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16 There are six things that the Lord hates,
    seven that are an abomination to him:

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16 There are six things the Lord hates,(A)
    seven that are detestable to him:

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The Lord tests the righteous and the wicked,
    and his soul hates the lover of violence.(A)

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The Lord examines the righteous,(A)
    but the wicked, those who love violence,
    he hates with a passion.(B)

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20 Crooked minds are an abomination to the Lord,
    but those of blameless ways are his delight.(A)

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20 The Lord detests those whose hearts are perverse,(A)
    but he delights(B) in those whose ways are blameless.(C)

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13 The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil.
Pride and arrogance and the way of evil
    and perverted speech I hate.(A)

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13 To fear the Lord(A) is to hate evil;(B)
    I hate(C) pride and arrogance,
    evil behavior and perverse speech.

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32 for the perverse are an abomination to the Lord,
    but the upright are in his confidence.(A)

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32 For the Lord detests the perverse(A)
    but takes the upright into his confidence.(B)

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11 A false balance is an abomination to the Lord,
    but an accurate weight is his delight.(A)

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11 The Lord detests dishonest scales,(A)
    but accurate weights find favor with him.(B)

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16 For all who do such things, all who act dishonestly, are abhorrent to the Lord your God.(A)

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16 For the Lord your God detests anyone who does these things, anyone who deals dishonestly.(A)

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15 One who justifies the wicked and one who condemns the righteous
    are both alike an abomination to the Lord.(A)

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15 Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent(A)
    the Lord detests them both.(B)

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10 No one shall be found among you who makes a son or daughter pass through fire, or who practices divination, or is a soothsayer, or an augur, or a sorcerer,(A) 11 or one who casts spells, or who consults ghosts or spirits, or who seeks oracles from the dead. 12 For whoever does these things is abhorrent to the Lord; it is because of such abhorrent practices that the Lord your God is driving them out before you.(B)

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10 Let no one be found among you who sacrifices their son or daughter in the fire,(A) who practices divination(B) or sorcery,(C) interprets omens, engages in witchcraft,(D) 11 or casts spells,(E) or who is a medium or spiritist(F) or who consults the dead. 12 Anyone who does these things is detestable to the Lord; because of these same detestable practices the Lord your God will drive out those nations before you.(G)

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Judgment on Israel

Thus says the Lord:
For three transgressions of Israel,
    and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,[a]
because they sell the righteous for silver
    and the needy for a pair of sandals—(A)

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  1. 2.6 Heb cause it to return

Judgment on Israel

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Israel,
    even for four, I will not relent.(A)
They sell the innocent for silver,
    and the needy for a pair of sandals.(B)

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Thus says the Lord:
For three transgressions of Moab,
    and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,[a]
because he burned to lime
    the bones of the king of Edom.(A)

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  1. 2.1 Heb cause it to return

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Moab,(A)
    even for four, I will not relent.
Because he burned to ashes(B)
    the bones of Edom’s king,

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11 Thus says the Lord:
For three transgressions of Edom,
    and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,[a]
because he pursued his brother with the sword
    and cast off all pity;
he maintained his anger perpetually[b]
    and kept his wrath[c] forever.(A)

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  1. 1.11 Heb cause it to return
  2. 1.11 Syr Vg: Heb and his anger tore perpetually
  3. 1.11 Gk Syr Vg: Heb and his wrath kept

11 This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Edom,(A)
    even for four, I will not relent.
Because he pursued his brother with a sword(B)
    and slaughtered the women of the land,
because his anger raged continually
    and his fury flamed unchecked,(C)

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Thus says the Lord:
For three transgressions of Tyre,
    and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,[a]
because they delivered entire communities over to Edom
    and did not remember the covenant of kinship.(A)

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  1. 1.9 Heb cause it to return

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Tyre,(A)
    even for four, I will not relent.(B)
Because she sold whole communities of captives to Edom,
    disregarding a treaty of brotherhood,(C)

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