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.

²⁴ Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you:

⁴ Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the Lord thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the Lord hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the Lord doth drive them out from before thee.

²⁷ (For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled;)