Thematic Bible




Thematic Bible




Make for yourselves no gods of metal.


Make for yourselves no gods of metal.

Do not go after false gods, and do not make metal images of gods for yourselves: I am the Lord your God.


And he took the gold from them and, hammering it with an instrument, he made it into the metal image of a young ox: and they said, This is your god, O Israel, who took you out of the land of Egypt.

Even now they are turned away from the rule I gave them, and have made themselves a metal ox and given worship to it and offerings, saying, This is your god, O Israel, who took you up out of the land of Egypt.

And the Lord said to me, Get up now, and go down quickly from this place; for the people you have taken out of Egypt have given themselves over to evil; they have quickly been turned from the way in which I gave them orders to go; they have made themselves a metal image.

Make for yourselves no gods of metal.

Do not go after false gods, and do not make metal images of gods for yourselves: I am the Lord your God.


The images of their gods are to be burned with fire: have no desire for the gold and silver on them, and do not take it for yourselves, for it will be a danger to you: it is a thing disgusting to the Lord your God:

Then Jacob said to all his people, Put away the strange gods which are among you, and make yourselves clean, and put on a change of clothing:





But take care that your hearts are not turned to false ways so that you become servants and worshippers of other gods;

Make for yourselves no gods of metal.

You are not to put up stone pillars, for they are hated by the Lord your God.

There is to be no strange god among you; you are not to give worship to any other god.