Deuteronomy 29:17
15 but also with those who are standing here with us today in the presence of the LORD our God, as well as with those who are not here today.
16 For you yourselves know how we lived in the land of Egypt and how we passed through the nations on the way here.
You saw the abominations and idols among them made of wood and stone, of silver and gold.
18 Make sure there is no man or woman, clan or tribe among you today whose heart turns away from the LORD our God to go and worship the gods of those nations. Make sure there is no root among you that bears such poisonous and bitter fruit,
19 because when such a person hears the words of this oath, he invokes a blessing on himself, saying, ‘I will have peace, even though I walk in the stubbornness of my own heart.’ This will bring disaster on the watered land as well as the dry.
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
- You saw the abominations and idols among them made of wood and stone, of silver and gold.
- KJV
- And ye have seen their abominations, and their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which were among them:)
- WEB
- and you have seen their abominations and their idols of wood, stone, silver, and gold, which were among them);
- ASV
- and ye have seen their abominations, and their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which were among them);
- DARBY
- and ye have seen their abominations, and their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which were among them);
- BLB
- And you⁺ saw their abominations, and their idols—wood and stone and silver and gold—that [were] among them,
- ÅB
- Og dere så deres avskyelige og motbydelige avguder, de guder av tre og stein, av sølv og gull som de hadde.
- OTB
- Dere så deres avskyelige bilder og avguder av tre og stein, av sølv og gull.
- B1930
- Og I så deres vederstyggelige og motbydelige avguder, de guder av tre og sten, av sølv og gull som de hadde.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 28:36
The LORD will bring you and the king you appoint to a nation neither you nor your fathers have known, and there you will worship other gods—gods of wood and stone.
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