7 You called out in distress, and I rescued you; I answered you from the cloud of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah 8 Hear, O My people, and I will warn you: O Israel, if only you would listen to Me! 9 There must be no strange god among you, nor shall you bow to a foreign god.
Psalms 81:7–9
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Psalms 50:6–8
6 And the heavens proclaim His righteousness, for God Himself is Judge. Selah 7 “Hear, O My people, and I will speak, O Israel, and I will testify against you: I am God, your God. 8 I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices, and your burnt offerings are ever before Me.
Psalms 81:12–14
12 So I gave them up to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices. 13 If only My people would listen to Me, if Israel would follow My ways, 14 how soon I would subdue their enemies and turn My hand against their foes!
2 Kings 17:37–39
37 And you must always be careful to observe the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments He wrote for you. Do not worship other gods. 38 Do not forget the covenant I have made with you. Do not worship other gods, 39 but worship the LORD your God, and He will delive…
2 Esdras 9:29–31
29 “O Lord, you showed yourself among us, to our fathers in the wilderness, when they went out of Egypt, and when they came into the wilderness, where no man treads and that bears no fruit. (WEB) 30 You said, ‘Hear me, O Israel. Heed my words, O seed of Jacob. (WEB) 31 For behold,… (WEB)
Lamentations 3:55–57
55 I called on Your name, O LORD, out of the depths of the Pit. 56 You heard my plea: “Do not ignore my cry for relief.” 57 You drew near when I called on You; You said, “Do not be afraid.”
Judges 6:9–11
9 I delivered you out of the hands of Egypt and all your oppressors. I drove them out before you and gave you their land. 10 And I said to you: ‘I am the LORD your God. You must not fear the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell.’ But you did not obey Me.” 11 T…
Jeremiah 25:5–7
5 The prophets told you, ‘Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways and deeds, and you can dwell in the land that the LORD has given to you and your fathers forever and ever. 6 Do not follow other gods to serve and worship them, and do not provoke Me to anger wit…
Deuteronomy 11:15–17
15 And I will provide grass in the fields for your livestock, and you will eat and be satisfied. 16 But be careful that you are not enticed to turn aside to worship and bow down to other gods, 17 or the anger of the LORD will be kindled against you. He will shut the hea…
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