2 Chronicles 28:23 Cross References - LEB

²³ He sacrificed to the gods of Damascus that had defeated him and said, "Because the gods of the king of Aram* helped them, I will sacrifice to them so that they will help me." But they were _⌊a disaster_⌋* to him and to all Israel.

¹² When the king came from Damascus, the king saw the altar, so he went near to the altar and went up on it. ¹³ Then he offered his burnt offerings and his grain offerings, he poured his libations and dashed the blood of his fellowship offerings against the altar.

¹⁴ And it happened that after Amaziah came back from killing the Edomites, he brought the gods of the sons of Seir, and he stood them up to himself as gods and bowed down before them and make smoke offerings for them.

²⁸ But the destruction of rebels and sinners shall be together, and those who forsake Yahweh will perish.

⁵ They are like scarecrows* in a cucumber field, they cannot speak. Indeed, they must be carried, for they cannot march. You must not be afraid of them, for they cannot do evil; furthermore, to do good is not in them."

¹⁵ Then all the men who knew that their wives were making smoke offerings to other gods, and all the women who stood by, a great assembly, and all the people who lived in the land of Egypt in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, _⌊saying_⌋,* ¹⁶ "Concerning the word that you have spoken to us in the name of Yahweh, we are not going to listen to you! ¹⁷ But certainly we will do _⌊everything_⌋* that went out from our mouths,* to make smoke offerings to the queen of heaven and to pour out to her libations just as we did, we, and our ancestors,* our kings, and our officials, in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, for then _⌊we had enough to eat_⌋,* and we were well-off, and we did not see disaster. ¹⁸ But _⌊since_⌋* we stopped making smoke offerings to the queen of heaven and pouring out libations to her, we have lacked everything, and by the sword and by the famine we have perished.

²⁰ Then Jeremiah said to all the people, to the men and to the women, and to all the people who answered him a word, _⌊saying_⌋,* ²¹ "The offering that you made, smoke offerings in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, you, and your ancestors,* your kings, and your officials, and the people of the land, did not Yahweh remember them, and did it not come to his _⌊mind_⌋?* ²² And Yahweh was no longer able to bear* it, _⌊because of_⌋* the evil of your deeds, _⌊because of_⌋* the detestable things that you committed. Thus your land became as a site of ruins, and as a horror, and as a curse, _⌊without_⌋* inhabitants, as it is this day. ²³ _⌊Because of_⌋* the fact that you made smoke offerings, and that you sinned against Yahweh, and you did not listen to the voice of Yahweh, and you have not walked in his law, and in his statute, and in his legal provisions, _⌊therefore_⌋* this disaster has happened to you, as it is this day." ²⁴ Then Jeremiah said to all the people and to all the women, "Hear the word of Yahweh, all Judah who are in the land of Egypt. ²⁵ Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, _⌊saying_⌋,* 'You and your wives have promised with your mouths* and with your hands* you have fulfilled, _⌊saying_⌋,* "We certainly will carry out our vows that we vowed, to make smoke offerings to the queen of the heavens,* and to pour out to her libations." You must certainly keep your vows and you must certainly carry out your vows.' ²⁶ _⌊Therefore_⌋* hear the word of Yahweh, all Judah, those who live in the land of Egypt: 'Look, I hereby swear by my great name,' says Yahweh, 'surely my name will no longer be called in the mouth of any man of Judah, saying, "_⌊as the Lord Yahweh lives_⌋,"* in all the land of Egypt. ²⁷ Look, I am going to watch over them for harm and not for good, and all people* of Judah who are in the land of Egypt will perish by the sword and by the famine until their perishing. ²⁸ And the survivors of the sword will return from the land of Egypt to the land of Judah _⌊few in number_⌋.* And all the remnant of Judah who have come to the land of Egypt to dwell as aliens there will know whose word will endure, from me or from them.

⁹ I will destroy you,* O Israel; who will help you?*

¹¹ Then they sweep like the wind and pass on; they become guilty, whose might is their* god!"