You shall burn the carved images of their gods with fire; you shall not covet the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it for yourselves, lest you be snared by it; for it is an abomination to the Lord your God.

Nor shall you bring an abomination into your house, lest you be doomed to destruction like it. You shall utterly detest it and utterly abhor it, for it is an accursed thing.

You shall not worship the Lord your God in that way; for every abomination to the Lord which He hates they have done to their gods; for they burn even their sons and daughters in the fire to their gods.

then you shall inquire, search out, and ask diligently. And if it is indeed true and certain that such an abomination was committed among you,

Various Instructions

“You shall not sacrifice to the Lord your God a bull or sheep which has any blemish or defect, for that is an abomination to the Lord your God.

and it is told you, and you hear of it, then you shall inquire diligently. And if it is indeed true and certain that such an abomination has been committed in Israel,

Avoid Wicked Customs

“When you come into the land which the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not learn to follow the abominations of those nations.

For all who do these things are an abomination to the Lord, and because of these abominations the Lord your God drives them out from before you.

lest they teach you to do according to all their abominations which they have done for their gods, and you sin against the Lord your God.

“A woman shall not wear anything that pertains to a man, nor shall a man put on a woman’s garment, for all who do so are an abomination to the Lord your God.

You shall not bring the wages of a harlot or the price of a dog to the house of the Lord your God for any vowed offering, for both of these are an abomination to the Lord your God.

then her former husband who divorced her must not take her back to be his wife after she has been defiled; for that is an abomination before the Lord, and you shall not bring sin on the land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance.

For all who do such things, all who behave unrighteously, are an abomination to the Lord your God.

‘Cursed is the one who makes a carved or molded image, an abomination to the Lord, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and sets it up in secret.’ “And all the people shall answer and say, ‘Amen!’

and you saw their abominations and their idols which were among them—wood and stone and silver and gold);

They provoked Him to jealousy with foreign gods; With abominations they provoked Him to anger.