- and after:
- "And ye shall not¹ walk²°¹ in the mannersª of the nation,ª which¹ I¹ cast outª° beforeª¹ you: for¹ they committedª°¹ all¹ these things,¹ and therefore I abhorredª° them." {Lev 20:23} + "Thou shalt not¹ bow downª° to their gods,ª nor¹ serveª° them, nor¹ doª° after their works:ª but¹ thou shalt utterly²° overthrowª° them, and quite²° break downª° their images.ª" {Exd 23:24} + "Ye shall not¹ do¹ so²°¹ unto the LORDª your God.ª" {Deu 12:4} + "Take heedª° to thyself that¹ thou be not snaredª° by followingª them, after² that¹ they be destroyedª° from beforeª¹ thee; and that¹ thou enquireª° not after their gods,ª saying,ª° How¹ did these¹ nationsª serveª°¹ their gods?ª even so¹ will I¹ doª° likewise.ª ... Thou shalt not¹ doª° so¹ unto the LORDª thy God:ª for¹ every¹ abominationª to the LORD,ª which¹ he hateth,ª° have they doneª° unto their gods;ª for¹ even¹¹ their sonsª and their daughtersª they have burntª° in the fireª to their gods.ª" {Deu 12:30-31} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª Learnª° not¹ the wayª of the heathen,ª and be not¹ dismayedª° at the signsª¹ of heaven;ª for¹ the heathenª are dismayedª° at them.ª¹ ... For¹ the customsª of the peopleª [are] vain:ª for¹ [one] cuttethª° a treeª out of the forest,ª¹ the workª of the handsª of the workman,ª with the axe.ª" {Jer 10:2-3} + "Andª be²° notª conformedª° to thisª world:ª butª be ye transformedª° by the¹ renewingª of yourª mind,ª that² yeª may proveª° whatª [is] that good,ª andª acceptable,ª andª perfect,ª willª of God.ª" {Rom 12:2}
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