Treasury of Scripture Knowledge So these nations feared the Lord, but nevertheless served also their idols: their children also, and grandchildren, as their fathers did, so do they unto this day. these nations 2 Kings 17:32,33 And nevertheless they worshipped the Lord. And they made to themselves, of the lowest of the people, priests of the high places, and they placed them in the temples of the high places. . . . Joshua 24:14-20 Now therefore fear the Lord, and serve him with a perfect and most sincere heart: and put away the gods which your fathers served in Mesopotamia and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. . . . 1 Kings 18:21 And Elias coming to all the people, said: How long do you halt between two sides? If the Lord be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people did not answer him a word. Zephaniah 1:5 And them that worship the host of heaven upon the tops of houses, and them that adore, and swear by the Lord, and swear by Melchom. Matthew 6:24 No man can serve two masters. For either he will hate the one, and love the other: or he will sustain the one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. Revelation 3:15,16 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot. I would thou wert cold or hot. . . . unto this day Ezra 4:1-3 Now the enemies of Juda and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building a temple to the Lord the God of Israel. . . . Context Israel's Cities Resettled by Foreigners…40But they did not hearken to them, but did according to their old custom. 41So these nations feared the Lord, but nevertheless served also their idols: their children also, and grandchildren, as their fathers did, so do they unto this day. Cross References Matthew 6:24 No man can serve two masters. For either he will hate the one, and love the other: or he will sustain the one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. 1 Kings 18:21 And Elias coming to all the people, said: How long do you halt between two sides? If the Lord be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people did not answer him a word. 2 Kings 17:40 But they did not hearken to them, but did according to their old custom. Zephaniah 1:5 And them that worship the host of heaven upon the tops of houses, and them that adore, and swear by the Lord, and swear by Melchom. Lexicon Soוַיִּהְי֣וּ ׀ (way·yih·yū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be these הָאֵ֗לֶּה (hā·’êl·leh) Article | Pronoun - common plural Strong's Hebrew 428: These, those nations הַגּוֹיִ֣ם (hag·gō·w·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts worshiped יְרֵאִים֙ (yə·rê·’îm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten the LORD יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel but also served עֹֽבְדִ֑ים (‘ō·ḇə·ḏîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslave their idols, פְּסִֽילֵיהֶ֖ם (pə·sî·lê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 6456: An idol, image and הָי֣וּ (hā·yū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be to עַ֖ד (‘aḏ) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while this הַזֶּֽה׃ (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2088: This, that day הַיּ֥וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day their children בְּנֵיהֶ֣ם ׀ (bə·nê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son and grandchildren בְנֵיהֶ֗ם (ḇə·nê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son continue to do עָשׂ֤וּ (‘ā·śū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make as כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that their fathers אֲבֹתָם֙ (’ă·ḇō·ṯām) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1: Father did. עֹשִׂ֔ים (‘ō·śîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make Additional Translations So these nations worshiped the LORD but also served their idols, and to this day their children and grandchildren continue to do as their fathers did.So these nations feared the LORD, and served their graven images, both their children, and their children's children: as did their fathers, so do they to this day. So these nations feared Jehovah, and served their graven images; their children likewise, and their children's children, as did their fathers, so do they unto this day. So these nations feared the Lord, and served their graven images: yea, their sons and their son's sons do until this day even as their fathers did. And these nations feared Jehovah, and served their graven images, both their children and their children's children: as did their fathers, so do they, unto this day. So these nations feared the LORD, and served their graven images; their children likewise, and their children's children, as did their fathers, so do they unto this day. So these nations feared the LORD, and served their graven images, both their children, and their children's children: as did their fathers, so do they to this day. So these nations feared Yahweh, and served their engraved images. Their children likewise, and their children's children, as their fathers did, so they do to this day. and these nations are fearing Jehovah, and their graven images they have served, both their sons and their sons' sons; as their fathers did, they are doing unto this day. 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