Verse 4

They sit among graves and spend the night in secret places; they eat the flesh of pigs, and their pots hold broth of impure things.

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  • Lev 11:7 : 7 And the pig, though it has a divided hoof, completely split, it does not chew the cud; it is unclean to you.
  • Isa 66:17 : 17 Those who consecrate and purify themselves to go to the gardens, following one in the center, eating the flesh of pigs, and other detestable things like rats—they will all come to an end together,' declares the Lord.
  • Isa 66:3 : 3 The one who slaughters an ox is like one who kills a man; the one who sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; the one who offers a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood; the one who offers incense is like one who blesses an idol. They have chosen their own ways and their souls delight in their abominations.
  • Exod 23:19 : 19 Bring the best of the firstfruits of your land to the house of the LORD your God. Do not cook a young goat in its mother's milk.
  • Exod 34:26 : 26 Bring the best of the firstfruits of your land to the house of the LORD your God. Do not cook a young goat in its mother's milk.
  • Ezek 4:14 : 14 Then I said, 'Ah, Lord God, I have never been defiled! From my youth until now, I have never eaten anything that died naturally or was torn by animals. No unclean meat has ever entered my mouth.'
  • Matt 8:28 : 28 When He arrived at the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men came out from the tombs to meet Him. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.
  • Mark 5:2-5 : 2 As Jesus stepped out of the boat, immediately a man with an unclean spirit came out of the tombs to meet Him. 3 This man lived in the tombs, and no one was able to restrain him anymore, not even with chains. 4 He had been bound often with shackles and chains, but he tore the chains apart and smashed the shackles. No one was strong enough to subdue him. 5 Night and day, he would cry out among the tombs and in the mountains, cutting himself with stones.
  • Luke 8:27 : 27 When Jesus stepped ashore, He was met by a man from the city who was possessed by demons. For a long time, this man had not worn clothes or lived in a house, but instead lived among the tombs.
  • Num 19:11 : 11 Whoever touches the dead body of any person shall be unclean for seven days.
  • Num 19:16-20 : 16 Anyone in the open field who touches someone who was killed with a sword, a dead body, a human bone, or a grave shall be unclean for seven days. 17 For the unclean person, they shall take some of the ashes from the burnt purification offering, and fresh water shall be added to them in a container. 18 Then a clean person shall take hyssop, dip it in the water, and sprinkle it on the tent, on all the vessels, on the people who were there, and on anyone who touched a bone, a slain person, a dead body, or a grave. 19 The clean person shall sprinkle the unclean on the third day and on the seventh day. On the seventh day, he shall purify him. Then the one being purified must wash his clothes and bathe in water, and he will be clean by evening. 20 But if someone is unclean and does not purify himself, that person shall be cut off from the assembly because he has defiled the sanctuary of the LORD. The water of purification has not been sprinkled on him; he is unclean.
  • Deut 14:3 : 3 You shall not eat any detestable thing.
  • Deut 14:8 : 8 And the pig, though it has divided hooves, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you. You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses.
  • Deut 14:21 : 21 You shall not eat anything that dies naturally. You may give it to the foreigner living in your towns so that he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are a holy people set apart for the LORD your God. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.
  • Deut 18:11 : 11 Or one who casts spells, consults a medium or spiritist, or who seeks the dead.