תַּעָב

And you must not bring any detestable thing into your house, or you, like it, will be set apart for destruction. You are to utterly detest and abhor it, because it is set apart for destruction.

Do not despise an Edomite, for he is your brother. Do not despise an Egyptian, because you lived as a foreigner in his land.

He committed the most detestable acts by going after idols, just like the Amorites whom the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.)

But Joab did not include Levi and Benjamin in the count, because the king’s command was detestable to him.

…then You would plunge me into the pit, and even my own clothes would despise me.

…how much less man, who is vile and corrupt, who drinks injustice like water?

All my best friends despise me, and those I love have turned against me.

They abhor me and keep far from me; they do not hesitate to spit in my face.

You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.

For the choirmaster. Of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good.

For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath. A Maskil of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their ways are vile. There is no one who does good.

So the anger of the LORD burned against His people, and He abhorred His own inheritance.

They loathed all food and drew near to the gates of death.

I hate and abhor falsehood, but Your law I love.

But you are cast out of your grave like a rejected branch, covered by those slain with the sword, and dumped into a rocky pit like a carcass trampled underfoot.

Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see You and rise, and princes will bow down, because of the LORD, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen You.”

At the head of every street you built your lofty shrines and degraded your beauty. With increasing promiscuity, you spread your legs to all who passed by.

So now you must bear your disgrace, since you have brought justification for your sisters. For they appear more righteous than you, because your sins were more vile than theirs. So you too must bear your shame and disgrace, since you have made your sisters appear righteous.

There are those who hate the one who reproves in the gate and despise him who speaks with integrity.

Now hear this, O leaders of the house of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel, who despise justice and pervert all that is right,