But the more I summoned them, the farther they departed from me. They sacrificed to the Baal idols and burned incense to images.

先知越发招呼他们，他们越发走开，向诸巴力献祭，给雕刻的偶像烧香。

先知越是呼唤他们，他们越是远离，向诸巴力献祭，为雕刻的偶像烧香。

先知越是呼唤他们，他们越是远离，向诸巴力献祭，为雕刻的偶像烧香。

可是，我越召唤他们，他们就跑得越远，给巴力献祭，向偶像烧香。

可是我越发呼唤他们，他们越发走开；他们给巴力献祭，向偶像烧香。

先知越發招呼他們，他們越發走開，向諸巴力獻祭，給雕刻的偶像燒香。

先知越是呼喚他們，他們越是遠離，向諸巴力獻祭，為雕刻的偶像燒香。

先知越是呼喚他們，他們越是遠離，向諸巴力獻祭，為雕刻的偶像燒香。

可是，我越召喚他們，他們就跑得越遠，給巴力獻祭，向偶像燒香。

可是我越發呼喚他們，他們越發走開；他們給巴力獻祭，向偶像燒香。

但我越發呼叫他們，他們越發離開了我，去向諸巴力獻祭，給眾雕像燻祭品。

先知召之愈殷、彼則離之愈遠、獻祭於巴力、焚香於雕像、

迄今召之愈殷、背之愈甚、獻祭於巴力、焚香於偶像、

今先知愈召之、彼愈遠避、獻祭於巴力、焚香於偶像、

But the more they were called, the more they went away from me. They sacrificed to the Baals and they burned incense to images.

But the more I called out to Israel, the more they went away from me. They brought sacrifices to the statues of the gods that were named Baal. And they burned incense to them.

The more they were called, the more they went away; they kept sacrificing to the Baals and burning offerings to idols.

But the more I called to him, the farther he moved from me, offering sacrifices to the images of Baal and burning incense to idols.

Israel called to the Egyptians even as Israel was leaving them. They kept sacrificing to the Baals and burning offerings to idols.

The more they called them, The more they went away from them; They kept sacrificing to the Baals And burning incense to idols.

As they called them, So they went from them; They sacrificed to the Baals, And burned incense to carved images.

The more the prophets called them, the more they went from them: they sacrificed unto the Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.

The more they called them, the more they departed from Me. They kept sacrificing to the Baals and burning offerings to idols.

[ As] they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.

They called to them, so they went from them. They sacrificed to the Baals, and burned incense to engraved images.

“ I will punish her for the festival days when she burned incense to the Baal idols; she adorned herself with earrings and jewelry, and went after her lovers, but she forgot me!” says the LORD.

Yet my people have forgotten me and offered sacrifices to worthless idols! This makes them stumble along in the way they live and leave the old reliable path of their fathers. They have left them to walk in bypaths, in roads that are not smooth and level.

for your sins and your ancestors’ sins,” says the LORD.“ Because they burned incense on the mountains and offended me on the hills, I will punish them in full measure.”

When Ephraim spoke, there was terror; he was exalted in Israel, but he became guilty by worshiping Baal and died.Even now they persist in sin! They make metal images for themselves, idols that they skillfully fashion from their own silver; all of them are nothing but the work of craftsmen! There is a saying about them:“ Those who sacrifice to the calf idol are calf kissers!”

My people are obsessed with turning away from me; they call to Baal, but he will never exalt them!

The LORD God of Israel who rules over all told him,“ Go and speak to the people of Judah and the citizens of Jerusalem. Tell them,‘ I, the LORD, say:“ You must learn a lesson from this about obeying what I say!

You prolonged your kindness with them for many years, and you solemnly admonished them by your Spirit through your prophets. Still they paid no attention, so you delivered them into the hands of the neighboring peoples.

