For she does not acknowledge that it was I who gave her grain, new wine, and oil, who lavished on her silver and gold—which they crafted for Baal.
The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s manger, but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.”
They set up kings, but not by Me. They make princes, but without My approval. With their silver and gold they make thems
Now they sin more and more and make for themselves cast images, idols skillfully made from their silver, all of them the
You took some of your garments and made colorful high places for yourself, and on them you prostituted yourself. Such th
to promiscuity, wine, and new wine, which take away understanding.
Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to
The new wine dries up, the vine withers. All the merrymakers now groan.
Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.
Now a man named Micah from the hill country of Ephraim
The sons gather wood, the fathers light the fire, and the women knead the dough to make cakes for the Queen of Heaven; t
For as I walked around and examined your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN
For their mother has played the harlot and has conceived them in disgrace. For she thought, ‘I will go after my lovers,
Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as yo
After a few days, the younger son got everything together and journeyed to a distant country, where he squandered his we
So Aaron told them, “Take off the gold earrings that are on your wives and sons and daughters, and bring them to me.”
And after they had gone out into the fields, gathered grapes from their vineyards, and trodden them, they held a festiva
They pour out their bags of gold and weigh out silver on scales; they hire a goldsmith to fashion it into a god, so they
Thus they brought in the gold vessels that had been taken from the temple, the house of God in Jerusalem, and the king d
Therefore he sacrifices to his dragnet and burns incense to his fishing net, for by these things his portion is sumptuou
Israel was a luxuriant vine, yielding fruit for himself. The more his fruit increased, the more he increased the altars.
Instead, we will do everything we vowed to do: We will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and offer drink offerings to