Exodus 33:5

3 Unto a land flowing with milk and honey: for I will not go up in the midst of thee; for thou art a stiffnecked people: lest I consume thee in the way.

4 And when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned: and no man did put on him his ornaments.

For the LORD had said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked people: I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment, and consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee.

6 And the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments by the mount Horeb.

7 And Moses took the tabernacle, and pitched it without the camp, afar off from the camp, and called it the Tabernacle of the congregation. And it came to pass, that every one which sought the LORD went out unto the tabernacle of the congregation, which was without the camp.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
For the LORD had said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites, ‘You are a stiff-necked people. If I should go with you for a single moment, I would destroy you. Now take off your jewelry, and I will decide what to do with you.’”
KJV
For the LORD had said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked people: I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment, and consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee.
WEB
The LORD had said to Moses, “Tell the children of Israel, ‘You are a stiff-necked people. If I were to go up among you for one moment, I would consume you. Therefore now take off your jewelry from you, that I may know what to do to you.’”
ASV
And Jehovah said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked people; if I go up into the midst of thee for one moment, I shall consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee.
DARBY
Now Jehovah had said to Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiff-necked people: in one moment I will come up into the midst of thee and will consume thee. And now put off thine ornaments from thee, and I will know what I will do unto thee.
BLB
And YHWH had said to Moses, “Say to the sons of Israel, ‘You⁺ [are] a stiff-necked people. In one moment I will come up among you and I will consume you. And now put down your ornaments from on you, and I will know what I shall do to you.’”
ÅB
For Herren sa til Moses: Si til Israels barn: Dere er et hårdnakket folk; dro jeg endog bare et øyeblikk opp med deg, så måtte jeg ødelegge deg; men legg nå dine smykker av deg, så jeg kan vite hva jeg skal gjøre med deg.
OTB
For Herren hadde instruert Moses: «Si til israelittene: ‘Dere er et stivnakket folk. Om jeg skulle følge med dere bare et øyeblikk, kunne jeg komme til å ødelegge dere. Derfor, ta av dere smykkene så jeg kan bestemme hva jeg skal gjøre med dere.’»
B1930
For Herren sa til Moses: Si til Israels barn: I er et hårdnakket folk; drog jeg endog bare et øieblikk op med dig, så måtte jeg ødelegge dig; men legg nu dine smykker av dig, så jeg kan vite hvad jeg skal gjøre med dig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 8:2

    And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.

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  • Exodus 33:3–4

    Unto a land flowing with milk and honey: for I will not go up in the midst of thee; for thou art a stiffnecked people: lest I consume thee in the way.

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  • Numbers 16:21

    Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.

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  • Numbers 16:45–46

    Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.

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  • Psalms 139:23

    Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:

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  • Job 34:20

    In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.

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  • Psalms 73:19

    How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.

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  • Isaiah 22:12

    And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:

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