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Ezra 9:11

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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ASV

which thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets, saying, The land, unto which ye go to possess it, is an unclean land through the uncleanness of the peoples of the lands, through their abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their filthiness:

KJV

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.

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24 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
צִוִּ֗יתָtzi.Vi.tayou commandedH6680 →
בְּיַ֨דbe.Yadby [the] hand ofH3027 →
עֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaservants yourH5650 →
הַנְּבִיאִים֮ha.ne.vi.'Imthe prophetsH5030 →
לֵאמֹר֒le.Mor<to> sayingH559 →
הָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776 →
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
אַתֶּ֤ם'a.TemyouH859 →
בָּאִים֙ba.'Im[are] goingH935 →
לְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּle.rish.Tahto take possession of itH3423 →
אֶ֤רֶץ'E.retz[is] a land ofH776 →
נִדָּה֙ni.DahimpurityH5079 →
הִ֔יאHi'itH1931 →
בְּנִדַּ֖תbe.ni.Datby [the] impurity ofH5079 →
עַמֵּ֣י'a.Mei[the] peoples ofH5971 →
הָאֲרָצ֑וֹתha.'a.ra.Tzotthe landsH776 →
בְּתוֹעֲבֹֽתֵיהֶ֗םbe.to.'a.vo.tei.Hemby abominations theirH8441 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
מִלְא֛וּהָmil.'U.hathey have filled itH4390 →
מִפֶּ֥הmi.Pehfrom mouthH6310 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
פֶּ֖הpehmouthH6310 →
בְּטֻמְאָתָֽם׃be.tum.'a.Tamwith uncleanness theirH2932 →

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Leviticus 18:24–30Do not defile yourselves by any of these practices, for by all these things the nations I am driving out before you have defiled themselves.Jeremiah 26:5and if you do not listen to the words of My servants the prophets, whom I have sent you again and again even though you did not listen,Ezra 6:21The 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.Joshua 24:14Now, therefore, fear the LORD and serve Him in sincerity and truth; cast aside the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates and in Egypt, and serve the LORD.Mark 12:2At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard.Revelation 17:4The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality.Deuteronomy 12:31You 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.Ezekiel 36:25–27I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.Ezra 9:1After 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 33:2And 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 18:12For 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.2 Corinthians 7:1Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.2 Kings 21:16Moreover, Manasseh shed so much innocent blood that he filled Jerusalem from end to end, in addition to the sin that he had caused Judah to commit, doing evil in the sight of the LORD.

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