¹⁰ But these are to be detestable to you: everything in the seas or streams that does not have fins and scales among all the swarming things and other living creatures^(A) in the water. ¹¹ They are to remain detestable to you; you must not eat any of their meat, and you must detest their carcasses. ¹² Everything in the water that does not have fins and scales will be detestable to you.

Unclean Birds

¹³ “You are to detest these birds. They must not be eaten because they are detestable:

Clean and Unclean Flying Insects

²⁰ “All winged insects that walk on all fours are to be detestable to you.

²³ All other winged insects that have four feet are to be detestable to you.

Unclean Swarming Creatures

⁴¹ “All the creatures that swarm on the earth are detestable; they must not be eaten. ⁴² Do not eat any of the creatures that swarm on the earth, anything that moves on its belly or walks on all fours or on many feet,^[a] for they are detestable.

¹⁷ “Those who dedicate and purify themselves to enter the groves^(A) following their leader,^[a] eating meat from pigs, vermin, and rats, will perish together.”

This is the Lord’s declaration.

¹⁰ I went in and looked, and there engraved all around the wall was every form of detestable thing, crawling creatures and beasts, as well as all the idols of the house of Israel.^(A)