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11 which you commanded us through your servants the prophets with these words:[a] ‘The land that you are entering to possess is a land defiled by the impurities of the local residents![b] With their abominations they have filled it from one end to the other with their filthiness.

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  1. Ezra 9:11 tn Heb “through your servants the prophets, saying.”
  2. Ezra 9:11 tn Heb “the peoples of the lands.”

11 you gave through your servants the prophets when you said: ‘The land you are entering(A) to possess is a land polluted(B) by the corruption of its peoples. By their detestable practices(C) they have filled it with their impurity from one end to the other.

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