12 occurrences

'Disgusting' in the Bible

And I took you into a fertile land, where you were living on its fruit and its wealth; but when you came in, you made my land unclean, and made my heritage a disgusting thing.

Verse ConceptsCropsAbundance, MaterialFertile LandPolluting The LandThe Environment

If you will come back, O Israel, says the Lord, you will come back to me: and if you will put away your disgusting ways, you will not be sent away from before me.

Verse ConceptsImpenitence, Results OfReturning To GodStanding FirmRepenting Of Abominations

Let them be put to shame because they have done disgusting things. They had no shame, they were not able to become red with shame: so they will come down with those who are falling: when my punishment comes on them, they will be made low, says the Lord.

Verse ConceptsAbominationsRegretCorrupted ConsciencesThe Insecurity Of The WickedBlushingPeople StumblingRed FacesUnknown ThingsAbsence Of RegretFeeling Lost

And come and take your place before me in this house, which is named by my name, and say, We have been made safe; so that you may do all these disgusting things?

Verse ConceptsA Place For God's Name

For the children of Judah have done what is evil in my eyes, says the Lord: they have put their disgusting images in the house which is named by my name, making it unclean.

Verse ConceptsIrreverenceAbominations, Idolatry IsAbominations, Sin IsPollutions

Let them be put to shame because they have done disgusting things. They had no shame, they were not able to become red with shame: so they will come down with those who are falling: in the time of their punishment they will be made low, says the Lord.

Verse ConceptsBlushingDecadencePeople StumblingRed FacesUnknown Things

I have seen your disgusting acts, even your false behaviour and your cries of desire and your loose ways on the hills in the field. Unhappy are you, O Jerusalem, you have no desire to be made clean; how long will you be in turning back to me?

Verse ConceptsLewdnessSpiritual HarlotryHillsPeople Being UncleanBefore People ActNeighing And BrayingWoe To Israel And Jerusalem

And I will give them the reward of their evil-doing and their sin twice over; because they have made my land unclean, and have made my heritage full of the bodies of their unholy and disgusting things.

Verse ConceptsFalse ReligionCarcass, Literal UseAbominations, Idolatry IsPolluting The LandDouble Penalty

But they put their disgusting images into the house which is named by my name, making it unclean.

Verse ConceptsA Place For God's NameAbominations

And they put up the high places of the Baal in the valley of the son of Hinnom, making their sons and their daughters go through the fire to Molech; which I did not give them orders to do, and it never came into my mind that they would do this disgusting thing, causing Judah to be turned out of the way.

Verse ConceptsAbominationsFalse GodsChild sacrificeHigh PlacesAbsence Of ThoughtShrinesValleys

And I sent all my servants the prophets to you, getting up early and sending them, saying, Do not do this disgusting thing which is hated by me.

Verse ConceptsProphets, Role OfAbominations, Sin IsThose Who Rose EarlyDoing Repeatedly

And the Lord was no longer able to put up with the evil of your doings and the disgusting things you did; and because of this your land has become a waste and a cause of wonder and a curse, with no one living in it, as at this day.

Verse ConceptsLand, As A Divine GiftMade A HorrorUnbearable Things

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Loathsome (52 instances)
Nauseate (1 instance)
Repel (4 instances)
Revolt (24 instances)
Revolting (7 instances)

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