The word of the Lord came to me: 'Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, they defiled it by their own conduct and deeds; their conduct before me was like the uncleanness of a woman in her impurity, introducing the theological basis for exile: Israel's own iniquity defiled the land through idolatry and injustice. The comparison to menstrual uncleanness suggests that Israel became ritually defiled and separated from God.

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