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Lexicon :: Strong's H6999 - qāṭar

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קָטַר
Transliteration
qāṭar
Pronunciation
kaw-tar'
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Part of Speech
gentilic adjective, masculine noun, verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root [identical with קָטַר (H7000) through the idea of fumigation in a close place and perhaps thus driving out the occupants]
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TWOT Reference: 2011,2011e,20

Strong’s Definitions

קָטַר qâṭar, kaw-tar'; a primitive root (identical with through the idea of fumigation in a close place and perhaps thus driving out the occupants); to smoke, i.e. turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship):—burn (incense, sacrifice) (upon), (altar for) incense, kindle, offer (incense, a sacrifice).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 117x

The KJV translates Strong's H6999 in the following manner: incense (59x), burn (49x), offer (3x), kindle (1x), offering (1x), miscellaneous (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 117x
The KJV translates Strong's H6999 in the following manner: incense (59x), burn (49x), offer (3x), kindle (1x), offering (1x), miscellaneous (4x).
verb

  1. to sacrifice, burn incense, burn sacrifices, make sacrifices smoke

    1. (Piel)

      1. to make sacrifices smoke

      2. to sacrifice

    2. (Pual) to smoke a sacrifice

    3. (Hiphil)

      1. to make sacrifices smoke

      2. to cause incense to smoke, offer incense

      3. to make smoke upon

    4. (Hophal) to be made to smoke

      masculine noun

  2. incense

    feminine noun

  3. incense-altar

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קָטַר qâṭar, kaw-tar'; a primitive root (identical with through the idea of fumigation in a close place and perhaps thus driving out the occupants); to smoke, i.e. turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship):—burn (incense, sacrifice) (upon), (altar for) incense, kindle, offer (incense, a sacrifice).
STRONGS H6999: Abbreviations
[קָטַר]115 verb denominative Pi. Hiph. make sacrifices smoke, send them up in smoke (properly produce קְטֹרֶת, see StaZAW vi (1886), 298 f.); —
Pi.42 Perfect 3rd person masculine plural קִטְּרוּ Jeremiah 19:13 +, קִטַּרְתֶּם Jeremiah 44:21, 23; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יְקַטֵּר Habakkuk 1:16 +; 3rd person masculine plural יְקַטֵּר֑וּן Hosea 11:2, etc.; Infinitive absolute קַטֵּר 1 Samuel 2:16 +; construct Jeremiah 11:13 +, Participle plural מְקַטְּרִים Isaiah 65:3 +, etc.; — make sacrifices smoke, offer them by burning : to י׳, 1 Samuel 2:16 (where probably read יְקַטְּרוּן [and so 1 Samuel 2:15] Stal.c. 299): elsewhere to other gods or in illegal worship, Jeremiah 44:23; with accusative קִטֵּר (but see this, below) Jeremiah 44:21 (here [and al. in some other passages] of incense), תּוֺדָה Amos 4:5; place is usually with ב, e.g. כַּבָּמוֺת 2 Kings 17:11; 2 Kings 23:5; עוֺד הָעָם מְוַבְּחִים וּמְקַטְּרִים בַּבָּמוֺת 1 Kings 22:44; 2 Kings 12:4; 2 Kings 14:4; 2 Kings 15:4, 35 (R), compare 2 Kings 16:4 2 Chronicles 28:4 (compare RSSem.i. 471; 2nd ed. 490); אֲשֶׁר הַבּ׳ קִטְּרוּ שָׁמָּה 2 Kings 23:8; with עַל e.g. על הגבעות Hosea 4:13, על גג(ו)ת Jeremiah 19:13; Jeremiah 32:29, על הלבנים Isaiah 65:3, על ההרים Isaiah 65:7; with לְ of deity, Hosea 11:2; Jeremiah 1:16 + 14 times Jeremiah (+Jeremiah 19:13; Jeremiah 32:29 above), Habakkuk 1:16; 2 Kings 22:17; 2 Kings 23:5; 2 Chronicles 25:14; 28:25; 34:25 Qr (>Kt Hiph.), to the brazen serpent 2 Kings 18:4.
Pu. Participle מְקֻטֶּרֶת מֹר וגו׳ Songs 3:6 fumigated with myrrh, etc. (Aq Vulgate Schlottm מִקְּטֹרֶת).
Hiph. 71 Perfect 3rd person masculine singular הִקְטִיר Leviticus 9:10 +; 2nd person masculine singular הִקְטַרְתָּ Exodus 29:13, 18, 25, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יַקְטִיר Leviticus 4:26; Leviticus 16:25; Exodus 40:27 +, etc.: Imperative masculine singular הַקְטֵר 2 Kings 16:15; Infinitive absolute הַקְטֵיר 1 Kings 9:25; construct לְהַקְטִיר Exodus 30:20 +; Participle מַקְטִיר Jeremiah 33:18 +, etc.
1. make sacrifices smoke, usually
a. in worship of י׳ : absolute 1 Kings 12:33; 1 Kings 13:1; 2 Chronicles 29:11; with accusative חלב Leviticus 17:6; Numbers 18:17; 1 Samuel 2:15, 16, עלת 2 Kings 16:13, 15; 2 Chronicles 13:11, אִשֶּׁה Exodus 30:20; Leviticus 2:11; Numbers 18:17, מנחה Jeremiah 33:18; ראֹשׁ, etc., Leviticus 8:20 אַזְכָּרָה Leviticus 2:16, חלבי השׁלמים Leviticus 6:5; קטרת 1 Samuel 2:28; on 1 Kings 9:25 see Klo Benz; place is על מזבח Leviticus 4:10 + 5 times, הַמִוְבֵּ֫חָה Exodus 29:13, 18, 25 + 23 times Leviticus, Numbers 5:26 (all P); with הַמִּזְבֵּחַ (accusative) Leviticus 6:8; בַּבָּמוֺת 1 Kings 3:3; בגיא בן הִנֹּם 2 Chronicles 28:3.
b. less often in worship of other gods, לאלהין (gods of Solomon's wives) 1 Kings 11:8, לאלהיו (of Moab) Jeremiah 48:35, להם (Baalim) Hosea 2:15; — 2 Chronicles 34:25 read Qr. Qal.
2. cause incense to smoke, offer incense absolute 2 Chron 2:5; 2 Chronicles 26:18 (twice in verse); 2 Chronicles 26:19; with עַל of altar 2 Chronicles 26:16; Exodus 30:7; Exodus 40:27; with accusative יַקְטִירֶנָּה Exodus 30:7, 8, קטרת סמים Exodus 30:7; Exodus 40:27; 2 Chronicles 2:3, קטרת תמיד Exodus 30:8, קטרת הק׳ Numbers 17:5; 2 Chronicles 29:7.
3. make smoke upon (על) both altars (of burnt-offering and of incense) 1 Chronicles 6:34, compare also 1 Chronicles 23:13.
Hoph. be made to smoke as a sacrifice: Imperfect 3rd person feminine singular תָּקְטָ֑ר Leviticus 6:15, Participle מֻקְטָר Malachi 1:11 (Ew Ke and others [Ges§ 121b]; We Now read לִשְׁמִי מִנְחָה מ׳; but see מֻקְטָר).

