Thus they became unclean by their acts, and prostituted themselves in their doings. Uncleanness—ritual and moral—results from covenant violation, particularly through idolatry and child sacrifice. The term 'prostituted themselves' suggests unfaithfulness to the exclusive relationship with God, using language of sexual betrayal. This verse emphasizes that covenant-breaking is experienced as defiling and violating the covenant relationship itself.

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