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24 there were also illicit priests in the land. They committed all the abominations of the nations that the Lord had driven out before the people of Israel.(A)

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24 There were even male shrine prostitutes(A) in the land; the people engaged in all the detestable(B) practices of the nations the Lord had driven out before the Israelites.

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12 He put away the illicit priests out of the land and removed all the idols that his ancestors had made.(A)

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12 He expelled the male shrine prostitutes(A) from the land and got rid of all the idols(B) his ancestors had made.

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16 You took some of your garments and made for yourself colorful high places and on them prostituted yourself; nothing like this has ever been or ever shall be.[a](A)

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  1. 16.16 Meaning of Heb uncertain

16 You took some of your garments to make gaudy high places,(A) where you carried on your prostitution.(B) You went to him, and he possessed your beauty.[a]

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  1. Ezekiel 16:16 The meaning of the Hebrew for this sentence is uncertain.