Ezekiel 20:39-42
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"As for you, O house of Israel, thus says the Lord God: y Go serve every one of you his idols, now and hereafter, if you will not listen to me; z but my holy name you shall no more profane with your gifts and your idols.
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a "For on my holy mountain, the mountain height of Israel, declares the Lord God, there b all the house of Israel, all of them, shall serve me in the land. c There I will accept them, and there I will require your contributions and the choicest of your gifts, with all your sacred offerings.
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As a pleasing aroma I will accept you, when d I bring you out from the peoples and gather you out of the countries where you have been scattered. And e I will manifest my holiness among you in the sight of the nations.
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f And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I bring you into the land of Israel, the country that g I swore to give to your fathers.
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Cross References
Ezekiel 20:25 - 26
Moreover, I gave them statutes that were not good and rules by which they could not have life.
Judges 10:14
Go and cry out to the gods whom you have chosen; let them save you in the time of your distress.
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Cross References
Ezekiel 39:7
And my holy name I will make known in the midst of my people Israel, and I will not let my holy name be profaned anymore. And the nations shall know that I am the Lord, the Holy One in Israel.
Ezekiel 43:7
And he said to me, "Son of man, this is the place of my throne and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the people of Israel forever. And the house of Israel shall no more defile my holy name, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoring and by the dead bodies of their kings at their high places.
Jeremiah 44:25 - 26
Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: You and your wives have declared with your mouths, and have fulfilled it with your hands, saying, 'We will surely perform our vows that we have made, to make offerings to the queen of heaven and to pour out drink offerings to her.' Then confirm your vows and perform your vows!
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Cross References
Ezekiel 17:23
On the mountain height of Israel will I plant it, that it may bear branches and produce fruit and become a noble cedar. And under it will dwell every kind of bird; in the shade of its branches birds of every sort will nest.
Ezekiel 28:14
You were an anointed guardian cherub. I placed you; you were on the holy mountain of God; in the midst of the stones of fire you walked.
Isaiah 56:7
These I will bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer; their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on my altar; for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples.
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Cross References
Ezekiel 39:25
Therefore thus says the Lord God : Now I will restore the fortunes of Jacob and have mercy on the whole house of Israel, and I will be jealous for my holy name.
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Cross References
Ezekiel 43:27
And when they have completed these days, then from the eighth day onward the priests shall offer on the altar your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, and I will accept you, declares the Lord God.
Isaiah 60:7
All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered to you; the rams of Nebaioth shall minister to you; they shall come up with acceptance on my altar, and I will beautify my beautiful house.
Malachi 3:4
Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord as in the days of old and as in former years.
Romans 12:1
I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.
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Cross References
Ezekiel 20:34
I will bring you out from the peoples and gather you out of the countries where you are scattered, with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, and with wrath poured out.
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Cross References
Ezekiel 36:23
And I will vindicate the holiness of my great n...
Ezekiel 39:27
When I have brought them back from the peoples ...
Ezekiel 28:22
And say, Thus says the Lord God : "Behold, I am...
Ezekiel 38:16
You will come up against my people Israel, like...
Ezekiel 38:23
So I will show my greatness and my holiness and...
Numbers 20:12
And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, "Because ...
Isaiah 8:13
But the Lord of hosts, him you shall honor as h...
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Cross References
Ezekiel 6:7
And the slain shall fall in your midst, and you shall know that I am the Lord.
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Cross References
Ezekiel 20:5
And say to them, Thus says the Lord God : On the day when I chose Israel, I swore to the offspring of the house of Jacob, making myself known to them in the land of Egypt; I swore to them, saying, I am the Lord your God.
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