Deuteronomy 18:12
For all who do these things are an abomination to the Lord; and because of these abominations the Lord thy God driveth them out from before thee.
Targum Onkelos
In The King James Version
In Context
11Nor an incantator, or a consulter at a heathen oracle, or a wizard, or an inquirer from the dead:
13Thou shalt be perfect in the fear of the Lord thy God.
Cross References
Leviticus 18:27For all these abominations have been done by the men of the land who have been before you, and the land hath been polluted;
Deuteronomy 9:5Not for thy righteousness or the integrity of thy heart dost thou go in to possess their land, but for the guilt of these nations the Lord thy God doth drive them out before thee, and that He may confirm the word which he sware to thy fathers, to Abraham, to Izhak, and to Jakob.
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 18:10-15
Idolatrous Customs of the Canaanites. ( b. c. 1451.) 9 When thou art come into the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations. 10 There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, 11 Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. 12 For all that do these things are an abomination… Read the whole commentary →