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Nehemiah 9:18

Egypt
Sin

16 But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, and hearkened not to thy commandments,

17 And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not.

Yea, when they had made them a molten calf, and said, This is thy God that brought thee up out of Egypt, and had wrought great provocations;

19 Yet thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest them not in the wilderness: the pillar of the cloud departed not from them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to shew them light, and the way wherein they should go.

20 Thou gavest also thy good spirit to instruct them, and withheldest not thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them water for their thirst.

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BSB
Even when they cast for themselves an image of a calf and said, ‘This is your God who brought you up out of Egypt,’ and when they committed terrible blasphemies,
KJV
Yea, when they had made them a molten calf, and said, This is thy God that brought thee up out of Egypt, and had wrought great provocations;
WEB
Yes, when they had made themselves a molded calf, and said, ‘This is your God who brought you up out of Egypt,’ and had committed awful blasphemies,
ASV
Yea, when they had made them a molten calf, and said, This is thy God that brought thee up out of Egypt, and had wrought great provocations;
DARBY
Yea, when they had made them a molten calf, and said, This is thy god that brought thee up out of Egypt! and they had wrought great provocation,
BLB
For they also made for themselves a calf molten and said, ‘This [is] your God who brought you up from Egypt,’ and they did great blasphemies,
ÅB
Ja, de støpte seg endog en kalv og sa: Dette er din Gud, som førte deg opp fra Egypt. Og de gjorde seg skyldige i store bespottelser.
OTB
Selv da de laget en kalv av smeltet metall og erklærte: 'Dette er din gud som førte deg opp fra Egypt,' og begikk store blasfemier,
B1930
Ja, de støpte sig endog en kalv og sa: Dette er din Gud, som førte dig op fra Egypten. Og de gjorde sig skyldige i store bespottelser.

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Cross references

  • Psalms 106:19–23

    They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped the molten image.

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  • Exodus 32:4–8

    And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

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  • Exodus 32:31–32

    And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.

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  • Ezekiel 20:7–44

    Then said I unto them, Cast ye away every man the abominations of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.

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  • Deuteronomy 9:12–16

    And the LORD said unto me, Arise, get thee down quickly from hence; for thy people which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt have corrupted themselves; they are quickly turned aside out of the way which I commanded them; they have made them a molten image.

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