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And they provoked him to angerוַיַּכְעִיסוּהוּwith their high places,בְּבָמוֹתָםand with their carved imagesוּבִפְסִילֵיהֶםthey made him jealous.יַקְנִיאוּהוּ
Psalms 78:58
Study it in the app“And they provoked him to anger with their high places, and with their carved images they made him jealous.”
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Psalms 78:58, word by word
- And they provoked him to angerיַּכְעִיסוּyachisu
provoke
To stir up someone's anger by what one does, like worshiping idols before YHWH.
Where else “yachisu” appears- with their high placesבָמוֹתָvamota
high place
An elevated site with an altar, often for other gods.
Where else “vamota” appears- and with their carved imagesפְסִילֵיfesile
carved image
Carved image: the figure of a god carved in wood or stone.
Where else “fesile” appears- they made him jealousיַקְנִיאוּyakniu
provoke to jealousy
To make someone full of jealousy by giving oneself to another.
Where else “yakniu” appears
The context
57And they turned back and dealt treacherously like their fathers; they were twisted like a bow of deceit.
58 · This verse (above)
59Elohim heard and became enraged, and he utterly despised Israel.