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Wednesday, July 9th, 2025
the Week of Proper 9 / Ordinary 14
the Week of Proper 9 / Ordinary 14
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Brenton's Septuagint
Leviticus 19:4
Ye shall not follow idols, and ye shall not make to yourselves molten gods: I am the Lord your God.
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Hebrew Names Version
Don't turn to idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the LORD your God.
Don't turn to idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the LORD your God.
King James Version
Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the Lord your God.
Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the Lord your God.
Lexham English Bible
You must not turn to idols, and you must not make for yourselves gods of cast metal; I am Yahweh your God.
You must not turn to idols, and you must not make for yourselves gods of cast metal; I am Yahweh your God.
New Century Version
"‘Do not worship idols or make statues or gods for yourselves. I am the Lord your God.
"‘Do not worship idols or make statues or gods for yourselves. I am the Lord your God.
New English Translation
Do not turn to idols, and you must not make for yourselves gods of cast metal. I am the Lord your God.
Do not turn to idols, and you must not make for yourselves gods of cast metal. I am the Lord your God.
Amplified Bible
'Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves molten gods (images cast in metal); I am the LORD your God.
'Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves molten gods (images cast in metal); I am the LORD your God.
New American Standard Bible
'Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves cast metal gods; I am the LORD your God.
'Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves cast metal gods; I am the LORD your God.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Ye shall not turne vnto idoles, nor make you molten gods: I am the Lord your God.
Ye shall not turne vnto idoles, nor make you molten gods: I am the Lord your God.
Legacy Standard Bible
Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves molten gods; I am Yahweh your God.
Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves molten gods; I am Yahweh your God.
Complete Jewish Bible
"‘Do not turn to idols, and do not cast metal gods for yourselves; I am Adonai your God.
"‘Do not turn to idols, and do not cast metal gods for yourselves; I am Adonai your God.
Darby Translation
Ye shall not turn unto idols, and ye shall not make to yourselves molten gods: I am Jehovah your God.
Ye shall not turn unto idols, and ye shall not make to yourselves molten gods: I am Jehovah your God.
Easy-to-Read Version
"Do not worship idols. Do not make statues of gods for yourselves. I am the Lord your God.
"Do not worship idols. Do not make statues of gods for yourselves. I am the Lord your God.
English Standard Version
Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves any gods of cast metal: I am the Lord your God.
Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves any gods of cast metal: I am the Lord your God.
George Lamsa Translation
You shall not turn to idols nor make to yourselves molten gods; I am the LORD your God.
You shall not turn to idols nor make to yourselves molten gods; I am the LORD your God.
Good News Translation
"Do not abandon me and worship idols; do not make gods of metal and worship them. I am the Lord your God.
"Do not abandon me and worship idols; do not make gods of metal and worship them. I am the Lord your God.
Christian Standard Bible®
Do not turn to idols or make cast images of gods for yourselves; I am the Lord your God.
Do not turn to idols or make cast images of gods for yourselves; I am the Lord your God.
Literal Translation
Do not turn to the idols; and you shall not make molten gods for yourselves; I am Jehovah your God.
Do not turn to the idols; and you shall not make molten gods for yourselves; I am Jehovah your God.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Ye shal not turne youre selues vnto Idols, & ye shal make you no goddes of metall: for I am the LORDE youre God.
Ye shal not turne youre selues vnto Idols, & ye shal make you no goddes of metall: for I am the LORDE youre God.
American Standard Version
Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am Jehovah your God.
Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am Jehovah your God.
Bible in Basic English
Do not go after false gods, and do not make metal images of gods for yourselves: I am the Lord your God.
Do not go after false gods, and do not make metal images of gods for yourselves: I am the Lord your God.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Ye shal not looke vnto idols, nor make you moulten goddes: I am the Lorde your God.
Ye shal not looke vnto idols, nor make you moulten goddes: I am the Lorde your God.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Turn ye not unto the idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the LORD your God.
