Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Do not make any idols. New Living Translation You must not make any gods of molten metal for yourselves. English Standard Version “You shall not make for yourself any gods of cast metal. Berean Standard Bible You shall make no molten gods for yourselves. King James Bible Thou shalt make thee no molten gods. New King James Version “You shall make no molded gods for yourselves. New American Standard Bible You shall not make for yourself any gods cast in metal. NASB 1995 “You shall make for yourself no molten gods. NASB 1977 “You shall make for yourself no molten gods. Legacy Standard Bible You shall make for yourself no molten gods. Amplified Bible You shall make for yourselves no molten gods. Christian Standard Bible “Do not make cast images of gods for yourselves. Holman Christian Standard Bible Do not make cast images of gods for yourselves.” American Standard Version Thou shalt make thee no molten gods. Contemporary English Version Don't make metal images of gods. English Revised Version Thou shalt make thee no molten gods. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Never make an idol. Good News Translation "Do not make gods of metal and worship them. International Standard Version "You are not to make molten gods for yourselves. Majority Standard Bible You shall make no molten gods for yourselves. NET Bible You must not make yourselves molten gods. New Heart English Bible You shall make no cast idols for yourselves. Webster's Bible Translation Thou shalt make thee no molten gods. World English Bible “You shall make no cast idols for yourselves. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionyou do not make a molten god for yourself. Young's Literal Translation a molten god thou dost not make to thyself. Smith's Literal Translation Thou shalt make to thee no molten gods. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThou shalt not make to thyself any molten gods. Catholic Public Domain Version You shall not make for yourselves any molten gods. New American Bible You shall not make for yourselves molten gods. New Revised Standard Version You shall not make cast idols. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleYou shall make to yourself no molten gods. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And you will take some of their daughters for your sons and you will give your daughters to their sons, and your daughters will go astray after their gods and will seduce your sons after their gods. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Thou shalt make thee no molten gods. Brenton Septuagint Translation And thou shalt not make to thyself molten gods. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The LORD Renews the Covenant…16And when you take some of their daughters as brides for your sons, their daughters will prostitute themselves to their gods and cause your sons to do the same. 17You shall make no molten gods for yourselves. 18You are to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread. For seven days at the appointed time in the month of Abib, you are to eat unleavened bread as I commanded you. For in the month of Abib you came out of Egypt.… Cross References Leviticus 19:4 Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves molten gods. I am the LORD your God. Deuteronomy 5:8-9 You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath. / You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, Deuteronomy 27:15 ‘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!’ Isaiah 44:9-20 All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend, so they are put to shame. / Who fashions a god or casts an idol which profits him nothing? / Behold, all his companions will be put to shame, for the craftsmen themselves are only human. Let them all assemble and take their stand; they will all be brought to terror and shame. ... Jeremiah 10:3-5 For the customs of the peoples are worthless; they cut down a tree from the forest; it is shaped with a chisel by the hands of a craftsman. / They adorn it with silver and gold and fasten it with hammer and nails, so that it will not totter. / Like scarecrows in a cucumber patch, their idols cannot speak. They must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them, for they can do no harm, and neither can they do any good.” Psalm 115:4-8 Their idols are silver and gold, made by the hands of men. / They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see; / they have ears, but cannot hear; they have noses, but cannot smell; ... Psalm 135:15-18 The idols of the nations are silver and gold, made by the hands of men. / They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see; / they have ears, but cannot hear; nor is there breath in their mouths. ... 1 Kings 12:28-30 After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.” / One calf he set up in Bethel, and the other in Dan. / And this thing became a sin; the people walked as far as Dan to worship before one of the calves. 2 Kings 17:12 They served idols, although the LORD had told them, “You shall not do this thing.” 2 Chronicles 33:7 Manasseh even took the carved image he had made and set it up in the house of God, of which God had said to David and his son Solomon, “In this temple and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will establish My Name forever. Hosea 8:4-6 They set up kings, but not by Me. They make princes, but without My approval. With their silver and gold they make themselves idols, to their own destruction. / He has rejected your calf, O Samaria. My anger burns against them. How long will they be incapable of innocence? / For this thing is from Israel—a craftsman made it, and it is not God. It will be broken to pieces, that calf of Samaria. Acts 17:29 Therefore, being offspring of God, we should not think that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by man’s skill and imagination. Romans 1:22-23 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, / and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles. 1 Corinthians 10:14 Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry. 1 John 5:21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Treasury of Scripture You shall make you no molten gods. Exodus 32:8 They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. Leviticus 19:4 Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the LORD your God. Isaiah 46:6,7 They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship… Jump to Previous Cast Gods Idols Metal Molten Thyself YourselvesJump to Next Cast Gods Idols Metal Molten Thyself YourselvesExodus 34 1. The tablets are replaced5. The name of the Lord proclaimed 8. Moses entreats God to go with them 10. God makes a covenant with them, repeating certain duties 28. Moses after forty days on the mount, comes down with the tablets 29. His face is radiant, and he covers it with a veil You shall make This phrase is a direct command from God, emphasizing the personal responsibility of the Israelites. The Hebrew verb used here, "עָשָׂה" (asah), means "to make" or "to do." It is a common verb in the Hebrew Bible, often used in the context of creation or craftsmanship. The use of this verb underscores the active role humans play in either obeying or disobeying God's commands. In the context of the ancient Near East, where idol-making was a prevalent practice, this command serves as a clear directive to abstain from such activities. It is a call to action—or inaction—that requires the Israelites to consciously choose to follow God's will. no molten gods Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew You shall makeתַעֲשֶׂה־ (ṯa·‘ă·śeh-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make no לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no molten מַסֵּכָ֖ה (mas·sê·ḵāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4541: A pouring over, fusion of metal, a libation, league, a coverlet gods אֱלֹהֵ֥י (’ĕ·lō·hê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative for yourselves. לָּֽךְ׃ (lāḵ) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew Links Exodus 34:17 NIVExodus 34:17 NLT Exodus 34:17 ESV Exodus 34:17 NASB Exodus 34:17 KJV Exodus 34:17 BibleApps.com Exodus 34:17 Biblia Paralela Exodus 34:17 Chinese Bible Exodus 34:17 French Bible Exodus 34:17 Catholic Bible OT Law: Exodus 34:17 You shall make no cast idols (Exo. Ex) |