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18 When they come there, they will remove from it all its detestable things and all its abominations.(A)

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23 They shall never again defile themselves with their idols and their detestable things or with any of their transgressions. I will save them from all the apostasies into which they have fallen[a] and will cleanse them. Then they shall be my people, and I will be their God.(A)

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  1. 37.23 Cn: MT from all the settlements in which they have sinned

11 Therefore, as I live, says the Lord God, surely, because you have defiled my sanctuary with all your detestable things and with all your abominations, therefore I will withdraw; my eye will not spare, and I will have no pity.(A)

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20 From their[a] beautiful ornament, in which they took pride, they made their abominable images, their detestable things; therefore I will make of it an unclean thing to them.(A)

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  1. 7.20 Syr Symmachus: Heb its

12 training us to renounce impiety and worldly passions and in the present age to live lives that are self-controlled, upright, and godly,(A)

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Put to death, therefore, whatever in you is earthly: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed (which is idolatry).(A) On account of these the wrath of God is coming on those who are disobedient.[a](B) These are the ways you also once followed, when you were living that life.[b] But now you must get rid of all such things: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and abusive[c] language from your mouth.(C)

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  1. 3.6 Gk the sons of disobedience; other ancient authorities lack on those who are disobedient
  2. 3.7 Or living among such people
  3. 3.8 Or filthy

10 On that day, says the Lord,
    I will cut off your horses from among you
    and will destroy your chariots;(A)
11 and I will cut off the cities of your land
    and destroy all your strongholds;(B)
12 and I will cut off sorceries from your hand,
    and you shall have no more soothsayers;(C)
13 and I will cut off your images
    and your pillars from among you,
and you shall bow down no more
    to the work of your hands;
14 and I will uproot your sacred poles[a] from among you
    and destroy your towns.(D)

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  1. 5.14 Or Asherahs

O Ephraim, what have I[a] to do with idols?
    It is I who answer and look after you.[b]
I am like an evergreen cypress;
    your fruit comes from me.(A)

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  1. 14.8 Or What more has Ephraim
  2. 14.8 Heb him

There was a wall outside parallel to the chambers, toward the outer court, opposite the chambers, fifty cubits long. For the chambers on the outer court were fifty cubits long, while those opposite the temple were one hundred cubits long.(A)

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21 But as for those whose heart goes after their detestable things and their abominations,[a] I will bring their deeds upon their own heads, says the Lord God.(A)

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  1. 11.21 Cn: Heb And to the heart of their detestable things and their abominations their heart goes

18 And[a] I will doubly repay their iniquity and their sin because they have polluted my land with the carcasses of their detestable idols and have filled my inheritance with their abominations.(A)

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  1. 16.18 Gk: Heb And first

22 Then you will defile your silver-covered idols and your gold-plated images. You will scatter them like impure things; you will say to them, “Away with you!”(A)

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25 I will turn my hand against you;
    I will smelt away your dross as with lye
    and remove all your alloy.(A)
26 And I will restore your judges as at the first
    and your counselors as at the beginning.
Afterward you shall be called the city of righteousness,
    the faithful city.(B)

27 Zion shall be redeemed by justice,
    and those in her who repent, by righteousness.

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