'Abomination' in the Bible

But Moses said, “It is not right to do so, for we will sacrifice to the Lord our God what is an abomination to the Egyptians. If we sacrifice what is an abomination to the Egyptians before their eyes, will they not then stone us?

You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; it is an abomination.

The graven images of their gods you are to burn with fire; you shall not covet the silver or the gold that is on them, nor take it for yourselves, or you will be snared by it, for it is an abomination to the Lord your God.

You shall not bring an abomination into your house, and like it come under the ban; you shall utterly detest it and you shall utterly abhor it, for it is something banned.

then you shall investigate and search out and inquire thoroughly. If it is true and the matter established that this abomination has been done among you,

“A woman shall not wear man’s clothing, nor shall a man put on a woman’s clothing; for whoever does these things is an abomination to the Lord your God.

You shall not bring the hire of a harlot or the wages of a dog into the house of the Lord your God for any votive offering, for both of these are an abomination to the Lord your God.

then her former husband who sent her away is not allowed to take her again to be his wife, since she has been defiled; for that is an abomination before the Lord, and you shall not bring sin on the land which the Lord your God gives you as an inheritance.

For everyone who does these things, everyone who acts unjustly is an abomination to the Lord your God.

‘Cursed is the man who makes an idol or a molten image, an abomination to the Lord, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and sets it up in secret.’ And all the people shall answer and say, ‘Amen.’

The high places which were before Jerusalem, which were on the right of the mount of destruction which Solomon the king of Israel had built for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Sidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, and for Milcom the abomination of the sons of Ammon, the king defiled.

For the devious are an abomination to the Lord;But He is intimate with the upright.

There are six things which the Lord hates,Yes, seven which are an abomination to Him:

“For my mouth will utter truth;And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

A false balance is an abomination to the Lord,But a just weight is His delight.

The perverse in heart are an abomination to the Lord,But the blameless in their walk are His delight.

Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord,But those who deal faithfully are His delight.

Desire realized is sweet to the soul,But it is an abomination to fools to turn away from evil.

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,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 righteousness.

Evil plans are an abomination to the Lord,But pleasant words are pure.

Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord;Assuredly, he will not be unpunished.

It is an abomination for kings to commit wicked acts,For a throne is established on righteousness.

He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous,Both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord.

Differing weights are an abomination to the Lord,And a false scale is not good.

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination,How much more when he brings it with evil intent!

The devising of folly is sin,And the scoffer is an abomination to men.

He who turns away his ear from listening to the law,Even his prayer is an abomination.

“Bring your worthless offerings no longer,Incense is an abomination to Me.New moon and sabbath, the calling of assemblies—I cannot endure iniquity and the solemn assembly.

Behold, you are of no account,And your work amounts to nothing;He who chooses you is an abomination.

No one recalls, nor is there knowledge or understanding to say, “I have burned half of it in the fire and also have baked bread over its coals. I roast meat and eat it. Then I make the rest of it into an abomination, I fall down before a block of wood!”

“I brought you into the fruitful landTo eat its fruit and its good things.But you came and defiled My land,And My inheritance you made an abomination.

“Were they ashamed because of the abomination they have done?They were not even ashamed at all;They did not even know how to blush.Therefore they shall fall among those who fall;At the time that I punish them,They shall be cast down,” says the Lord.

“Were they ashamed because of the abomination they had done?They certainly were not ashamed,And they did not know how to blush;Therefore they shall fall among those who fall;At the time of their punishment they shall be brought down,”Says the Lord.

They built the high places of Baal that are in the valley of Ben-hinnom to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire to Molech, which I had not commanded them nor had it entered My mind that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.

oppresses the poor and needy, commits robbery, does not restore a pledge, but lifts up his eyes to the idols and commits abomination,

One has committed abomination with his neighbor’s wife and another has lewdly defiled his daughter-in-law. And another in you has humbled his sister, his father’s daughter.

Forces from him will arise, desecrate the sanctuary fortress, and do away with the regular sacrifice. And they will set up the abomination of desolation.

From the time that the regular sacrifice is abolished and the abomination of desolation is set up, there will be 1,290 days.

Judah has dealt treacherously, and an abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah has profaned the sanctuary of the Lord which He loves and has married the daughter of a foreign god.

“Therefore when you see the abomination of desolation which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),

“But when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains.

and nothing unclean, and no one who practices abomination and lying, shall ever come into it, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.