All these things were done by the people who lived in the land before you. That is how the land became“ unclean.”

在你们以先居住那地的人行了这一切可憎恶的事，地就玷污了，）

在你们之前居住那地的人做了这一切可憎恶的事，地就玷污了。

在你们之前居住那地的人做了这一切可憎恶的事，地就玷污了。

因为在你们之前居住在那里的人做了这些可憎之事，玷污了那片土地。

（因为在你们以前住在那地的人，行了这一切可憎的事，就玷污了自己）；

在你們以先居住那地的人行了這一切可憎惡的事，地就玷污了，）

在你們之前居住那地的人做了這一切可憎惡的事，地就玷污了。

在你們之前居住那地的人做了這一切可憎惡的事，地就玷污了。

因為在你們之前居住在那裡的人做了這些可憎之事，玷污了那片土地。

（因為在你們以前住在那地的人，行了這一切可憎的事，就玷污了自己）；

（因為這一切可厭惡的事、在你們以前那地的人都行了，而地就蒙了不潔；）

昔居斯土之人、行此可憎之事、致玷厥地、

昔斯土之人、專務行此、使地染污、

在爾以前居此地之民、行此一切可憎之事、使地染污穢、

for all these things were done by the people who lived in the land before you, and the land became defiled.

( for the people of the land, who were before you, did all of these abominations, so that the land became unclean),

“ All these detestable activities are practiced by the people of the land where I am taking you, and this is how the land has become defiled.

For the people who were in the land prior to you have committed all these detestable acts, and the land has become defiled.

( for the people of the land who were there before you did all these abominations, and the land has become defiled),

( for all these abominations the men of the land have done, who were before you, and thus the land is defiled),

( for all these abominations have the men of the land done, that were before you, and the land is defiled);

For the men who were in the land prior to you have committed all these detestable things, and the land has become defiled.

( For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which[ were] before you, and the land is defiled;)

for the people who were in the land before you have done all these abominations, and the land has become unclean.

( for the men of the land that were before you had done all these abominations, and the land became defiled),

And that’s not all. The people and all the leaders of the priests became more and more unfaithful. They followed all the practices of the nations. The Lord hated those practices. The people and leaders made the Lord’ s temple“ unclean.” The Lord had set the temple in Jerusalem apart in a special way for himself.

“ May anyone who makes a statue of a god and sets it up in secret be under the Lord’ s curse. That statue is made by a skilled worker. And the Lord hates it.” Then all the people will say,“ Amen!”

“‘ Do not make yourselves“ unclean” in any of these ways. That is how other nations became“ unclean.” So I am going to drive those nations out of the land to make room for you.

He hates anyone who cheats.

They were very proud. They did many things that were evil in my eyes. I hated those things. So I got rid of Sodom and her daughters, just as you have seen.

The Lord your God hates the money that men and women get for being prostitutes. So don’t take that money into the house of the Lord to pay what you promised to give.

One of you has sex with another man’s wife. I hate that sin. Another brings shame on his daughter- in- law by having sex with her. Still another has sex with his sister, even though she is his own father’s daughter.

He followed the ways of the kings of Israel. He even sacrificed his son in the fire to another god. He followed the practices of the nations. The Lord hated those practices. He had driven out those nations to make room for the Israelites.

There were even male prostitutes at the temples in the land. The people took part in all the practices of other nations. The Lord hated those practices. He had driven those nations out to make room for the Israelites.

Manasseh did what was evil in the eyes of the Lord. He followed the practices of the nations. The Lord hated those practices. He had driven those nations out to make room for the Israelites.

If you don’t destroy them, they’ll teach you to do all the things the Lord hates. He hates the way they worship their gods. If you do those things, you will sin against the Lord your God.

The Lord says,“ When I first found Israel, it was like finding grapes in the desert. When I saw your people of long ago, it was like seeing the early fruit on a fig tree. But then they went to Baal Peor. There they gave themselves to that shameful god named Baal. They became as evil as the god they loved.