- The land:
- "Now when these things¹ were done,ª° the princesª cameª° to¹ me, saying,ª° The peopleª of Israel,ª and the priests,ª and the Levites,ª have not¹ separated²° themselves¹ from the peopleª¹ of the lands,ª [doing] according to their abominations,ª [even] of the Canaanites,ª the Hittites,ª the Perizzites,ª the Jebusites,ª the Ammonites,ª the Moabites,ª the Egyptians,ª and the Amorites.ª" {Ezr 9:1} + "Defile²° not ye yourselves¹¹ in any¹ of these things:ª for¹ in all¹ these¹ the nationsª are defiledª° which¹ I¹ cast outª° beforeª¹ you: ... Therefore shall ye keepª°¹ mine ordinance,ª that [ye] commit²° not¹¹ [any one] of these abominable² customs,ª¹¹ which¹ were committedª° beforeª you, and that ye defile²° not yourselves¹¹ therein: I¹ [am] the LORDª your God.ª" {Lev 18:24-30} + "Thou shalt not¹ doª° so¹ unto the LORDª thy God:ª for¹ every¹ abominationª to the LORD,ª which¹ he hateth,ª° have they doneª° unto their gods;ª for¹ even¹¹ their sonsª and their daughtersª they have burntª° in the fireª to their gods.ª" {Deu 12:31} + "For¹ all¹ that doª° these things¹ [are] an abominationª unto the LORD:ª and becauseª of these¹ abominationsª the LORDª thy Godª doth drive them outª°¹ from beforeª¹ thee." {Deu 18:12} + "But didª° [that which was] evilª in the sightª of the LORD,ª like unto the abominationsª of the heathen,ª whom¹ the LORDª had cast outª° beforeª¹ the childrenª of Israel.ª" {2Ch 33:2}
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