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Isaiah 17:8

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And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, neither shall respect that which his fingers have made, either the groves, or the images.
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  1. Isaiah 30:22Rank 1 from verse 8
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    22Ye shall defile also the covering of thy graven images of silver, and the ornament of thy molten images of gold: thou shalt cast them away as a menstruous cloth; thou shalt say unto it, Get thee hence.

  2. Isaiah 27:9Rank 2 from verse 8
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    9By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up.

  3. Isaiah 2:8Rank 3 from verse 8
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    8Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made:

  4. Micah 5:13–14Rank 4 from verse 8
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    13Thy graven images also will I cut off, and thy standing images out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thine hands.

    14And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee: so will I destroy thy cities.

  5. 2 Chronicles 14:5Rank 5 from verse 8
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    5Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.

  6. 2 Chronicles 34:4Rank 6 from verse 8
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    4And they brake down the altars of Baalim in his presence; and the images, that were on high above them, he cut down; and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images, he brake in pieces, and made dust of them, and strowed it upon the graves of them that had sacrificed unto them.

  7. 2 Chronicles 34:6–7Rank 7 from verse 8
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    6And so did he in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even unto Naphtali, with their mattocks round about.

    7And when he had broken down the altars and the groves, and had beaten the graven images into powder, and cut down all the idols throughout all the land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem.

  8. Exodus 34:13Rank 8 from verse 8
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    13But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves:

  9. Ezekiel 36:25Rank 9 from verse 8
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    25¶ Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.

  10. Hosea 10:1–2Rank 10 from verse 8
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    1ISRAEL is an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself: according to the multitude of his fruit he hath increased the altars; according to the goodness of his land they have made goodly images.

    2Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall spoil their images.

  11. Hosea 13:1–2Rank 11 from verse 8
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    1WHEN Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died.

    2And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, and idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves.

  12. Hosea 14:8Rank 12 from verse 8
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    8Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found.

  13. Hosea 8:4–6Rank 13 from verse 8
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    4They have set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off.

    5¶ Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?

    6For from Israel was it also: the workman made it; therefore it is not God: but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.

  14. Isaiah 1:29Rank 14 from verse 8
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    29For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.

  15. Isaiah 2:18–21Rank 15 from verse 8
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    18And the idols he shall utterly abolish.

    19And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.

    20In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats;

    21To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.

  16. Isaiah 31:6–7Rank 16 from verse 8
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    6¶ Turn ye unto him from whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted.

    7For in that day every man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you for a sin.

  17. Isaiah 44:15Rank 17 from verse 8
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    15Then shall it be for a man to burn: for he will take thereof, and warm himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread; yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto.

  18. Isaiah 44:19–20Rank 18 from verse 8
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    19And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree?

    20He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?

  19. Zechariah 13:2Rank 19 from verse 8
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    2¶ And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord of hosts, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered: and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out of the land.

  20. Zephaniah 1:3Rank 20 from verse 8
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    3I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the Lord.

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Isaiah 17:8

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

look

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Sense 1: To direct the eyes or attention; to behold, observe, expect, or take heed. Sense 2: An appearance, countenance, expression, or aspect.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

work

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Sense 1: Labour, occupation, an assigned task, or service. Sense 2: An action, deed, operation, effect, product, thing made, or manner of workmanship. Sense 3: To labour, act, operate, perform, make, produce, accomplish, or bring about.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

hands

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Sense 1: The end parts of the arms used for holding and working. Sense 2: Figures of power, possession, agency, or aid.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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neither

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1. Also not; nor, introducing or joining a further negative statement or prohibition. 2. Not either, or none, of the alternatives named, commonly in a neither ... nor construction.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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respect

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Sense 1: Regard or consideration. Sense 2: Relation or reference. Sense 3: Honour. Sense 4: Partial favour. Sense 5: To show regard or honour to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

groves

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1. Groups of trees. 2. Objects or places connected with idolatrous worship.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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images

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Likenesses, representations, or visible forms; often idols when made or used as objects of worship.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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17:6¶ Yet gleaning grapes shall be left in it, as the shaking of an olive tree, two or three berries in the top of the uppermost bough, four or five in the outmost fruitful branches thereof, saith the Lord God of Israel.

17:7At that day shall a man look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel.

17:8And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, neither shall respect that which his fingers have made, either the groves, or the images.

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