Then all the men who were aware that their wives were sacrificing to other gods, as well as all their wives, answered Jeremiah. There was a great crowd of them representing all the people who lived in northern and southern Egypt. They answered,“ We will not listen to what you claim the LORD has spoken to us!Instead we will do everything we vowed we would do. We will sacrifice and pour out drink offerings to the goddess called the Queen of Heaven just as we and our ancestors, our kings, and our leaders previously did in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. For then we had plenty of food, were well-off, and had no troubles.

For these are rebellious people– they are lying children, children unwilling to obey the LORD’s law.They say to the visionaries,“ See no more visions!” and to the seers,“ Don’t relate messages to us about what is right! Tell us nice things, relate deceptive messages.Turn aside from the way, stray off the path. Remove from our presence the Holy One of Israel.”

Now send out messengers and assemble all Israel before me at Mount Carmel, as well as the 450 prophets of Baal and 400 prophets of Asherah whom Jezebel supports.

The LORD said to Samuel,“ Do everything the people request of you. For it is not you that they have rejected, but it is me that they have rejected as their king.Just as they have done from the day that I brought them up from Egypt until this very day, they have rejected me and have served other gods. This is what they are also doing to you.So now do as they say. But seriously warn them and make them aware of the policies of the king who will rule over them.”

The LORD God of their ancestors continually warned them through his messengers, for he felt compassion for his people and his dwelling place.But they mocked God’s messengers, despised his warnings, and ridiculed his prophets. Finally the LORD got very angry at his people and there was no one who could prevent his judgment.

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those who are sent to you! How often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you would have none of it!

Moses proclaimed to all Israel as follows:“ You have seen all that the LORD did in the land of Egypt to Pharaoh, all his servants, and his land.Your eyes have seen the great judgments, those signs and mighty wonders.But to this very day the LORD has not given you an understanding mind, perceptive eyes, or discerning ears!

The LORD solemnly warned Israel and Judah through all his prophets and all the seers,“ Turn back from your evil ways; obey my commandments and rules that are recorded in the law. I ordered your ancestors to keep this law and sent my servants the prophets to remind you of its demands.”But they did not pay attention and were as stubborn as their ancestors, who had not trusted the LORD their God.They rejected his rules, the covenant he had made with their ancestors, and the laws he had commanded them to obey. They paid allegiance to worthless idols, and so became worthless to the LORD. They copied the practices of the surrounding nations in blatant disregard of the LORD’s command.They abandoned all the commandments of the LORD their God; they made two metal calves and an Asherah pole, bowed down to all the stars in the sky, and worshiped Baal.

The Israelites again did evil in the LORD’s sight. They worshiped the Baals and the Ashtars, as well as the gods of Syria, Sidon, Moab, the Ammonites, and the Philistines. They abandoned the LORD and did not worship him.

As if following in the sinful footsteps of Jeroboam son of Nebat were not bad enough, he married Jezebel the daughter of King Ethbaal of the Sidonians. Then he worshiped and bowed to Baal.He set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal he had built in Samaria.

“ You stubborn people, with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are always resisting the Holy Spirit, like your ancestors did!

“ But they refused to pay attention, turning away stubbornly and stopping their ears so they could not hear.

Now this is the basis for judging: that the light has come into the world and people loved the darkness rather than the light, because their deeds were evil.

On the fifteenth day of the eighth month( a date he had arbitrarily chosen) Jeroboam offered sacrifices on the altar he had made in Bethel. He inaugurated a festival for the Israelites and went up to the altar to offer sacrifices.

“ Do not be like your ancestors, to whom the former prophets called out, saying,‘ The LORD who rules over all says,“ Turn now from your evil wickedness,”’ but they would by no means obey me,” says the LORD.

They abandoned the LORD and worshiped Baal and the Ashtars.

For we are a sweet aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing–to the latter an odor from death to death, but to the former a fragrance from life to life. And who is adequate for these things?

The Israelites did evil in the LORD’s sight. They forgot the LORD their God and worshiped the Baals and the Asherahs.