Turn ye not unto the idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the LORD your God.
King James Version (1611)
Turne ye not vnto idoles, nor make to your selues molten gods: I am the Lord your God.
Turne ye not vnto idoles, nor make to your selues molten gods: I am the Lord your God.
English Revised Version
Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the LORD your God.
Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the LORD your God.
Berean Standard Bible
Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves molten gods. I am the LORD your God.
Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves molten gods. I am the LORD your God.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Nyle ye be turned to ydols, nether ye schulen make to you yotun goddis; Y am youre Lord God.
Nyle ye be turned to ydols, nether ye schulen make to you yotun goddis; Y am youre Lord God.
Young's Literal Translation
`Ye do not turn unto the idols, and a molten god ye do not make to yourselves; I [am] Jehovah your God.
`Ye do not turn unto the idols, and a molten god ye do not make to yourselves; I [am] Jehovah your God.
Update Bible Version
Don't turn yourselves to idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am Yahweh your God.
Don't turn yourselves to idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am Yahweh your God.
Webster's Bible Translation
Turn ye not to idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I [am] the LORD your God.
Turn ye not to idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I [am] the LORD your God.
World English Bible
Don't turn to idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am Yahweh your God.
Don't turn to idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am Yahweh your God.
New King James Version
"Do not turn to idols, nor make for yourselves molded gods: I am the LORD your God.
"Do not turn to idols, nor make for yourselves molded gods: I am the LORD your God.
New Living Translation
"Do not put your trust in idols or make metal images of gods for yourselves. I am the Lord your God.
"Do not put your trust in idols or make metal images of gods for yourselves. I am the Lord your God.
New Life Bible
Do not turn to false gods or make gods for yourselves. I am the Lord your God.
Do not turn to false gods or make gods for yourselves. I am the Lord your God.
New Revised Standard
Do not turn to idols or make cast images for yourselves: I am the Lord your God.
Do not turn to idols or make cast images for yourselves: I am the Lord your God.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Do not turn unto things of nought, And, molten gods, shall ye not make to yourselves, - I - Yahweh, am your God.
Do not turn unto things of nought, And, molten gods, shall ye not make to yourselves, - I - Yahweh, am your God.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Turn ye not to idols: nor make to yourselves molten gods. I am the Lord your God.
Turn ye not to idols: nor make to yourselves molten gods. I am the Lord your God.
Revised Standard Version
Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves molten gods: I am the LORD your God.
Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves molten gods: I am the LORD your God.
THE MESSAGE
"Don't take up with no-god idols. Don't make gods of cast metal. I am God , your God.
"Don't take up with no-god idols. Don't make gods of cast metal. I am God , your God.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves molten gods; I am the LORD your God.
'Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves molten gods; I am the LORD your God.
Contextual Overview
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 Speak to the congregation of the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them, Ye shall be holy; for I the Lord your God am holy. 3 Let every one of you reverence his father and his mother; and ye shall keep my sabbaths: I am the Lord your God. 4 Ye shall not follow idols, and ye shall not make to yourselves molten gods: I am the Lord your God. 5 And if ye will sacrifice a peace-offering to the Lord, ye shall offer it acceptable from yourselves. 6 In what day soever ye shall sacrifice it, it shall be eaten; and on the following day, and if any of it should be left till the third day, it shall be thoroughly burnt with fire. 7 And if it should be at all eaten on the third day, it is unfit for sacrifice: it shall not be accepted. 8 And he that eats it shall bear his iniquity, because he has profaned the holy things of the Lord; and the souls that eat it shall be destroyed from among their people. 9 And when ye reap the harvest of your land, ye shall not complete the reaping of your field with exactness, and thou shalt not gather that which falls from thy reaping. 10 And thou shalt not go over the gathering of thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather the remaining grapes of thy vineyard: thou shalt leave them for the poor and the stranger: I am the Lord your God.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Exodus 20:3-5, 1 Corinthians 10:14, 1 John 5:21
not unto: Leviticus 26:1
molten gods: Exodus 20:23, Exodus 32:4, Exodus 34:17, Deuteronomy 27:15, Haggai 2:18
Reciprocal: Exodus 20:4 - General Leviticus 18:2 - General Judges 17:3 - a graven image 1 Chronicles 16:26 - all the gods 2 Chronicles 28:2 - molten images Daniel 3:18 - that
Cross-References
Genesis 13:13
But the men of Sodom were evil, and exceedingly sinful before God.
