Forbidden Forms of Worship
Deuteronomy 16:22
In 11 translations
- BSB
- and do not set up for yourselves a sacred pillar, which the LORD your God hates.
- KJV
- Neither shalt thou set thee up any image; which the LORD thy God hateth.image: or, statue, or, pillar
- WEB
- Neither shall you set yourself up a sacred stone which Yahweh your God hates.
- ASV
- Neither shalt thou set thee up a pillar; which Jehovah thy God hateth.
- LSV
- and you do not raise up any standing image for yourself which your God YHWH is hating.”
- YLT
- and thou dost not raise up to thee any standing image which Jehovah thy God is hating.
- DBY
- Neither shalt thou set thee up a statue, which Jehovah thy God hateth.Elohim
- DRC
- Neither shalt thou make nor set up to thyself a statue: which things the Lord thy God hateth.
- GNV
- Thou shalt set thee vp no pillar, which thing the Lord thy God hateth.
- JPS
- Neither shalt thou set thee up a pillar, which the LORD thy God hateth.
- LXXE
- Thou shalt not set up for thyself a pillar, which the Lord thy God hates.
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- וְלֹֽא־תָקִ֥ים לְךָ֖ מַצֵּבָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׂנֵ֖א יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃
- LXX-Br
- Οὐ στήσεις σεαυτῷ στήλην, ἃ ἐμίσησε Κύριος ὁ Θεός σου.
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IdolatryCalendarPalestine ExplorationStranger and Sojourner (in the Old Testament)PassoverImagesLaw in the Old TestamentCriticismAtonement, Day ofExodus, the Book of
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Cross-references most cited first
- 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.
- Exodus 20:4You 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.
- Jeremiah 44:4Yet I sent you all My servants the prophets again and again, saying: ‘Do not do this detestable thing that I hate.’
- Deuteronomy 12:31You must not worship the LORD your God in this way, because they practice for their gods every abomination which the LORD hates. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods.
- Zechariah 8:17do not plot evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love to swear falsely, for I hate all these things,” declares the LORD.
- Revelation 2:15In the same way, some of you also hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.
- Revelation 2:6But you have this to your credit: You hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
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