† מֻקְטָר noun masculine incense; — absolute מ׳ Malachi 1:11 (Thes Hi MartiKau GASm Köiii, § 307).

† [מְקַטֵּרָה] noun feminine incense-alter; — plural absolute מְקַטְּרוֺת 2 Chronicles 30:14.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

29:13; 29:13; 29:18; 29:18; 29:25; 29:25; 30:7; 30:7; 30:7; 30:8; 30:8; 30:20; 30:20; 40:27; 40:27; 40:27

Leviticus

2:11; 2:16; 4:10; 4:26; 6:5; 6:8; 6:15; 8:20; 9:10; 16:25; 17:6

Numbers

5:26; 17:5; 18:17; 18:17

1 Samuel

2:15; 2:15; 2:16; 2:16; 2:16; 2:28

1 Kings

3:3; 9:25; 9:25; 11:8; 12:33; 13:1; 22:44

2 Kings

12:4; 14:4; 15:4; 15:35; 16:4; 16:13; 16:15; 16:15; 17:11; 18:4; 22:17; 23:5; 23:5; 23:8

1 Chronicles

6:34; 23:13

2 Chronicles

2:3; 2:5; 13:11; 25:14; 26:16; 26:18; 26:19; 28:3; 28:4; 28:25; 29:7; 29:11; 30:14; 34:25; 34:25

Song of Songs

3:6

Isaiah

65:3; 65:3; 65:7

Jeremiah

1:16; 11:13; 19:13; 19:13; 19:13; 32:29; 32:29; 33:18; 33:18; 44:21; 44:21; 44:23; 44:23; 48:35

Hosea

2:15; 4:13; 11:2; 11:2

Amos

4:5

Habakkuk

1:16; 1:16

Malachi

1:11; 1:11

H6999

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Strong's Number H6999 matches the Hebrew קָטַר (qāṭar),
which occurs 117 times in 112 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 3 (1Ki 13:1–Jer 44:17)

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:1 - And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the LORD unto Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense. H6999

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:2 - And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense H6999 upon thee, and men's bones shall be burnt upon thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:43

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:43 - And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father; he turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of the LORD: nevertheless the high places were not taken away; for the people offered and burnt incense H6999 yet in the high places.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:3 - But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense H6999 in the high places.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 14:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:4 - Howbeit the high places were not taken away: as yet the people did sacrifice and burnt incense H6999 on the high places.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 15:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:4 - Save that the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burnt incense H6999 still on the high places.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 15:35

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:35 - Howbeit the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burned incense H6999 still in the high places. He built the higher gate of the house of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 16:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:4 - And he sacrificed and burnt incense H6999 in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 16:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:13 - And he burnt H6999 his burnt offering and his meat offering, and poured his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings, upon the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 16:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:15 - And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, Upon the great altar burn H6999 the morning burnt offering, and the evening meat offering, and the king's burnt sacrifice, and his meat offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings; and sprinkle upon it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: and the brasen altar shall be for me to enquire by.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 17:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:11 - And there they burnt incense H6999 in all the high places, as did the heathen whom the LORD carried away before them; and wrought wicked things to provoke the LORD to anger:

