Deuteronomy 7:25

²³ But the LORD your God will give them over to you and throw them into great confusion, until they are destroyed.

²⁴ He will hand their kings over to you, and you will wipe out their names from under heaven. No one will be able to stand against you; you will annihilate them.

You must burn up the images of their gods; do not covet the silver and gold that is on them or take it for yourselves, or you will be ensnared by it; for it is detestable to the LORD your God.

²⁶ And you must not bring any detestable thing into your house, or you, like it, will be set apart for destruction. You are to utterly detest and abhor it, because it is set apart for destruction.

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: You must burn up the images of their gods; do not covet the silver and gold that is on them or take it for yourselves, or you will be ensnared by it; for it is detestable to the LORD your God.
KJV: The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therein: for it is an abomination to the LORD thy God.
WEB: You shall burn the engraved images of their gods with fire. You shall not covet the silver or the gold that is on them, nor take it for yourself, lest you be snared in it; for it is an abomination to the LORD your God.
ASV: The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not covet the silver or the gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therein; for it is an abomination to Jehovah thy God.
DARBY: The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire; thou shalt not covet the silver and gold [that is] on them and take it unto thee, lest thou be ensnared therein; for it is an abomination to Jehovah thy God.
BLB: The carved images of their gods you⁺ shall burn with the fire; you shall not covet the silver or gold [that is] on them, nor take [it] for yourselves, lest you be ensnared by it; for it [is] an abomination to YHWH your God.

ÅB: Deres guders utskårne bilder skal dere brenne opp med ild; du skal ikke attrå sølvet eller gullet som er på dem, eller ta det til deg, for at det ikke skal bli til en snare for deg; for det er en styggedom for Herren din Gud,
OTB: De utskårne bildene av deres guder skal du brenne i ilden. Ikke begjær sølvet og gullet på dem, og ikke ta det til deg selv, ellers vil du bli fanget av det, for det er avskyelig for Herren din Gud.
B1930: Deres guders utskårne billeder skal I brenne op med ild; du skal ikke attrå sølvet eller gullet som er på dem, eller ta det til dig, forat det ikke skal bli til en snare for dig; for det er en vederstyggelighet for Herren din Gud,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Exodus 32:20
Then he took the calf they had made, burned it in the fire, ground it to powder, and scattered the powder over the face of the water. Then he forced the Israelites to drink it.
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1 Chronicles 14:12
There the Philistines abandoned their gods, and David ordered that they be burned in the fire.
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Deuteronomy 17:1
You shall not sacrifice to the LORD your God an ox or a sheep with any defect or serious flaw, for that is detestable to the LORD your God.
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Joshua 7:21
When I saw among the spoils a beautiful cloak from Shinar, two hundred shekels of silver, and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them. They are hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath.”
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Deuteronomy 12:3
Tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, burn up their Asherah poles, cut down the idols of their gods, and wipe out their names from every place.
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Deuteronomy 7:5
Instead, this is what you are to do to them: tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, cut down their Asherah poles, and burn their idols in the fire.
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Isaiah 30:22
So you will desecrate your silver-plated idols and your gold-plated images. You will throw them away like menstrual cloths, saying to them, “Be gone!”
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Judges 8:24–27
Then he added, “Let me make a request of you, that each of you give me an earring from his plunder.” (For the enemies had gold earrings because they were Ishmaelites.)
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