Ezra 9:11

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Which thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets, saying, The land, unto which ye go to possess it, is an unclean land with the filthiness of the people of the lands, with their abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their uncleanness.that You gave through Your servants the prophets, saying: ‘The land that you are entering to possess is a land polluted by the impurity of its peoples and the abominations with which they have filled it from end to end.

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Hebrew words

אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834צִוִּיתָtzivitayou commandedH6680בְּיַדbeyadby [the] hand ofH3027עֲבָדֶיךָ'avadeikhaservants yourH5650הַנְּבִיאִיםhanevi'imthe prophetsH5030לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe landH776אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834אַתֶּם'atemyouH859בָּאִיםba'im[are] goingH935לְרִשְׁתָּהּlerishtahto take possession of itH3423אֶרֶץ'eretz[is] a land ofH776נִדָּהnidahimpurityH5079הִיאhi'itH1931בְּנִדַּתbenidatby [the] impurity ofH5079עַמֵּי'amei[the] peoples ofH5971הָאֲרָצוֹתha'aratzotthe landsH776בְּתוֹעֲבֹתֵיהֶםbeto'avoteihemby abominations theirH8441אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834מִלְאוּהָmil'uhathey have filled itH4390מִפֶּהmipehfrom mouthH6310אֶל־'el-toH413פֶּהpehmouthH6310בְּטֻמְאָתָם׃betum'atamwith uncleanness theirH2932

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Leviticus 18:24-30
²⁴ Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you: ²⁵ And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants. ²⁶ Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you: ²⁷ (For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled;)²⁴ Do not defile yourselves by any of these practices, for by all these things the nations I am driving out before you have defiled themselves. ²⁵ Even the land has become defiled, so I am punishing it for its sin, and the land will vomit out its inhabitants. ²⁶ But you are to keep My statutes and ordinances, and you must not commit any of these abominations—neither your native-born nor the foreigner who lives among you. ²⁷ For the men who were in the land before you committed all these abominations, and the land has become defiled.
Ezra 6:21
And the children of Israel, which were come again out of captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the filthiness of the heathen of the land, to seek the Lord God of Israel, did eat,The Israelites who had returned from exile ate it, together with all who had separated themselves from the uncleanness of the peoples of the land to seek the LORD, the God of Israel.
2 Corinthians 7:1
Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
Deuteronomy 18:12
For all that do these things are an abomination unto the Lord: and because of these abominations the Lord thy God doth drive them out from before thee.For whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD. And because of these detestable things, the LORD your God is driving out the nations before you.
Ezekiel 36:25-27
²⁵ Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you. ²⁶ A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. ²⁷ And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.²⁵ I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols. ²⁶ I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. ²⁷ And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances.
Ezra 9:1
Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the people of the lands, doing according to their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.After these things had been accomplished, the leaders approached me and said, “The people of Israel, including the priests and Levites, have not kept themselves separate from the surrounding peoples whose abominations are like those of the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and Amorites.
2 Chronicles 33:2
But did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, like unto the abominations of the heathen, whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel.And he did evil in the sight of the LORD by following the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.
Deuteronomy 12:31
Thou shalt not do so unto the Lord thy God: for every abomination to the Lord, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods.You must not worship the LORD your God in this way, because they practice for their gods every abomination which the LORD hates. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods.

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