Then said I, in voicing an objection to the loathsome fuel proposed by the Lord, Ah, Lord God! Behold, my soul hath not been polluted, for so he might interpret Leviticus 5:3; Leviticus 7:21 as pertaining to this present case; for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dieth of itself or is torn in pieces, Cf Exodus 22:30; Deuteronomy 14:21, neither came there abominable flesh into my mouth. Cf Deuteronomy 14:3. Note the emphasis of the prophet's expression in setting forth his consciousness of the loathsomeness of the method suggested to him.

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