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Summary

And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.

And repented not

Bible References

The god

2 Chronicles 36:23
It read: "This is what King Cyrus of Persia says: 'The Lord God of the heavens has given to me all the kingdoms of the earth. He has appointed me to build for him a temple in Jerusalem in Judah. May the Lord your God energize you who belong to his people, so you may be able to go back there!"
Ezra 1:2
"Thus says King Cyrus of Persia: "'The Lord God of heaven has given me all the kingdoms of the earth. He has instructed me to build a temple for him in Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
Ezra 5:11
They responded to us in the following way: 'We are servants of the God of heaven and earth. We are rebuilding the temple which was previously built many years ago. A great king of Israel built it and completed it.
Ezra 6:10
so that they may be offering incense to the God of heaven and may be praying for the good fortune of the king and his family.
Ezra 7:12
"Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, a scribe of the perfect law of the God of heaven:
Nehemiah 1:4
When I heard these things I sat down abruptly, crying and mourning for several days. I continued fasting and praying before the God of heaven.
Nehemiah 2:4
The king responded, "What is it you are seeking?" Then I quickly prayed to the God of heaven
Psalm 136:26
Give thanks to the God of heaven, for his loyal love endures!
Daniel 2:18
He asked them to pray for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery so that he and his friends would not be destroyed along with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
Jonah 1:9
He said to them, "I am a Hebrew! And I worship the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land."

And repented not

Revelation 16:9
Thus people were scorched by the terrible heat, yet they blasphemed the name of God, who has ruling authority over these plagues, and they would not repent and give him glory.
2 Timothy 3:13
But evil people and charlatans will go from bad to worse, deceiving others and being deceived themselves.

General references

Exodus 9:12
But the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did not listen to them, just as the Lord had predicted to Moses.
Exodus 10:27
But the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he was not willing to release them.
Deuteronomy 28:34
You will go insane from seeing all this.
Proverbs 27:22
If you should pound the fool in the mortar among the grain with the pestle, his foolishness would not depart from him.
Jeremiah 25:16
When they have drunk it, they will stagger to and fro and act insane. For I will send wars sweeping through them."

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