¹⁰ But these are to be abhorrent to you: everything in the seas or streams that does not have fins and scales among all the swarming things and other living creatures^(A) in the water. ¹¹ They are to remain abhorrent to you; you must not eat any of their meat, and you must abhor their carcasses. ¹² Everything in the water that does not have fins and scales will be abhorrent to you.

Unclean Birds

¹³ “You are to abhor these birds. They must not be eaten because they are abhorrent:

Clean and Unclean Flying Insects

²⁰ “All winged insects that walk on all fours are to be abhorrent to you.

²³ All other winged insects that have four feet are to be abhorrent to you.

Unclean Swarming Creatures

⁴¹ “All the creatures that swarm on the earth are abhorrent; they must not be eaten. ⁴² Do not eat any of the creatures that swarm on the earth, anything that moves on its belly or walks on all fours or on many feet,^[a] for they are abhorrent.

¹⁷ “Those who dedicate and purify themselves to enter the groves^(A) following their leader,^[a] eating meat from pigs, vermin,^[b] and rats, will perish together.”

This is the Lord’s declaration.

¹⁰ I went in and looked, and there engraved all around the wall was every kind of abhorrent thing—crawling creatures and beasts—as well as all the idols of the house of Israel.^(A)