Thus were they defiled with their own works - By their very attempts to deliver themselves from sin. They were corrupt, and the con…

The national sin after the settlement in Canaan.

And they served their idols: which were a snare unto them.

Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils,
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And they were polluted with their own works. He now concludes by stating generally that the Jews, by adopting the abominable practices of …

Thus were they defiled with their own works
Not the land only, but they themselves also; or "with their works" ^…

The conduct of the Israelites in Canaan, and God's dealings with them, show that the way of sin is downhill; omissions make way for commissions: wh…