And (i) thou shalt gather all the spoil of it into the midst of the street thereof, and shalt burn with fire the city, and all the spoil thereof every whit, for the LORD thy God: and it shall be an heap for ever; it shall not be built again.
(i) Signifying that no idolatry is so detestable, nor more grievously to be punished, than of those who once professed God.