But the men of Sodom were evil, and exceedingly sinful before God.
Genesis 18:20
And the Lord said, The cry of Sodom and Gomorrha has been increased towards me, and their sins are very great.
And the Lord said, The cry of Sodom and Gomorrha has been increased towards me, and their sins are very great.
Genesis 19:1
And the two angels came to Sodom at evening. And Lot sat by the gate of Sodom, and Lot having seen them, rose up to meet them, and he worshipped with his face to the ground, and said,
And the two angels came to Sodom at evening. And Lot sat by the gate of Sodom, and Lot having seen them, rose up to meet them, and he worshipped with his face to the ground, and said,
Genesis 19:6
And Lot went out to them to the porch, and he shut the door after him,
And Lot went out to them to the porch, and he shut the door after him,
Genesis 19:20
Behold this city is near for me to escape thither, which is a small one, and there shall I be preserved, is it not little? and my soul shall live because of thee.
Behold this city is near for me to escape thither, which is a small one, and there shall I be preserved, is it not little? and my soul shall live because of thee.
Genesis 19:25
And he overthrew these cities, and all the country round about, and all that dwelt in the cities, and the plants springing out of the ground.
And he overthrew these cities, and all the country round about, and all that dwelt in the cities, and the plants springing out of the ground.
Exodus 16:2
all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron.
all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron.
Exodus 23:2
Thou shalt not associate with the multitude for evil; thou shalt not join thyself with a multitude to turn aside with the majority so as to shut out judgment.
Thou shalt not associate with the multitude for evil; thou shalt not join thyself with a multitude to turn aside with the majority so as to shut out judgment.
Proverbs 4:16
For they cannot sleep, unless they have done evil: their sleep is taken away, and they rest not.
For they cannot sleep, unless they have done evil: their sleep is taken away, and they rest not.
Proverbs 6:18
and a heart devising evil thoughts, and feet hastening to do evil, —are hateful to God.
and a heart devising evil thoughts, and feet hastening to do evil, —are hateful to God.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Turn ye not unto idols,.... From the one only true and living God to them that are not gods, as the word used signifies, who are nothing; for, as the apostle says, an idol is nothing in the world, 1 Corinthians 8:4, is of no worth and value, of no consequence and importance, of no avail and usefulness to its devotees; wherefore to turn from the true God to such as these is the greatest stupidity, as well as wickedness: or "look not" at them g for help or assistance, for they are not able to give it: and to look at them so as to view them attentively, and consider their likeness, the Jews say h is forbidden; and even in the heart and mind, as Aben Ezra observes, to have respect unto them was not right; or in the thoughts, as Gersom:
nor make to yourselves molten gods; of gold, silver, or brass, melted and cast into a mould, as the golden calf was, to which respect may be had. These laws have a respect unto the first and second commandments,
Exodus 20:3:
I [am] the Lord, your God; who only is to be worshipped, and who has forbid the making and worshipping any image, molten or graven, and who will therefore resent idolatry of every sort, and punish for it.
g אל תפנו "ne respiciatis", Montanus, Tigurine version, Drusius. h Pesichta, Maimonides.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Leviticus 19:4. Turn ye not unto idols — אלילם elilim, literally nothings; and to this St. Paul seems to allude 1 Corinthians 8:4, where he says, We know that an idol is NOTHING in the world.
