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Deuteronomy 16:22

20 Pursue justice, and justice alone, so that you may live, and you may possess the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

21 Do not set up any wooden Asherah pole next to the altar you will build for the LORD your God,

and do not set up for yourselves a sacred pillar, which the LORD your God hates.
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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
and do not set up for yourselves a sacred pillar, which the LORD your God hates.
KJV
Neither shalt thou set thee up any image; which the LORD thy God hateth.
WEB
Neither shall you set yourself up a sacred stone which the LORD your God hates.
ASV
Neither shalt thou set thee up a pillar; which Jehovah thy God hateth.
DARBY
Neither shalt thou set thee up a statue, which Jehovah thy God hateth.
BLB
And you shall not set up a sacred pillar, which YHWH your God hates.
ÅB
og du skal ikke reise noen billedstøtte, for det hater Herren din Gud.
OTB
Og ikke sett opp en hellig stein, for disse hater Herren din Gud.
B1930
og du skal ikke reise nogen billedstøtte, for det hater Herren din Gud.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Leviticus 26:1

    “You must not make idols for yourselves or set up a carved image or sacred pillar; you must not place a sculpted stone in your land to bow down to it. For I am the LORD your God.

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  • Exodus 20:4

    You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath.

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  • Jeremiah 44:4

    Yet I sent you all My servants the prophets again and again, saying: ‘Do not do this detestable thing that I hate.’

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  • Revelation 2:15

    In the same way, some of you also hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.

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  • Deuteronomy 12:31

    You must not worship the LORD your God in this way, because they practice for their gods every abomination which the LORD hates. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods.

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  • Revelation 2:6

    But you have this to your credit: You hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

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  • Zechariah 8:17

    do not plot evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love to swear falsely, for I hate all these things,” declares the LORD.

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