Fornication

Easton, 1897

In every form of it was sternly condemned by the Mosaic law (Leviticus 21:9; Leviticus 19:29; Deuteronomy 22:20, Deuteronomy 22:21, Deuteronomy 22:23-29; Deuteronomy 23:18; Exodus 22:16). (See ADULTERY.)

But this word is more frequently used in a symbolical than in its ordinary sense. It frequently means a forsaking of God or a following after idols (Isaiah 1:2; Jeremiah 2:20; Ezekiel 16; Hosea 1:2; Hosea 2:1-5; Jeremiah 3:8, Jeremiah 3:9).