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Moreover, the LORD said to me in the days of Josiah the king, “Have you seen that which backsliding Israel has done? She has gone up on every high mountain and under every green tree, and has played the prostitute there.
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Verse 6. Days, before the 18th year. God now pronounces sentence ( Calmet.) on all. Bible.—Rebellious, a faithless wife. The kingdom of Israel gave way to idolatry first. But the people were less favoured than Juda, which had many prophets and good kings, the temple, and so forth Moreover, the misfortunes of Israel did not open the eyes of their brethren. Calmet.—Both the ten tribes, and the two tribes ( Worthington.) which adhered to the line of David, prevaricated. Bible.
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