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Jeremiah 2:20

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For of: Jeremiah 30:8; Exodus 3:8; Leviticus 26:13; Deuteronomy 4:20, Deuteronomy 4:34, Deuteronomy 15:15; Isaiah 9:4, Isaiah 10:27, Isaiah 14:25; Nahum 1:13

and thou saidst: Exodus 19:8, Exodus 24:3; Deuteronomy 5:27, Deuteronomy 26:17; Joshua 1:16, Joshua 24:16-24; 1 Samuel 12:10

transgress: or, serve

when upon: Jeremiah 3:6; Deuteronomy 12:2; 1 Kings 12:32; Psalms 78:58; Isaiah 57:5-7; Ezekiel 16:24-25, Ezekiel 16:31; Ezekiel 20:28

playing: Jeremiah 3:1, Jeremiah 3:6-8; Exodus 34:14-16; Deuteronomy 12:2; Isaiah 1:21; Ezekiel 16:15-16, Ezekiel 16:28, Ezekiel 16:41, Ezekiel 23:5; Hosea 2:5, Hosea 3:3

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