Deuteronomy 12:3

And ye shall overthrow their altars, and break their pillars, and burn their groves with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images of their gods, and destroy the names of them out of that place.

And ye shall overthrow {H5422} their altars {H4196}, and break {H7665} their pillars {H4676}, and burn {H8313} their groves {H842} with fire {H784}; and ye shall hew down {H1438} the graven images {H6456} of their gods {H430}, and destroy {H6} the names {H8034} of them out of that place {H4725}.

Break down their altars, smash their standing-stones to pieces, burn up their sacred poles completely and cut down the carved images of their gods. Exterminate their name from that place.

Tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, burn up their Asherah poles, cut down the idols of their gods, and wipe out their names from every place.

and ye shall break down their altars, and dash in pieces their pillars, and burn their Asherim with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images of their gods; and ye shall destroy their name out of that place.

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Cross-References

  • Numbers 33:52 (5 votes)

    Then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their pictures, and destroy all their molten images, and quite pluck down all their high places:

  • Judges 2:2 (5 votes)

    And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed my voice: why have ye done this?

  • Zechariah 13:2 (4 votes)

    And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, [that] I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered: and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out of the land.

  • Psalms 16:4 (4 votes)

    Their sorrows shall be multiplied [that] hasten [after] another [god]: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips.

  • Deuteronomy 7:5 (3 votes)

    But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall destroy their altars, and break down their images, and cut down their groves, and burn their graven images with fire.

  • Exodus 23:13 (3 votes)

    And in all [things] that I have said unto you be circumspect: and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth.

  • Hosea 2:17 (2 votes)

    For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name.