Parallel Verses New International Version You saw among them their detestable images and idols of wood and stone, of silver and gold.
English Standard Version And you have seen their detestable things, their idols of wood and stone, of silver and gold, which were among them.
New American Standard Bible moreover, you have seen their abominations and their idols of wood, stone, silver, and gold, which they had with them);
King James Bible And ye have seen their abominations, and their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which were among them:)
Holman Christian Standard Bible You saw their detestable images and idols made of wood, stone, silver, and gold, which were among them.
International Standard Version You have seen their detestable practices, their idols of wood, stone, silver, and gold that they had with them.
American Standard Version and ye have seen their abominations, and their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which were among them);
Douay-Rheims Bible You have seen their abominations and filth, that is to say, their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which they worshipped.
Darby Bible Translation and ye have seen their abominations, and their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which were among them);
Young's Literal Translation and ye see their abominations, and their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which are with them,
Cross References Exodus 20:23 You shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall you make to you gods of gold.
Deuteronomy 4:28 And there you shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
Deuteronomy 28:36 The LORD shall bring you, and your king which you shall set over you, to a nation which neither you nor your fathers have known; and there shall you serve other gods, wood and stone.
Deuteronomy 29:16 (For you know how we have dwelled in the land of Egypt; and how we came through the nations which you passed by;
Jump to Previous Abominations Detestable Disgusting Doings Idols Images Moreover Silver Stone WoodJump to Next Abominations Detestable Disgusting Doings Idols Images Moreover Silver Stone WoodCommentaries 29:10-21 The national covenant made with Israel, not only typified the covenant of grace made with true believers, but also represented the outward dispensation of the gospel. Those who have been enabled to consent to the Lord's new covenant of mercy and grace in Jesus Christ, and to give up themselves to be his people, should embrace every opportunity of renewing their open profession of relation to him, and their obligation to him, as the God of salvation, walking according thereto. The sinner is described as one whose heart turns away from his God; there the mischief begins, in the evil heart of unbelief, which inclines men to depart from the living God to dead idols. Even to this sin men are now tempted, when drawn aside by their own lusts and fancies. Such men are roots that bear gall and wormwood. They are weeds which, if let alone, overspread the whole field. Satan may for a time disguise this bitter morsel, so that thou shalt not have the natural taste of it, but at the last day, if not before, the true taste shall be discerned. Notice the sinner's security in sin. Though he hears the words of the curse, yet even then he thinks himself safe from the wrath of God. There is scarcely a threatening in all the book of God more dreadful than this. Oh that presumptuous sinners would read it, and tremble! for it is a real declaration of the wrath of God, against ungodliness and unrighteousness of man.
10-29. Ye stand this day all of you before the Lord your God—The whole congregation of Israel, of all ages and conditions, all—young as well as old; menials as well as masters; native Israelites as well as naturalized strangers—all were assembled before the tabernacle to renew the Sinaitic covenant. None of them were allowed to consider themselves as exempt from the terms of that national compact, lest any lapsing into idolatry might prove a root of bitterness, spreading its noxious seed and corrupt influence all around (compare Heb 12:15). It was of the greatest consequence thus to reach the heart and conscience of everyone, for some might delude themselves with the vain idea that by taking the oath (De 29:12) by which they engaged themselves in covenant with God, they would surely secure its blessings. Then, even though they would not rigidly adhere to His worship and commands, but would follow the devices and inclinations of their own hearts, yet they would think that He would wink at such liberties and not punish them. It was of the greatest consequence to impress all with the strong and abiding conviction, that while the covenant of grace had special blessings belonging to it, it at the same time had curses in reserve for transgressors, the infliction of which would be as certain, as lasting and severe. This was the advantage contemplated in the law being rehearsed a second time. The picture of a once rich and flourishing region, blasted and doomed in consequence of the sins of its inhabitants, is very striking, and calculated to awaken awe in every reflecting mind. Such is, and long has been, the desolate state of Palestine; and, in looking at its ruined cities, its blasted coast, its naked mountains, its sterile and parched soil—all the sad and unmistakable evidences of a land lying under a curse—numbers of travellers from Europe, America, and the Indies ("strangers from a far country," De 29:22) in the present day see that the Lord has executed His threatening. Who can resist the conclusion that it has been inflicted "because the inhabitants had forsaken the covenant of the Lord God of their fathers. … and the anger of the Lord was kindled against this land, to bring upon it all the curses that are written in this book"? |
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