Deuteronomy 27:15
13 And these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse; Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.
14 And the Levites shall speak, and say unto all the men of Israel with a loud voice,
Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.
16 Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
17 Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour’s landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- ‘Cursed is the man who makes a carved idol or molten image—an abomination to the LORD, the work of the hands of a craftsman—and sets it up in secret.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
- KJV
- Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.
- WEB
- ‘Cursed is the man who makes an engraved or molten image, an abomination to the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and sets it up in secret.’ All the people shall answer and say, ‘Amen.’
- ASV
- Cursed be the man that maketh a graven or molten image, an abomination unto Jehovah, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and setteth it up in secret. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.
- DARBY
- Cursed be the man that maketh a graven or molten image, an abomination to Jehovah, a work of the craftsman's hand, and putteth it up secretly! And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.
- BLB
- ‘Cursed is the man who makes a carved or molten image, an abomination to YHWH, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and sets [it] up in secret.’ And all the people shall answer and say, ‘Amen.’
- ÅB
- Forbannet være den mann som gjør et utskåret eller et støpt bilde, en styggedom for Herren, et verk av en kunstners hender, og stiller det opp i lønndom! Og alt folket skal svare og si: Amen.
- OTB
- ‘Forbannet er den som lager et idol eller støpt bilde, en vederstyggelighet for Herren, arbeidet av dyktige hender, og setter det opp i hemmelighet.’ Da skal hele folket si: ‘Amen.’
- B1930
- Forbannet være den mann som gjør et utskåret eller et støpt billede, en vederstyggelighet for Herren, et verk av en kunstners hender, og stiller det op i lønndom! Og alt folket skal svare og si: Amen.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Exodus 34:17
Thou shalt make thee no molten gods.
Read in contextExodus 20:4
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
Read in contextLeviticus 26:1
Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the LORD your God.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 5:8
Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth:
Read in contextLeviticus 19:4
Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the LORD your God.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 4:16–23
Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female,
Read in contextExodus 20:23
Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.
Read in contextHosea 13:2–3
And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, and idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves.
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