Judah also set up for themselves high places for worship. They set up sacred stones. They set up poles used to worship the female god named Asherah. They did it on every high hill and under every green tree.

因为他们在各高冈上，各青翠树下筑坛，立柱像和木偶。

因为他们在各高冈上，各青翠树下筑丘坛，立柱像和亚舍拉。

因为他们在各高冈上，各青翠树下筑丘坛，立柱像和亚舍拉。

他们在各高岗上、树荫下为自己建造丘坛，竖立神柱和亚舍拉神像，

他们又为自己在各高冈上，各茂盛树下建造邱坛、神柱和亚舍拉。

因為他們在各高岡上，各青翠樹下築壇，立柱像和木偶。

因為他們在各高岡上，各青翠樹下築丘壇，立柱像和亞舍拉。

因為他們在各高岡上，各青翠樹下築丘壇，立柱像和亞舍拉。

他們在各高崗上、樹蔭下為自己建造邱壇，豎立神柱和亞舍拉神像，

他們又為自己在各高岡上，各茂盛樹下建造邱壇、神柱和亞舍拉。

他們在各高岡上、各茂盛樹下築了邱壇，立了崇拜柱子、和亞舍拉神木。

在高岡之上、綠樹之下、建崇邱、作柱像木偶、

在高岡之巔、茂林之下、建諸崇邱、作諸偶像。

猶大人亦在各高岡上、各茂樹下、築壇、立柱像與亞舍拉、亞舍拉或作木偶

They also set up for themselves high places, sacred stones and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every spreading tree.

For they also built for themselves high places and pillars and Asherim on every high hill and under every green tree,

For they also built for themselves pagan shrines and set up sacred pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.

They also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree;

For they, too, built for themselves high places, memorial stones, and Asherim on every high hill and under every luxuriant tree.

For they also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and wooden images on every high hill and under every green tree.

For they also built them high places, and pillars, and Asherim, on every high hill, and under every green tree;

They also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree;

For they also built them high places, and images, and groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree.

They even built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.

For they also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.

You will soon drive the nations out of it. Completely destroy all the places where they worship their gods. Destroy them on the high mountains, on the hills and under every green tree.

You burn with sinful desire among the oak trees. You worship your gods under every green tree. You sacrifice your children in the valleys. You also do it under the cliffs.

Your people built up mounds for themselves in every market. They put little places of worship on them.They set them up at every street corner. Jerusalem, you misused your beauty. You offered your body to anyone who passed by. You did it again and again.

The Israelites did things in secret against the Lord their God. What they did wasn’t right. They built high places for worship in all their towns. They built them at lookout towers. They also built them at cities that had high walls around them.They set up sacred stones. And they set up poles used to worship the female god named Asherah. They did that on every high hill and under every green tree.

Manasseh rebuilt the high places. His father Hezekiah had destroyed them. Manasseh also set up altars to the god named Baal. He made a pole used to worship the female god named Asherah. Ahab, the king of Israel, had done those same things. Manasseh even bowed down to all the stars. And he worshiped them.He built altars in the Lord’ s temple. The Lord had said about his temple,“ I will put my Name there in Jerusalem.”In the two courtyards of the Lord’ s temple Manasseh built altars to honor all the stars.He sacrificed his own son in the fire to another god. He practiced all kinds of evil magic. He got messages from those who had died. He talked to the spirits of the dead. He did many things that were evil in the eyes of the Lord. Manasseh made the Lord very angry.Manasseh had carved a pole used to worship the female god named Asherah. He put it in the temple. The Lord had spoken to David and his son Solomon about the temple. He had said,“ My Name will be in this temple and in Jerusalem forever. Out of all the cities in the tribes of Israel I have chosen Jerusalem.

But I brought them into the land. I had promised to give the land to them. Then they offered sacrifices that made me very angry. They did it on every high hill and under every green tree. There they brought their sweet- smelling incense. And there they poured out their drink offerings.Then I said to them,‘ What is this high place you go to?’ ” ’ ” That high place is called Bamah to this day.

Even their children offer sacrifices to other gods on those altars. They use the poles that were made to worship the female god named Asherah. They worship strange gods beside the green trees and on the high hills.

I, the Lord, will strike down Israel. Israel will be like tall grass swaying in the water. I will pull Israel up from this good land by the roots. I gave it to their people who lived long ago. I will scatter Israel to the east side of the Euphrates River. That is because they made the Lord very angry. They made poles used to worship the female god named Asherah.

I will pull down the poles you used to worship the female god named Asherah. That will happen when I completely destroy your cities.

“‘ Do not make statues of gods for yourselves. Do not set up a likeness of a god or a sacred stone for yourselves. Do not place a carved stone in your land and bow down in front of it. I am the Lord your God.

“ Long ago you broke off the yoke I put on you. You tore off the ropes I tied you up with. You said,‘ I won’t serve you!’ In fact, on every high hill you lay down like a prostitute. You worshiped other gods under every green tree.

Ahaz offered sacrifices and burned incense at the high places. He also did it on the tops of hills and under every green tree.

Don’t set up a sacred stone to honor another god. The Lord your God hates Asherah poles and sacred stones.

Admit that you are guilty of doing what is wrong. You have refused to obey me. I am the Lord your God. You have committed adultery with other gods. You worshiped them under every green tree. And you have not obeyed me,’ ” announces the Lord.

But the people continued to offer sacrifices at the high places where they worshiped. That’s because a temple hadn’t been built yet where the Lord would put his Name.