Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version You shall have no foreign god among you; you shall not worship any god other than me. New Living Translation You must never have a foreign god; you must not bow down before a false god. English Standard Version There shall be no strange god among you; you shall not bow down to a foreign god. Berean Standard Bible There must be no strange god among you, nor shall you bow to a foreign god. King James Bible There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god. New King James Version There shall be no foreign god among you; Nor shall you worship any foreign god. New American Standard Bible “There shall be no strange god among you; Nor shall you worship a foreign god. NASB 1995 “Let there be no strange god among you; Nor shall you worship any foreign god. NASB 1977 “Let there be no strange god among you; Nor shall you worship any foreign god. Legacy Standard Bible Let there be no strange god among you; And you shall not worship a foreign god. Amplified Bible “Let there be no strange god among you, Nor shall you worship any foreign god. Christian Standard Bible There must not be a strange god among you; you must not bow down to a foreign god. Holman Christian Standard Bible There must not be a strange god among you; you must not bow down to a foreign god. American Standard Version There shall no strange god be in thee; Neither shalt thou worship any foreign god. Aramaic Bible in Plain English You shall have no strange god neither shall you worship to serve another. Brenton Septuagint Translation there shall be no new god in thee; neither shalt thou worship a strange god. Contemporary English Version Don't worship foreign gods or bow down to gods you know nothing about. Douay-Rheims Bible there shall be no new god in thee: neither shalt thou adore a strange god. English Revised Version There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god. GOD'S WORD® Translation Never keep any strange god among you. Never worship a foreign god. Good News Translation You must never worship another god. International Standard Version You must neither have a foreign god over you or worship a strange god. JPS Tanakh 1917 There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any foreign god. Literal Standard Version There is not in you a strange god, | And you do not bow yourself to a strange god. Majority Standard Bible There must be no strange god among you, nor shall you bow to a foreign god. New American Bible There shall be no foreign god among you; you shall not bow down to an alien god. NET Bible There must be no other god among you. You must not worship a foreign god. New Revised Standard Version There shall be no strange god among you; you shall not bow down to a foreign god. New Heart English Bible There shall be no strange god in you, neither shall you worship any foreign god. Webster's Bible Translation There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god. World English Bible There shall be no strange god in you, neither shall you worship any foreign god. Young's Literal Translation There is not in thee a strange god, And thou bowest not thyself to a strange god. Additional Translations ... Context Sing for Joy to God, Our Strength…8Hear, O My people, and I will warn you: O Israel, if only you would listen to Me! 9There must be no strange god among you, nor shall you bow to a foreign god. 10I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth, and I will fill it.… Cross References Exodus 20:3 You shall have no other gods before Me. Deuteronomy 5:7 You shall have no other gods before Me. Deuteronomy 32:12 The LORD alone led him, and no foreign god was with him. Psalm 44:20 If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread out our hands to a foreign god, Isaiah 43:12 I alone decreed and saved and proclaimed--I, and not some foreign god among you. So you are My witnesses," declares the LORD, "that I am God. Treasury of Scripture There shall no strange god be in you; neither shall you worship any strange god. there shall Exodus 20:3-5 Thou shalt have no other gods before me… 1 Corinthians 8:5,6 For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,) … strange Deuteronomy 6:14 Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are round about you; Deuteronomy 32:12 So the LORD alone did lead him, and there was no strange god with him. Isaiah 43:12 I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, that I am God. Jump to Previous Alien Bow Bowest Foreign Strange Thyself WorshipJump to Next Alien Bow Bowest Foreign Strange Thyself WorshipPsalm 81 1. An exhortation to a solemn praising of God4. God challenges that duty by reason of his benefits 8. God, exhorting to obedience, complains of their disobedience, which proves their own hurt. (9) Open . . .--A condensed statement of God's gracious promise (Deuteronomy 7:12-13; Deuteronomy 8:7; Deuteronomy 8:9; Deuteronomy 11:13; Deuteronomy 11:16, &c). It is said to have been a custom in Persia, that when the king wishes to do a visitor especial honour he desires him to open his mouth wide, and the king then-crams it full of sweetmeats, and sometimes even with jewels. And to this day it is a mark of politeness in Orientals to tear off the daintiest bits of meat for a guest, and either lay them before him, or put them in his mouth. (See Thomson, Land and Book, p. 127.)Verse 9. - There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god (comp; Exodus 20:3; Deuteronomy 5:7). Such worship had evidently begun, and required to be forbidden afresh. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew There must be noלֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no strange זָ֑ר (zār) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2114: To turn aside, to be a, foreigner, strange, profane, to commit adultery god אֵ֣ל (’êl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 410: Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty among you, בְ֭ךָ (ḇə·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew nor shall you וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no bow תִ֝שְׁתַּחֲוֶ֗ה (ṯiš·ta·ḥă·weh) Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 7812: To depress, prostrate to a foreign נֵכָֽר׃ (nê·ḵār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5236: That which is foreign, foreignness god. לְאֵ֣ל (lə·’êl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 410: Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty Links Psalm 81:9 NIVPsalm 81:9 NLT Psalm 81:9 ESV Psalm 81:9 NASB Psalm 81:9 KJV Psalm 81:9 BibleApps.com Psalm 81:9 Biblia Paralela Psalm 81:9 Chinese Bible Psalm 81:9 French Bible Psalm 81:9 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 81:9 There shall be no strange god (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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