He must not defile himself as a husband among his people so as to profane himself. ¹ 

He must not profane his children among his people, ¹  for I am the Lord who sanctifies him.’”

They ¹  must not profane the holy offerings which the Israelites contribute ²  to the Lord, ³ 

You must not give any of your children as an offering to Molech, ¹  so that you do not profane ²  the name of your God. I am the Lord!

You must not swear falsely ¹  in my name, so that you do not profane ²  the name of your God. I am the Lord.

You must not profane my holy name, and I will be sanctified in the midst of the Israelites. I am the Lord who sanctifies you,

I will turn my face away from them and they will desecrate my treasured place. ¹  Vandals will enter it and desecrate it. ² 

He ¹  even tried to desecrate ²  the temple, so we arrested ³  him. ⁴ 

But avoid profane chatter, ¹  because those occupied with it will stray further and further into ungodliness, ² 

“But you are profaning it by saying that the table of the Lord is common and its offerings ¹  despicable.

“‘As for you, profane and wicked prince of Israel, ¹  whose day has come, the time of final punishment,

“‘They must be holy to their God, and they must not profane ¹  the name of their God, because they are the ones who present the Lord’s gifts, ²  the food of their God. Therefore they must be holy. ³ 

“Tell Aaron and his sons that they must deal respectfully with the holy offerings ¹  of the Israelites, which they consecrate to me, so that they do not profane my holy name. ²  I am the Lord.

Do not profane your daughter by making her a prostitute, ¹  so that the land does not practice prostitution and become full of lewdness. ² 

But reject those myths ¹  fit only for the godless and gullible, ²  and train yourself for godliness.

realizing that law ¹  is not intended for a righteous person, but for lawless and rebellious people, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers,

He must not go out from the sanctuary and must not profane ¹  the sanctuary of his God, because the dedication of the anointing oil of his God is on him. I am the Lord.

but he must not go into the veil-canopy ¹  or step forward to the altar because he has a physical flaw. Thus ²  he must not profane my holy places, for I am the Lord who sanctifies them.’”

They must keep my charge so that they do not incur sin on account of it ¹  and therefore die ²  because they profane it. I am the Lord who sanctifies them.

On the same day they slaughtered their sons for their idols, they came to my sanctuary to desecrate it. This is what they have done in the middle of my house.