sinners shall be together, and forsakers of Yahweh shall be finished."

⁵ As a palm they [are] stiff, and they speak not, They are surely borne, for they step not, Be not afraid of them, for they do no evil, Yea, also to do good is not in them."

¹⁵ And they answer Jeremiah--all the men who are knowing that their wives are making perfume to other elohims, and all the women who are remaining, a great assembly, even all the people who are dwelling in the land of Egypt, in Pathros--saying:" ¹⁶ `The word that you have spoken unto us in the name of Yahweh--we are not hearkening unto you; <sup>17</sup> for we certainly do everything that has gone out of our mouth, to make perfume to the queen of the heavens, and to pour out to her libations, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our heads, in cities of Judah, and in streets of Jerusalem, and--we are satisfied with bread, and we are well, and evil we have not seen." <sup>18</sup> `And from the time we have ceased to make perfume to the queen of the heavens, and to pour out to her libations, we have lacked all, and by sword and by famine we have been consumed,

²⁰ And Jeremiah said unto all the people, concerning the men and concerning the women, and concerning all the people who are answering him, saying:" ²¹ `The perfume that you made in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, you, and your fathers, your kings, and your heads, and the people of the land, has not Yahweh remembered it? yea, it comes up on His heart." <sup>22</sup> And Yahweh is not able any more to accept [you], because of the evil of your doings, because of the abominations that you have done, and your land is for a waste, and for an astonishment, and for a reviling, without inhabitant, as [at] this day." <sup>23</sup> `Because that you have made perfume, and because you have sinned against Yahweh, and have not hearkened to the voice of Yahweh, and in His law, and in His statutes, and in His testimonies you have not walked, therefore has this evil met you as [at] this day.'" ²⁴ And Jeremiah said unto all the people, and unto all the women, `Hear you a word of Yahweh, all Judah who [are] in the land of Egypt, <sup>25</sup> Thus spoke Yahweh of Hosts, Elohim of Israel, saying:You and your wives both speak with your mouth, and with your hands have fulfilled, saying:We certainly execute our vows that we have vowed, to make perfume to the queen of the heavens, and to pour out to her libations, you do certainly establish your vows, and certainly execute your vows." <sup>26</sup> `Therefore, hear you a word of Yahweh, all Judah who are dwelling in the land of Egypt:Lo, I--I have sworn by My great name, said Yahweh, My name is no more proclaimed by the mouth of any man of Judah, saying, Live does the Lord Yahweh--in all the land of Egypt." ²⁷ Lo, I am watching over them for evil, and not for good, and consumed have been all the men of Judah who [are] in the land of Egypt, by sword and by famine, till their consumption." ²⁸ `And the escaped of the sword turn back out of the land of Egypt to the land of Judah, few in number, and known have all the remnant of Judah who are coming into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, whose word is established, Mine or theirs."

⁹ It ruins you, O Israel! For in Me is your help."

¹¹ Then he will pass on as a wind, and he shall trespass and be guilty. This, his vigor, becomes his eloah."