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31 You shall not worship the Lord, your God, that way, because they offered to their gods every abomination that the Lord detests, even burning their sons and daughters to their gods.(A)

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Chapter 17

You shall not sacrifice to the Lord, your God, an ox or a sheep with any serious defect;(A) that would be an abomination to the Lord, your God.

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12 Anyone who does such things is an abomination to the Lord, and because of such abominations the Lord, your God, is dispossessing them before you.(A)

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Various Precepts. A woman shall not wear a man’s garment, nor shall a man put on a woman’s clothing; for anyone who does such things is an abomination to the Lord, your God.(A)

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18 There shall be no temple prostitute[a] among the Israelite women, nor a temple prostitute among the Israelite men.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 23:18–19 Temple prostitute: Heb. qedesha, lit., “holy one,” a title of the goddess of fertility. The role or function of the qedesha is debated; some see this as simply a term for a prostitute (Heb. zona). Others see it as designating a cultic role but not necessarily one involving sexual activity. The evidence is insufficient to give a final answer.

then her former husband, who dismissed her, may not again take her as his wife after she has become defiled. That would be an abomination before the Lord, and you shall not bring such guilt upon the land the Lord, your God, is giving you as a heritage.(A)

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16 For everyone who does these things, everyone who does what is dishonest, is an abomination to the Lord, your God.(A)

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What the Lord Rejects

16 There are six things the Lord hates,
    yes, seven[a] are an abomination to him;

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Footnotes

  1. 6:16 Six…seven: this literary pattern (n, n + 1) occurs frequently; cf., e.g., Am 1–2; Prv 30:18–19.

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,(A)
    but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
    but he loves one who pursues justice.(B)

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26 The schemes of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord,(A)
    but gracious words are pure.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 15:26 “Pure” here means acceptable. The language of ritual (acceptable or pure) is applied to ordinary human actions. “Gracious words” are words that bring peace to the neighbor.