Jeremiah 11:13 KJV
For according to the number of thy cities were thy gods, O Judah; and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have ye set up altars to that shameful thing, even altars to burn incense unto Baal.
Thou and Ye
- thy one person
- ye more than one
In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?
Matthew Henry
- Their utter ruinEvil pursues sinners, and entangles them in snares, out of which they cannot free themselves. Now, in their distress, their many gods and many altars stand...
Thompson Chains
- Idol AltarsSee the chain from 1 Kings 16:32 · 5 links
- BaalSee the chain from Numbers 22:41 · 14 links
Parallel Passages
- 2 Kings 23:13 And the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right hand of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had builded for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Zidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon, did the king defile.
- Jeremiah 2:28 But where are thy gods that thou hast made thee? let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble: for according to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah.
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- 2 Kings 23:13 And the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right hand of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had builded for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Zidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon, did the king defile.
- Jeremiah 2:28 But where are thy gods that thou hast made thee? let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble: for according to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah.
- Deuteronomy 32:16–17 They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations provoked they him to anger. …
- 2 Kings 21:4–5 And he built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD said, In Jerusalem will I put my name. …
- 2 Kings 23:4–5 And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the LORD all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the grove, and for all the host of heaven: and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them unto Bethel. …
- Isaiah 2:8 Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made:
- Jeremiah 3:1–2 They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man's, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith the LORD. …
- Jeremiah 3:24 For shame hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.
- Jeremiah 7:9 Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;
- Jeremiah 19:5 They have built also the high places of Baal, to burn their sons with fire for burnt offerings unto Baal, which I commanded not, nor spake it, neither came it into my mind:
- Jeremiah 32:35 And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire unto Molech; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.
- Hosea 12:11 Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields.
From OpenBible.info, most relevant first.
Topics
- Backsliders Backsliding of Israel
- Israel, prophecies concerning Of war and other judgments
- Polytheism General scriptures concerning
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible629–588 BC · Jeremiah, in the days of Josiah, Jehoiakim, and Zedekiah
Places
- JerusalemTown · Location well established
- Places in Jeremiah 11 on a map
Bible Dictionary
- JudahPraise, the fourth son of Jacob by Leah. The name originated in Leah’s words of praise to the Lord on account of his birth: “Now will I...
- JerusalemCalled also Salem, Ariel, Jebus, the “city of God,” the “holy city;” by the modern Arabs el-Khuds, meaning “the holy;” once “the city of...
- BaalLord. (1.) The name appropriated to the principal male god of the Phoenicians. It is found in several places in the plural BAALIM (Judg...
Hebrew and Strong’s
- For according to the number כִּי kî Conjunction מִסְפַּר mispar מִסְפָּר Noun · masculine singular construct
- of thy cities עָרֶיךָ ʿārêkā עִיר Noun · feminine plural construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
- were thy gods אֱלֹהֶיךָ ʾĕlōhêkā אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
- O Judah יְהוּדָה yĕhûdâ יְהוּדָה Proper name
- and according to the number וּמִסְפַּר ûmispar מִסְפָּר Noun · masculine singular construct · with and
- of the streets חֻצוֹת ḥuṣôt חוּץ Noun · masculine plural construct
- of Jerusalem יְרוּשָׁלִַם yĕrûšālim יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם Proper name
- have ye set up הָיוּ hāyû Verb · qal perfect, third person common plural שַׂמְתֶּם śamtem שׂוּם Verb · qal perfect, second person masculine plural
- altars מִזְבְּחוֹת mizbĕḥôt מִזְבֵּחַ Noun · masculine plural
- to that shameful thing לַבֹּשֶׁת labbōšet בֹּשֶׁת Noun · feminine singular · with preposition with the
- altars מִזְבְּחוֹת mizbĕḥôt מִזְבֵּחַ Noun · masculine plural
- to burn incense לְקַטֵּר lĕqaṭṭēr קָטַר Verb · piel infinitive construct · with preposition
- unto Baal לַבָּעַל labbāʿal בַּעַל Proper name · with preposition with the
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