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Holman Bible
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
International Standard Version
"You are not to craft for yourselves an idol or anything resembling what is in the skies above, or on earth beneath, or in the water sources under the earth.
A Conservative Version
Thou shall not make to thee a graven image, nor any likeness [of anything] that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
American Standard Version
Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, nor any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
Amplified
“You shall not make for yourself any idol, or any likeness (form, manifestation) of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth [as an object to worship].
Bible in Basic English
You are not to make an image or picture of anything in heaven or on the earth or in the waters under the earth:
Darby Translation
Thou shalt not make thyself any graven image, or any form of what is in the heavens above, or what is in the earth beneath, or what is in the waters under the earth:
Julia Smith Translation
Thou shalt not make to thee a carved image, and every appearance that is in the heavens above, and that is in the earth beneath, and that is in the water under the earth.
King James 2000
You shall not make unto yourself any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
Lexham Expanded Bible
"You shall not make for yourself a divine image [with] any form that [is] in the heavens above or that [is] in the earth below or that [is] in the water below the earth.
Modern King James verseion
You shall not make to yourselves any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in the heavens above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"Thou shalt make thee no graven image, neither any similitude that is in heaven above, either in the earth beneath, or in the water that is beneath the earth.
NET Bible
"You shall not make for yourself a carved image or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above or that is on the earth beneath or that is in the water below.
New Heart English Bible
"You shall not make for yourselves an idol, nor any image of anything that is in the heavens above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
The Emphasized Bible
Thou shalt not make to thee an image, or any form, that is in the heavens above, - or that is in the earth beneath, - or that is in the waters beneath the earth:
Webster
Thou shalt not make to thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
World English Bible
"You shall not make for yourselves an idol, nor any image of anything that is in the heavens above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
Youngs Literal Translation
Thou dost not make to thyself a graven image, or any likeness which is in the heavens above, or which is in the earth beneath, or which is in the waters under the earth.
Themes
Bowing » What not to bow down before
Commandment » The ten commandments
The ten commandments » Enumerated
Fishes » No likeness of, to be made for worship
Hate » Those that hate the lord
Idol » Manufacture of, forbidden
Idolatry » The jews » Forbidden to practice
Idolatry » All forms of, forbidden by the law of moses
The law of God » Given » To the israelites
Punishment » Design of » To secure obedience
Topics
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'erets
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References
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 20:4
Prayers for Exodus 20:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Ten Commandments
3
Names
Cross References
Leviticus 26:1
“Do not make idols for yourselves,
Deuteronomy 4:15-19
“For your own good, be extremely careful—because you did not see any form on the day the Lord spoke to you out of the fire at Horeb—
Deuteronomy 27:15
And all the people will reply, ‘Amen!’
Psalm 97:7
those who boast in idols, will be put to shame.
All the gods
Leviticus 19:4
Do not turn to idols
Acts 17:29
Being God’s offspring then, we shouldn’t think that the divine nature is like gold or silver or stone, an image fashioned by human art and imagination.
Exodus 32:1
When the people saw that Moses delayed in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said to him, “Come, make us a god
Exodus 32:8
They have quickly turned from the way I commanded them; they have made for themselves an image of a calf. They have bowed down to it, sacrificed to it, and said, ‘Israel, this is your God,
Exodus 32:23
They said to me, ‘Make us a god
Exodus 34:17
“Do not make cast images
Deuteronomy 4:23-25
Be careful not to forget the covenant of the Lord your God that He made with you, and make an idol for yourselves in the shape of anything He has forbidden you.
Deuteronomy 5:8
1 Kings 12:28
So the king sought advice.
Then he made two golden calves, and he said to the people, “Going to Jerusalem is too difficult for you. Israel, here is your God
2 Chronicles 33:7
Manasseh
Psalm 115:4-8
made by human hands.
Psalm 135:15-18
made by human hands.
Isaiah 40:18-20
What likeness will you compare Him to?
Isaiah 42:8
I will not give My glory to another
or My praise to idols.
Isaiah 42:17
those who trust in idols
and say to metal-plated images:
You are our gods!
Isaiah 44:9-20
and what they treasure does not profit.
Their witnesses do not see or know anything,
so they will be put to shame.
Isaiah 45:16
the makers of idols go in humiliation together.
Isaiah 46:5-8
Who will you measure Me with,
so that we should be like each other?
Jeremiah 10:3-5
Someone cuts down a tree from the forest;
it is worked by the hands of a craftsman with a chisel.
Jeremiah 10:8-9
instructed by worthless idols
made of wood!
Jeremiah 10:14-16
Every goldsmith is put to shame
by his carved image,
for his cast images are a lie;
there is no breath in them.
Ezekiel 8:10
I went in and looked, and there engraved all around the wall was every form of detestable thing, crawling creatures and beasts, as well as all the idols of the house of Israel.
Acts 19:26-35
You both see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in almost all of Asia, this man Paul has persuaded and misled a considerable number of people by saying that gods made by hand are not gods!
Romans 1:23
and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man, birds, four-footed animals, and reptiles.
Revelation 9:20
The rest of the people, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands to stop worshiping demons
Revelation 13:14-15
He deceives those who live on the earth
Revelation 14:9-11
And a third angel
Revelation 16:2
The first went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and severely painful sores