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# they followed the disgusting practices of the nations
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The idiom "followed the ... practices" means to do those things. Alternate translation: "they did the disgusting things that the nations did" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
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# disgusting practices
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This phrase refers to worshiping other gods.
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# They polluted the house of Yahweh
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A place that is unfit to be used for God's purposes is spoken of as if it were physically dirty. The word "house" represents the temple. Alternate translation: "They polluted the temple of Yahweh" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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