Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version and do not erect a sacred stone, for these the LORD your God hates. New Living Translation And never set up sacred pillars for worship, for the LORD your God hates them. English Standard Version And you shall not set up a pillar, which the LORD your God hates. Berean Standard Bible and do not set up for yourselves a sacred pillar, which the LORD your God hates. King James Bible Neither shalt thou set thee up any image; which the LORD thy God hateth. New King James Version You shall not set up a sacred pillar, which the LORD your God hates. New American Standard Bible And you shall not set up for yourself a memorial stone, which the LORD your God hates. NASB 1995 “You shall not set up for yourself a sacred pillar which the LORD your God hates. NASB 1977 “Neither shall you set up for yourself a sacred pillar which the LORD your God hates. Legacy Standard Bible And you shall not set up for yourself a sacred pillar which Yahweh your God hates. Amplified Bible You shall not set up for yourself a sacred pillar which the LORD your God hates. Christian Standard Bible and do not set up a sacred pillar; the LORD your God hates them. Holman Christian Standard Bible and do not set up a sacred pillar; the LORD your God hates them.” American Standard Version Neither shalt thou set thee up a pillar; which Jehovah thy God hateth. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And you shall not set up as a monument for yourself anything that LORD JEHOVAH your God hates.” Brenton Septuagint Translation Thou shalt not set up for thyself a pillar, which the Lord thy God hates. Contemporary English Version And don't set up a sacred stone! The LORD hates these things. Douay-Rheims Bible Neither shalt thou make nor set up to thyself a statue: which things the Lord thy God hateth. English Revised Version Neither shalt thou set thee up a pillar; which the LORD thy God hateth. GOD'S WORD® Translation Never set up a sacred stone. These are things the LORD your God hates. Good News Translation And do not set up any stone pillar for idol worship; the LORD hates them. International Standard Version Furthermore, you are not to erect for yourselves a sacred stone pillar, because the LORD your God detests these things. JPS Tanakh 1917 Neither shalt thou set thee up a pillar, which the LORD thy God hateth. Literal Standard Version and you do not raise up any standing image for yourself which your God YHWH is hating.” Majority Standard Bible and do not set up for yourselves a sacred pillar, which the LORD your God hates. New American Bible nor shall you erect a sacred pillar, such as the LORD, your God, hates. NET Bible You must not erect a sacred pillar, a thing the LORD your God detests. New Revised Standard Version nor shall you set up a stone pillar—things that the LORD your God hates. New Heart English Bible Neither shall you set yourself up a pillar; which the LORD your God hates. Webster's Bible Translation Neither shalt thou set thee up any image; which the LORD thy God hateth. World English Bible Neither shall you set yourself up a sacred stone which Yahweh your God hates. Young's Literal Translation and thou dost not raise up to thee any standing image which Jehovah thy God is hating. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Forbidden Forms of Worship21Do not set up any wooden Asherah pole next to the altar you will build for the LORD your God, 22and do not set up for yourselves a sacred pillar, which the LORD your God hates. 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. 1 Kings 14:23 They also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree. Treasury of Scripture Neither shall you set you up any image; which the LORD your God hates. image. Exodus 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: Leviticus 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. which Deuteronomy 12:31 Thou shalt not do so unto the LORD thy God: for every abomination to the LORD, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods. Jeremiah 44:4 Howbeit I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing that I hate. Zechariah 8:17 And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD. Jump to Previous Erect Hated Hates Hateth Hating Image Pillar Pillars Raise Sacred Standing Statue StoneJump to Next Erect Hated Hates Hateth Hating Image Pillar Pillars Raise Sacred Standing Statue StoneDeuteronomy 16 1. The feast of the Passover9. of weeks 13. of tabernacles 16. Every male must offer, as he is able, at these three feasts 18. Of judges and justice 21. Asherah poles and images are forbidden (22) Image.--Explained by Rashi of a single stone, whether statue or pillar. Verse 22. - Any image; any pillar, etc. The Hebrew word (מַצֵבָה, mazzebah) denotes generally any pillar or stone that is set up, whether as a memorial (Genesis 28:18), or as a sign (Exodus 24:4; Isaiah 19:19), or for purposes of utility or ornament (Jeremiah 43:13). Here, as in other passages, it is a pillar or statue set up as an object of worship (cf. 2 Kings 3:2; 2 Kings 10:26; Hosea 10:1; Micah 5:12). |
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