Joshua 24:23 Cross References - Rotherham

²³ Now, therefore, put ye away the gods of the stranger, that are in your midst,––and incline your heart unto Yahweh, God of Israel.

² And Jacob said unto his house, and unto all who were with him,––Put away the gods of the alien which are in your midst, and purify yourselves, and change your garments; ³ And let us arise, and go up to Bethel,––that I may make there an altar, to the GOD who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me, in the way that I went. ⁴ So they gave unto Jacob all the gods of the alien which were in their hand, and the earrings which were in their ears,––and Jacob hid them under the oak, which was by Shechem.

²³ Ye shall not make [aught] beside me,––neither gods of silver, nor gods of gold, shall ye make to yourselves.

¹⁴ Now, therefore, revere ye Yahweh, and serve him, in sincerity and in truth,––and put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River, and in Egypt, and serve ye Yahweh.

¹⁵ And the sons of Israel said unto Yahweh––We have sinned, do, thou, with us, according to all that is fitting in thine eyes,––only rescue us, we beseech thee this day. ¹⁶ And they put away the gods of the stranger out of their midst, and served Yahweh,––and his soul was impatient of the misery of Israel.

³ And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If, with all your heart, ye are returning unto Yahweh, then put away the gods of the foreigner out of your midst, and the Ashtoreths––and firmly set your heart towards Yahweh, and serve him, alone, that he may deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines. ⁴ So the sons of Israel put away the Baals, and the Ashtoreths,––and served Yahweh, alone.

⁵⁸ but bow our heart unto himself,––to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his regulations, which he commanded our fathers.

³⁶ Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not unto unjust gain.

⁴ Let not my heart incline to a matter of wrong, that I should busy myself with practices in lawlessness, with men working iniquity, and let me not eat of their dainties.

² So that thou direct, unto wisdom, thine ear, bend thy heart, unto understanding;

² Take with you words, and return to Yahweh: say unto him––Wholly, shalt thou take away iniquity, Accept, then, with favour, and we will make good the boldness of our lips! ³ Assyria, shall not save us, Upon horses, will we not ride, neither will we say any more––Our god! to the work of our own hands! For, in thee, shall the fatherless, find compassion.

⁸ Ephraim [saith]––What to me any more are idols? I, have answered, and have closely observed him, I, am like a fir–tree that is green, From me, is thy fruit found.

¹⁹ What, then, am I saying?––that, an idol–sacrifice, is anything? or that, an idol, is anything? ²⁰ On the contrary––that, the things which the nations sacrifice, unto demons, and not unto God, they sacrifice; and I wish not that ye should become, sharers together with the demons! ²¹ Ye cannot be drinking––a cup of the Lord, and a cup of demons; ye cannot be partaking of, a table of the Lord, and a table of demons.

¹⁶ And what agreement hath a shrine of God with idols? For, we, are [the] shrine of a God, that liveth:––even as God hath said––will dwell in them, and walk, and will be their God, and, they, shall be my people. ¹⁷ Wherefore come ye forth out of their midst, and be separated,––saith [the] Lord,––and, one impure, do not touch; and, I, will give you welcome, ¹⁸ And will become your Father, and, ye, shall become my sons and daughters, saith [the] Lord Almighty.

²⁸ Wherefore, seeing that, of a kingdom not to be shaken, we are receiving possession, let us have gratitude––whereby we may be rendering divine service well–pleasingly unto God, with reverence and awe; ²⁹ For, even our God, is a consuming fire.