pigs, though they have divided hooves,

do not chew the cud—they are unclean for you.

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And the pig,(A) though it has a divided hoof, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.

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One person slaughters an ox, another kills a person;
one person sacrifices a lamb, another breaks a dog’s neck;
one person offers a grain offering, another offers pig’s blood;
one person offers incense, another praises an idol—
all these have chosen their ways
and delight in their abhorrent practices.(A)

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But whoever sacrifices a bull(A)
    is like one who kills a person,
and whoever offers a lamb
    is like one who breaks a dog’s neck;
whoever makes a grain offering
    is like one who presents pig’s(B) blood,
and whoever burns memorial incense(C)
    is like one who worships an idol.
They have chosen their own ways,(D)
    and they delight in their abominations;(E)

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17 “Those who dedicate and purify themselves to enter the groves(A) following their leader,[a] eating meat from pigs, vermin,[b] and rats, will perish together.”

This is the Lord’s declaration.

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Footnotes

  1. 66:17 Hb obscure
  2. 66:17 Lit abhorrent things

17 “Those who consecrate and purify themselves to go into the gardens,(A) following one who is among those who eat the flesh of pigs,(B) rats(C) and other unclean things—they will meet their end(D) together with the one they follow,” declares the Lord.

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