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Psalms 78:58–59

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For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.
When God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel:
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From verse 58

  1. Deuteronomy 32:21Rank 1 from verse 58
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    21They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.

  2. Leviticus 26:30Rank 2 from verse 58
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    30And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you.

  3. 1 Corinthians 10:22Rank 3 from verse 58
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    22Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?

  4. 1 Kings 12:31Rank 4 from verse 58
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    31And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi.

  5. 1 Kings 11:7Rank 5 from verse 58
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    7Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon.

From verse 59

  1. Psalms 106:40Rank 1 from verse 59
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    40Therefore was the wrath of the Lord kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance.

  2. Lamentations 2:7Rank 2 from verse 59
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    7The Lord hath cast off his altar, he hath abhorred his sanctuary, he hath given up into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces; they have made a noise in the house of the Lord, as in the day of a solemn feast.

  3. Deuteronomy 32:19Rank 3 from verse 59
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    19And when the Lord saw it, he abhorred them, because of the provoking of his sons, and of his daughters.

  4. Genesis 18:20–21Rank 4 from verse 59
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    20And the Lord said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;

    21I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.

  5. Leviticus 20:23Rank 5 from verse 59
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    23And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred them.

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Psalms 78:58

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

provoked

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of provoke, meaning to stir up or incite, whether to anger or to action.

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COMBINED MEANING

anger

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Sense 1: Strong displeasure or indignation. Sense 2: As a verb, to provoke to such displeasure.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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high

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Sense 1: Elevated or far above; great in height, stature, or position; aloft. Sense 2: Elevated or chief in rank, office, power, authority, honor, excellence, or importance. Sense 3: Great in degree, intensity, fullness, or advancement; loud or strongly expressed. Sense 4: Proud, haughty, or self-exalting. Sense 5: Difficult, lofty, or beyond reach or understanding. Sense 6: In high way, a principal or public road; in high place, an elevated site, often used for worship or sacrifice.

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

COMBINED MEANING

places

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1. Physical locations or rooms. 2. Positions or offices. 3. Occasions, circumstances, or passages.

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moved

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of move, meaning to change place; to stir, shake, prompt, influence, or set in action.

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

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images

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

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Psalms 78:59

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heard

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Sense 1: Perceived by the ear. Sense 2: Received or learned by report. Sense 3: Listened to, regarded, or heeded. Sense 4: Favourably attended to.

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Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

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57But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow.

58For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.

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59When God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel:

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60So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent which he placed among men;

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