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10 Let no one among you offer his son or his daughter as a burnt offering, or practice divination, or interpret omens, or practice witchcraft,[a] 11 or cast spells, or act as a medium, or act as a wizard, or seek oracles from the dead. 12 Whoever does any of these things is an abomination to the Lord. It is because of these abominations that the Lord, your God, is driving them out before you.

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  1. Deuteronomy 18:10 In preparing God’s chosen people to enter the Promised Land, they are warned against adopting heathen practices. Instead, they are to put their full trust in the one true God.

10 Let no one be found among you who sacrifices their son or daughter in the fire,(A) who practices divination(B) or sorcery,(C) interprets omens, engages in witchcraft,(D) 11 or casts spells,(E) or who is a medium or spiritist(F) or who consults the dead. 12 Anyone who does these things is detestable to the Lord; because of these same detestable practices the Lord your God will drive out those nations before you.(G)

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