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Leviticus 18:27–28

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(For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled;)
That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out the nations that were before you.
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From verse 27

  1. 1 Kings 14:24Rank 1 from verse 27
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    24And there were also sodomites in the land: and they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the Lord cast out before the children of Israel.

  2. 2 Chronicles 36:14Rank 2 from verse 27
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    14¶ Moreover all the chief of the priests, and the people, transgressed very much after all the abominations of the heathen; and polluted the house of the Lord which he had hallowed in Jerusalem.

  3. 2 Kings 16:3Rank 3 from verse 27
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    3But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the Lord cast out from before the children of Israel.

  4. 2 Kings 21:2Rank 4 from verse 27
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    2And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, after the abominations of the heathen, whom the Lord cast out before the children of Israel.

  5. Deuteronomy 20:18Rank 5 from verse 27
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    18That they teach you not to do after all their abominations, which they have done unto their gods; so should ye sin against the Lord your God.

From verse 28

  1. Leviticus 18:25Rank 1 from verse 28
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    25And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants.

  2. Leviticus 20:22Rank 2 from verse 28
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    22¶ Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you not out.

  3. Revelation 3:16Rank 3 from verse 28
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    16So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.

  4. Ezekiel 36:17Rank 4 from verse 28
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    17Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, they defiled it by their own way and by their doings: their way was before me as the uncleanness of a removed woman.

  5. Jeremiah 9:19Rank 5 from verse 28
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    19For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion, How are we spoiled! we are greatly confounded, because we have forsaken the land, because our dwellings have cast us out.

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Leviticus 18:27

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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land

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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

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you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Leviticus 18:28

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land

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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.

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you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

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ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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nations

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Sense 1: Distinct peoples or political communities. Sense 2: The Gentile peoples as distinguished from Israel.

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before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

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26Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you:

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

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28That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out the nations that were before you.

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29For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, even the souls that commit them shall be cut off from among their people.

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