American Standard Version
"whilst their children remember their altars and their Asherim by the green trees upon the high hills. "
— Jeremiah 17:2, American Standard Version
“Whilst their children remember their altars and their groves by the green trees upon the high hills.”
“while their children remember their altars and their Asherim by the green trees on the high hills.”
“Their children are always thinking about their altars and their sacred poles dedicated to the goddess Asherah, set up beside the green trees on the high hills”
“When their children shall remember their altars, and their groves, and their green trees upon the high mountains,”
“Their altars and their wood pillars under every branching tree, on the high hills and the mountains in the field.”
“Whilst their children remember their altars and their groves by the green trees upon the high hills.”
The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, andwith the point of a diamond: it is graven upon the tablet of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars;
whilst their children remember their altars and their Asherim by the green trees upon the high hills.
O my mountain in the field, I will give thy substance and all thy treasures for a spoil, and thy high places, because of sin, throughout all thy borders.
And thou, even of thyself, shalt discontinue from thy heritage that I gave thee; and I will cause thee to serve thine enemies in the land which thou knowest not: for ye have kindled a fire in mine anger which shall burn for ever.
Thus saith Jehovah: Cursed is the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from Jehovah.