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The LORD Renews the Covenant

Exodus 34:14

In 11 translations

BSB
For you must not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.
KJV
For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:
WEB
for you shall worship no other god; for Yahweh, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.
ASV
(for thou shalt worship no other god: for Jehovah, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God);
LSV
for you do not bow yourselves to another god—for YHWH, whose Name [is] Zealous, is a zealous God.
YLT
for ye do not bow yourselves to another god — for Jehovah, whose name [is] Zealous, is a zealous God.
DBY
For thou shalt worship no other God; for Jehovah — Jealous is his name — is a jealous God;ElEl
DRC
Adore not any strange god. The Lord his name is Jealous, he is a jealous God.
GNV
(For thou shalt bow downe to none other god, because the Lord, whose Name is Ielous, is a ielous God)
JPS
For thou shalt bow down to no other god; for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God;
LXXE
For ye shall not worship strange gods, for the Lord God, a jealous name, is a jealous God;

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Original-language editions

WLC
כִּ֛י לֹ֥א תִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה לְאֵ֣ל אַחֵ֑ר כִּ֤י יְהוָה֙ קַנָּ֣א שְׁמ֔וֹ אֵ֥ל קַנָּ֖א הֽוּא׃
LXX-Br
Οὐ γὰρ μὴ προσκυνήσητε θεοῖς ἑτέροις· ὁ γὰρ Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς, ζηλωτὸν ὄνομα, Θεὸς ζηλωτής ἐστι.

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  • Deuteronomy 4:24For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.
  • Deuteronomy 32:21They have provoked My jealousy by that which is not God; they have enraged Me with their worthless idols. So I will make them jealous by those who are not a people; I will make them angry by a nation without…
  • 1 Corinthians 10:22Are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?
  • Nahum 1:2The LORD is a jealous and avenging God; the LORD is avenging and full of wrath. The LORD takes vengeance on His foes and reserves wrath for His enemies.
  • Matthew 4:10“Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus declared. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”
  • Exodus 20:3–5You shall have no other gods before Me. 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…
  • Deuteronomy 29:20The LORD will never be willing to forgive him. Instead, His anger and jealousy will burn against that man, and every curse written in this book will fall upon him. The LORD will blot out his name from under heaven
  • Deuteronomy 6:15For the LORD your God, who is among you, is a jealous God. Otherwise the anger of the LORD your God will be kindled against you, and He will wipe you off the face of the earth.
  • Isaiah 9:6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
  • Deuteronomy 32:16They provoked His jealousy with foreign gods; they enraged Him with abominations.
  • Exodus 34:5–7And the LORD descended in a cloud, stood with him there, and proclaimed His name, the LORD. Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger,…
  • Isaiah 57:15For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive…
  • Joshua 24:19But Joshua said to the people, “You are not able to serve the LORD, for He is a holy God; He is a jealous God; He will not forgive your rebellion or your sins.
  • Deuteronomy 5:7You shall have no other gods before Me.
  • Deuteronomy 5:24and you said, “Behold, the LORD our God has shown us His glory and greatness, and we have heard His voice out of the fire. Today we have seen that a man can live even if God speaks with him.
  • Exodus 33:19“I will cause all My goodness to pass before you,” the LORD replied, “and I will proclaim My name—the LORD—in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”

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