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Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem, Rembrandt

2 Kings 17:17

Rembrandt, Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem, 1630 · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam · Public domainRembrandt, Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem, 1630, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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2 Kings 17:17 (WEB)

They caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, to provoke him to anger.

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  • “For thus, in the later times in which kings were governing them, did they again, in conjunction with Jeroboam, worship golden kine, and groves, and enslave themselves to Baal.” — editor's note: Comp. 1 Kings xii. 25–33; 2 Kings xvii. 7–17 (in LXX. 3 and 4 Kings). The Eng. ver. speaks of “calves;” the LXX. call them “heifers.”

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Cross-references · 2

  • 2 Kings 17:17 and 2 Chronicles 33:6 share the same wording (13 words).

  • 2 Kings 17:17 and Psalm 106:37 share the same wording (6 words).

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