Deuteronomy 18:12 “For whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD. And because o…”

Deuteronomy 18:12

For whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD. And because of these detestable things, the LORD your God is driving out the nations before you.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee.

World English Bible

For whoever does these things is an abomination to the LORD. Because of these abominations, the LORD your God drives them out from before you.

American Standard Version

For whosoever doeth these things is an abomination unto Jehovah: and because of these abominations Jehovah thy God doth drive them out from before thee.

Geneva Bible 1599

For all that doe such things are abomination vnto the Lord, and because of these abominations the Lord thy God doeth cast them out before thee.

Darby Translation

For every one that doeth these things is an abomination to Jehovah, and because of these abominations Jehovah thy God doth dispossess them from before thee.

Young's Literal Translation

'For the abomination of Jehovah [is] every one doing these, and because of these abominations is Jehovah thy God dispossessing them from thy presence.

Bible in Basic English

For all who do such things are disgusting to the Lord; and because of these disgusting things the Lord your God is driving them out before you.

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Cross references

“For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee.”

Leviticus 18:24 Deuteronomy 9:4 Leviticus 18:27

Leviticus 18:24 · BSB

Do not defile yourselves by any of these practices, for by all these things the nations I am driving out before you have defiled themselves.

Deuteronomy 9:4 · BSB

When the LORD your God has driven them out before you, do not say in your heart, “Because of my righteousness the LORD has brought me in to possess this land.” Rather, the LORD is driving out these nations before you bec…

Leviticus 18:27 · BSB

For the men who were in the land before you committed all these abominations, and the land has become defiled.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

11casts spells, consults a medium or spiritist, or inquires of the dead.

13You must be blameless before the LORD your God.

Read Deuteronomy 18