Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
‘You shall not make for yourselves
King James Version
Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the LORD your God.
Holman Bible
“Do not make idols for yourselves,
International Standard Version
"You are not to make worthless idols, images, or pillars for yourselves, nor set up for yourselves carved images to bow down to them in the land, because I am the LORD your God.
A Conservative Version
Ye shall make for you no idols. Neither shall ye rear up for you a graven image, or a pillar. Neither shall ye place any figured stone in your land, to bow down to it. For I am LORD your God.
American Standard Version
Ye shall make you no idols, neither shall ye rear you up a graven image, or a pillar, neither shall ye place any figured stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am Jehovah your God.
Amplified
Bible in Basic English
Do not make images of false gods, or put up an image cut in stone or a pillar or any pictured stone in your land, to give worship to it; for I am the Lord your God.
Darby Translation
Ye shall make yourselves no idols, neither rear you up for yourselves carved image, or statue, nor shall ye set up a figured stone in your land, to bow down unto it; for I am Jehovah your God.
Julia Smith Translation
Ye shall not make to yourselves vain things, and carving, and a pillar ye shall not set up to you, and a stone of imagery ye shall not give in your land, to worship upon it: for I Jehovah your God.
King James 2000
You shall make no idols nor graven images, neither raise you up a standing image, neither shall you set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the LORD your God.
Lexham Expanded Bible
" 'You shall not make for yourselves idols and divine images, and you shall not raise up stone pillars for yourselves, and you shall not put a sculptured stone in your land in order to worship before it, because I [am] Yahweh your God.
Modern King James verseion
You shall make no idols to yourselves; and you shall not set up for yourselves graven images, or a memorial pillar. And you shall not set up any image of stone in your land in order to bow down to it. For I am Jehovah your God.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Ye shall make you no idols, nor graven image, neither rear you up any pillar, neither ye shall set up any image of stone in your land to bow yourselves thereto: for I am the LORD your God;
NET Bible
"'You must not make for yourselves idols, so you must not set up for yourselves a carved image or a pillar, and you must not place a sculpted stone in your land to bow down before it, for I am the Lord your God.
New Heart English Bible
"'You shall make for yourselves no idols, neither shall you raise up an engraved image or a pillar, neither shall you place any figured stone in your land, to bow down to it: for I am the LORD your God.
The Emphasized Bible
Ye shall not make unto you idols, - neither image nor pillar, shall ye set up for yourselves, nor sculptured stone, shall ye place in your land, to bow yourselves down thereunto,-For, I Yahweh, am your God.
Webster
Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down to it: for I am the LORD your God.
World English Bible
"'You shall make for yourselves no idols, neither shall you raise up an engraved image or a pillar, neither shall you place any figured stone in your land, to bow down to it: for I am Yahweh your God.
Youngs Literal Translation
Ye do not make to yourselves idols; and graven image or standing image ye do not set up to yourselves; and a stone of imagery ye do not put in your land, to bow yourselves to it; for I am Jehovah your God.
Themes
Abhorrence » of the Lord » shall not » abhor
Bowing » What not to bow down before
Covenant » Who the lord keeps covenant with
Idol » Made of » Wood and stone
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Leviticus 26:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Blessings For Obedience
1 ‘You shall not make for yourselves
Cross References
Leviticus 19:4
Do not turn to worthless gods or cast metal idols. Never make any gods for yourselves. I am Jehovah your God.
Exodus 23:24
Do not worship or serve their gods or follow their practices. You must destroy their gods and crush their sacred stones.
Exodus 20:4-5
Do not make your own carved idols or statues that represent any creature in the sky, on the earth, or in the water.
Exodus 20:23
Do not make for yourselves gods of silver or gold to be worshiped in addition to me.
Numbers 33:52
As you advance, force out all the people who live there. Get rid of all their stone and metal idols, and destroy all their places of worship.
Deuteronomy 16:21-22
When you build the altar for Jehovah your God, never plant beside it any tree dedicated to the goddess Asherah.
Exodus 34:17
Do not make idol gods for yourself.
Deuteronomy 4:16-19
Do not commit the sin of worshiping idols. Do not make idols to be worshiped, whether they are shaped like men, women,
Deuteronomy 5:8-9
Do not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above, or on the earth below, or that is in the waters beneath the earth:
Deuteronomy 27:15
Cursed is the man who makes an idol or a molten image. It is an abomination to Jehovah! It is the secret work of the hands of the craftsman. All the people will answer: Amen.
Psalm 97:7
All those who serve graven images are put to shame. Those who boast themselves in idols and all God-like ones bow down before Him.
Psalm 115:4-8
Their idols are made of silver and gold. Human hands made them.
Isaiah 2:20
That day people will throw their silver and gold idols, that they made for themselves to worship, to the moles and the bats.
Isaiah 44:9-20
All who make idols are nothing. The things they treasure are worthless. Those who would speak up for them are blind. They are shamefully ignorant.
Isaiah 48:5-8
I predicted your future long ago. I announced events before they took place, to keep you from claiming that your idols and images made them happen.
Jeremiah 10:3-8
The people's customs are erroneous and empty. It is wood cut from the forest. It is the work of the hands of a craftsman with a cutting tool.
Acts 17:29
Being then the offspring of God, we should not think that the divine being is like gold, or silver, or stone, a device made by man's design or skill.
Romans 2:22-23
You who say man should not commit adultery do you commit adultery? You who abhors idols do you rob temples?
1 Corinthians 10:19-20
What do I mean? That the idol is anything, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is anything?
Revelation 13:14-15
And he deceives those who dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles he had power to do in the sight of the beast. He says to those who dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast that had the wound by a sword and yet lives.
Revelation 22:15
Outside are the dogs (impure men) and those who practice spiritism, and fornicators, and murderers, and idolaters, and everyone who tells lies.'