⁴ “‘Do not turn to idols or make metal gods for yourselves.^(A) I am the Lord your God.^(B)

⁴ “Will you judge them? Will you judge them, son of man? Then confront them with the detestable practices of their ancestors^(A)

²³ Also with uplifted hand I swore to them in the wilderness that I would disperse them among the nations and scatter^(A) them through the countries,

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.