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THE
DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS
OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS

SECTION 1

16 They ^aseek not the Lord to establish his righteousness, but every man ^bwalketh in his ^cown ^dway, and after the ^eimage of his own god, whose image is in the likeness of the world, and whose substance is that of an idol, which waxeth ^fold and shall perish in Babylon, even ^gBabylon the great, which shall fall.

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16a	Matt. 6: 33. 33 ^aBut ^bseek ye first the ^ckingdom of God, and his ^drighteousness; and all these ^ethings shall be ^fadded unto you.
b	TG Walking in Darkness.
c	Isa. 53: 6. 6 All we like ^asheep have gone ^bastray; we have turned every one to his ^cown way; and the Lord hath laid on him the ^diniquity of us all. Jer. 44: 17. 17 But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our ^aown mouth, to burn incense unto ^bthe queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of ^cvictuals, and were well, and saw no evil.
d	Gen. 6: 12. 12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all ^aflesh had corrupted his ^bway upon the earth. D&C 82: 6. 6 And the anger of God kindleth against the inhabitants of the earth; and ^anone doeth good, for all have gone out of the ^bway. Moses 8: 29. 29 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted its ^away upon the earth.
e	Ex. 20: 4. 4 Thou shalt ^anot make unto thee any ^bgraven ^cimage, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Isa. 41: 29 (24, 29). 29 Behold, they are all ^avanity; their works are nothing: their molten ^bimages are wind and confusion. 3 Ne. 21: 17 (17-19). 17 Thy ^agraven images I will also cut off, and thy standing images out of the midst of thee, and thou shalt no more worship the works of thy hands; TG Idolatry.
f	Isa. 50: 9. 9 Behold, the Lord God will help me; who is he that shall condemn me? lo, they all shall wax ^aold as a garment; the ^bmoth shall eat them up.
g	Isa. 21: 9. 9 And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, with a couple of horsemen. And he answered and said, ^aBabylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground. Isa. 48: 14. 14 All ye, assemble yourselves, and hear; which among them hath declared these things? The Lord hath loved him: he will do his ^apleasure on ^bBabylon, and his arm shall be on the Chaldeans. D&C 64: 24. 24 For after today cometh the ^aburning—this is speaking after the manner of the Lord—for verily I say, tomorrow all the ^bproud and they that do wickedly shall be as ^cstubble; and I will burn them up, for I am the Lord of Hosts; and I will not ^dspare any that remain in ^eBabylon. D&C 133: 14. 14 Go ye ^aout from among the nations, even from ^bBabylon, from the midst of ^cwickedness, which is spiritual Babylon. TG Babylon. TG Worldliness.