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 18:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:4 - He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense H6999 to it: and he called it Nehushtan.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 22:17 - Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense H6999 unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 23:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:5 - And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense H6999 in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense H6999 unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 23:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:8 - And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, H6999 from Geba to Beersheba, and brake down the high places of the gates that were in the entering in of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man's left hand at the gate of the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:49

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:49 - But Aaron and his sons offered H6999 upon the altar of the burnt offering, and on the altar of incense, and were appointed for all the work of the place most holy, and to make an atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 23:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:13 - The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons for ever, to burn incense H6999 before the LORD, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for ever.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 2:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:4 - Behold, I build an house to the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn H6999 before him sweet incense, and for the continual shewbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the LORD our God. This is an ordinance for ever to Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 2:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:6 - But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him an house, save only to burn sacrifice H6999 before him?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 13:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:11 - And they burn H6999 unto the LORD every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: the shewbread also set they in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of the LORD our God; but ye have forsaken him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 25:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:14 - Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and bowed down himself before them, and burned incense H6999 unto them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 26:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:16 - But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the temple of the LORD to burn incense H6999 upon the altar of incense.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 26:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:18 - And they withstood Uzziah the king, and said unto him, It appertaineth not unto thee, Uzziah, to burn incense H6999 unto the LORD, but to the priests the sons of Aaron, that are consecrated to burn incense: H6999 go out of the sanctuary; for thou hast trespassed; neither shall it be for thine honour from the LORD God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 26:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:19 - Then Uzziah was wroth, and had a censer in his hand to burn incense: H6999 and while he was wroth with the priests, the leprosy even rose up in his forehead before the priests in the house of the LORD, from beside the incense altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 28:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:3 - Moreover he burnt incense H6999 in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt his children in the fire, after the abominations of the heathen whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 28:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:4 - He sacrificed also and burnt incense H6999 in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 28:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:25 - And in every several city of Judah he made high places to burn incense H6999 unto other gods, and provoked to anger the LORD God of his fathers.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 29:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:7 - Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned H6999 incense nor offered burnt offerings in the holy place unto the God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 29:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:11 - My sons, be not now negligent: for the LORD hath chosen you to stand before him, to serve him, and that ye should minister unto him, and burn incense. H6999

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 30:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:14 - And they arose and took away the altars that were in Jerusalem, and all the altars for incense H6999 took they away, and cast them into the brook Kidron.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 32:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:12 - Hath not the same Hezekiah taken away his high places and his altars, and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall worship before one altar, and burn incense H6999 upon it?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:25 - Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense H6999 H6999 unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be poured out upon this place, and shall not be quenched.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 3:6 - Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed H6999 with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 65:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:3 - A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; that sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense H6999 upon altars of brick;

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 65:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:7 - Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith the LORD, which have burned incense H6999 upon the mountains, and blasphemed me upon the hills: therefore will I measure their former work into their bosom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:16 - And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned incense H6999 unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:9 - Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense H6999 unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 11:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 11:12 - Then shall the cities of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem go, and cry unto the gods unto whom they offer incense: H6999 but they shall not save them at all in the time of their trouble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 11:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 11:13 - For according to the number of thy cities were thy gods, O Judah; and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have ye set up altars to that shameful thing, even altars to burn incense H6999 unto Baal.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 11:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 11:17 - For the LORD of hosts, that planted thee, hath pronounced evil against thee, for the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have done against themselves to provoke me to anger in offering incense H6999 unto Baal.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 18:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:15 - Because my people hath forgotten me, they have burned incense H6999 to vanity, and they have caused them to stumble in their ways from the ancient paths, to walk in paths, in a way not cast up;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:4 - Because they have forsaken me, and have estranged this place, and have burned incense H6999 in it unto other gods, whom neither they nor their fathers have known, nor the kings of Judah, and have filled this place with the blood of innocents;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 19:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:13 - And the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, shall be defiled as the place of Tophet, because of all the houses upon whose roofs they have burned incense H6999 unto all the host of heaven, and have poured out drink offerings unto other gods.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 32:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:29 - And the Chaldeans, that fight against this city, shall come and set fire on this city, and burn it with the houses, upon whose roofs they have offered incense H6999 unto Baal, and poured out drink offerings unto other gods, to provoke me to anger.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 33:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:18 - Neither shall the priests the Levites want a man before me to offer burnt offerings, and to kindle H6999 meat offerings, and to do sacrifice continually.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 44:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:3 - Because of their wickedness which they have committed to provoke me to anger, in that they went to burn incense, H6999 and to serve other gods, whom they knew not, neither they, ye, nor your fathers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 44:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:5 - But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense H6999 unto other gods.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 44:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:8 - In that ye provoke me unto wrath with the works of your hands, burning incense H6999 unto other gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye be gone to dwell, that ye might cut yourselves off, and that ye might be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:15 - Then all the men which knew that their wives had burned incense H6999 unto other gods, and all the women that stood by, a great multitude, even all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 44:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:17 - But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense H6999 unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil.

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