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Isaiah 8:19
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Isaiah 8:19
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19 Now if people say to you, “Consult the ghosts and the familiar spirits that chirp and mutter; should not a people consult their gods, the dead on behalf of the living,(A)
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Isaiah 8:19
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Isaiah 8:19
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19 When someone tells you to consult(A) mediums and spiritists,(B) who whisper and mutter,(C) should not a people inquire(D) of their God? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living?
Leviticus 20:6
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Leviticus 20:6
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6 “If any turn to mediums or spiritualists, prostituting themselves to them, I will set my face against them and will cut them off from the people.(A)
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Leviticus 20:6
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Leviticus 20:6
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6 “‘I will set my face against anyone who turns to mediums and spiritists to prostitute themselves by following them, and I will cut them off from their people.(A)
2 Chronicles 33:6
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2 Chronicles 33:6
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6 He made his son pass through fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom, practiced soothsaying and augury and sorcery, and dealt with mediums and with wizards. He did much evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking him to anger.(A)
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2 Chronicles 33:6
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2 Chronicles 33:6
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6 He sacrificed his children(A) in the fire in the Valley of Ben Hinnom, practiced divination and witchcraft, sought omens, and consulted mediums(B) and spiritists.(C) He did much evil in the eyes of the Lord, arousing his anger.
1 Chronicles 10:13
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1 Chronicles 10:13
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13 So Saul died for his unfaithfulness; he was unfaithful to the Lord in that he did not keep the command of the Lord; moreover, he had consulted a medium, seeking guidance,(A)
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1 Chronicles 10:13
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1 Chronicles 10:13
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13 Saul died(A) because he was unfaithful(B) to the Lord; he did not keep(C) the word of the Lord and even consulted a medium(D) for guidance,
Isaiah 29:4
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Isaiah 29:4
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4 Then deep from the earth you shall speak;
from low in the dust your words shall come;
your voice shall come from the ground like the voice of a ghost,
and your speech shall whisper out of the dust.(A)
Isaiah 29:4
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Isaiah 29:4
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Isaiah 19:3
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Isaiah 19:3
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3 the spirit of the Egyptians within them will be emptied out,
and I will confound their plans;
they will consult the idols and the spirits of the dead
and the ghosts and the familiar spirits;(A)
Isaiah 19:3
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Isaiah 19:3
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2 Kings 21:6
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2 Kings 21:6
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6 He made his son pass through fire; he practiced soothsaying and augury and dealt with mediums and with wizards. He did much evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking him to anger.(A)
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2 Kings 21:6
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2 Kings 21:6
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6 He sacrificed his own son(A) in the fire, practiced divination,(B) sought omens, and consulted mediums and spiritists.(C) He did much evil in the eyes of the Lord, arousing(D) his anger.
1 Samuel 28:8
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1 Samuel 28:8
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8 So Saul disguised himself and put on other clothes and went there, he and two men with him. They came to the woman by night. And he said, “Consult a spirit for me, and bring up for me the one whom I name to you.”(A)
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1 Samuel 28:8
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1 Samuel 28:8
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8 So Saul disguised(A) himself, putting on other clothes, and at night he and two men went to the woman. “Consult(B) a spirit for me,” he said, “and bring up for me the one I name.”
Leviticus 19:31
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Leviticus 19:31
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31 “Do not turn to mediums and spiritualists; do not seek them out, to be defiled by them: I am the Lord your God.(A)
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Leviticus 19:31
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31 “‘Do not turn to mediums(A) or seek out spiritists,(B) for you will be defiled by them. I am the Lord your God.
Jeremiah 10:10
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Jeremiah 10:10
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10 But the Lord is the true God;
he is the living God and the everlasting King.
At his wrath the earth quakes,
and the nations cannot endure his indignation.[a](A)
Psalm 106:28
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Psalm 106:28
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28 Then they attached themselves to the Baal of Peor
and ate sacrifices offered to the dead;(A)
Psalm 106:28
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Psalm 106:28
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28 They yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor(A)
and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods;
2 Kings 23:24
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2 Kings 23:24
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24 Moreover, Josiah put away the mediums, wizards, teraphim,[a] idols, and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, so that he established the words of the law that were written in the book that the priest Hilkiah had found in the house of the Lord.(A)
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- 23.24 Or household gods
2 Kings 23:24
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2 Kings 23:24
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24 Furthermore, Josiah got rid of the mediums and spiritists,(A) the household gods,(B) the idols and all the other detestable(C) things seen in Judah and Jerusalem. This he did to fulfill the requirements of the law written in the book that Hilkiah the priest had discovered in the temple of the Lord.
Deuteronomy 18:11
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Deuteronomy 18:11
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11 or one who casts spells, or who consults ghosts or spirits, or who seeks oracles from the dead.
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Deuteronomy 18:11
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