Deuteronomy 27:15

Cursed [be] the man that maketh [any] graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth [it] in [a] secret [place]. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.

Cursed {H779} be the man {H376} that maketh {H6213} any graven {H6459} or molten image {H4541}, an abomination {H8441} unto the LORD {H3068}, the work {H4639} of the hands {H3027} of the craftsman {H2796}, and putteth {H7760} it in a secret {H5643} place. And all the people {H5971} shall answer {H6030} and say {H559}, Amen {H543}.

"'A curse on anyone who makes a carved or metal image, something ADONAI detests, the handiwork of a craftsman, and sets it up in secret!'All the people are to respond by saying, 'Amen!'

‘Cursed is the man who makes a carved idol or molten image—an abomination to the LORD, the work of the hands of a craftsman—and sets it up in secret.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’

Cursed be the man that maketh a graven or molten image, an abomination unto Jehovah, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and setteth it up in secret. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.

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Cross-References

  • Exodus 34:17 (7 votes)

    Thou shalt make thee no molten gods.

  • Exodus 20:4 (6 votes)

    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:

  • Leviticus 26:1 (5 votes)

    ¶ 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.

  • Leviticus 19:4 (5 votes)

    Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I [am] the LORD your God.

  • Deuteronomy 5:8 (5 votes)

    Thou shalt not make 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 waters beneath the earth:

  • Hosea 13:2 (4 votes)

    And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, [and] idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves.

  • Hosea 13:3 (4 votes)

    Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff [that] is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.