33 (A)So you shall not defile the land in which you live; for blood defiles the land, and no atonement can be made for the land for the blood that is shed on it, except (B)by the blood of the one who shed it. 34 So you shall not (C)defile the land in which you live, in the midst of which (D)I dwell; for I the Lord am dwelling in the midst of the sons of Israel.’”

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33 “‘Do not pollute the land where you are. Bloodshed pollutes the land,(A) and atonement cannot be made for the land on which blood has been shed, except by the blood of the one who shed it. 34 Do not defile the land(B) where you live and where I dwell,(C) for I, the Lord, dwell among the Israelites.’”

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I brought you into the (A)fruitful land
To eat its fruit and its good things.
But you came and (B)defiled My land,
And you made My inheritance an abomination.

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I brought you into a fertile land
    to eat its fruit and rich produce.(A)
But you came and defiled my land
    and made my inheritance detestable.(B)

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And because of the thoughtlessness of her prostitution, she (A)defiled the land and committed [a]adultery with (B)stones and trees.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 3:9 I.e., idolatry

Because Israel’s immorality mattered so little to her, she defiled the land(A) and committed adultery(B) with stone(C) and wood.(D)

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