Exodus 20:4-6
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4 “(A)You shall not make for yourself [a]an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath, or in the water under the earth. 5 (B)You shall not worship them nor serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a (C)jealous God, (D)inflicting the [b]punishment of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me, 6 but showing [c]favor to (E)thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.
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- Exodus 20:4 Or a carved image
- Exodus 20:5 I.e., punishment for the wrongdoing
- Exodus 20:6 Or faithfulness
Exodus 20:4-6
New International Version
4 “You shall not make for yourself an image(A) in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. 5 You shall not bow down to them or worship(B) them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God,(C) punishing the children for the sin of the parents(D) to the third and fourth generation(E) of those who hate me, 6 but showing love to a thousand(F) generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.
Leviticus 26:1
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Blessings of Obedience
26 ‘You shall not make for yourselves (A)idols, nor shall you set up for yourselves (B)a carved image or (C)a memorial stone, nor shall you place a (D)figured stone in your land to bow down [a]to it; for I am the Lord your God.
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- Leviticus 26:1 Lit over
Leviticus 26:1
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Reward for Obedience
26 “‘Do not make idols(A) or set up an image(B) or a sacred stone(C) for yourselves, and do not place a carved stone(D) in your land to bow down before it. I am the Lord your God.
Deuteronomy 4:15-18
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15 “So (A)be very careful [a]yourselves, since you did not see any (B)form on the day the Lord spoke to you at Horeb from the midst of the fire, 16 so that you do not (C)act corruptly and (D)make a carved image for yourselves in the form of any figure, a representation of male or female, 17 a representation of any animal that is on the earth, a representation of (E)any winged bird that flies in the sky, 18 a representation of anything that crawls on the ground, or a representation of any fish that is in the water below the earth.
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- Deuteronomy 4:15 Or for your own lives
Deuteronomy 4:15-18
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Idolatry Forbidden
15 You saw no form(A) of any kind the day the Lord spoke to you at Horeb(B) out of the fire. Therefore watch yourselves very carefully,(C) 16 so that you do not become corrupt(D) and make for yourselves an idol,(E) an image of any shape, whether formed like a man or a woman, 17 or like any animal on earth or any bird that flies in the air,(F) 18 or like any creature that moves along the ground or any fish in the waters below.
Deuteronomy 27:15
New American Standard Bible
15 ‘Cursed is the person who makes (A)a carved image or cast metal image, an abomination to the Lord, the work of the hands of a craftsman, and sets it up in secret.’ And (B)all the people shall reply and say, ‘Amen.’
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Deuteronomy 27:15
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Psalm 97:7
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7 May all those be ashamed who serve (A)carved images,
Who boast in (B)idols;
[a](C)Worship Him, all you [b]gods.
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- Psalm 97:7 Or All the gods have worshiped Him
- Psalm 97:7 Or supernatural powers
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