52 you shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from you, and (A)destroy all their idolatrous sculptures, destroy all their cast metal images, and eliminate all their high places;

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52 drive out all the inhabitants of the land before you. Destroy all their carved images and their cast idols, and demolish all their high places.(A)

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But this is what you shall do to them: (A)you shall tear down their altars, smash their memorial stones, cut their [a]Asherim to pieces, and burn their carved images in the fire.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 7:5 I.e., wooden symbols of a female deity (Asherah)

This is what you are to do to them: Break down their altars, smash their sacred stones, cut down their Asherah poles[a](A) and burn their idols in the fire.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 7:5 That is, wooden symbols of the goddess Asherah; here and elsewhere in Deuteronomy

and as for you, (A)you shall not make a covenant with the inhabitants of this land; (B)you shall tear down their altars.’ But you have not [a]obeyed Me; what is this thing that you have done?

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 2:2 Lit listened to My voice

and you shall not make a covenant with the people of this land,(A) but you shall break down their altars.(B)’ Yet you have disobeyed(C) me. Why have you done this?

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