Misinterpretations often universalize the verse as a timeless ban on all high-place worship or incense burning, disregarding its specific context of God's judgment solely on Moab's pagan idolatry; some erroneously apply it to condemn legitimate biblical worship practices in Israel or modern Christian rituals like incense in liturgy, while others twist it to justify human-led persecution of other faiths, ignoring the prophecy's focus on divine intervention against national sin.
Jeremiah 48:35
King James Version (1769)
35 Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab, saith the Lord, him that offereth in the high places, and him that burneth incense to his gods.
In this prophecy against Moab, God declares His sovereign intent to eradicate the nation's idolatrous worship on high places and the burning of incense to false gods, signifying divine judgment on persistent unfaithfulness and rebellion, while affirming His power to halt pagan religious practices and bring desolation as a consequence of Moab's spiritual adultery against the true God.