Deuteronomy 4:23
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Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the Lord your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, which the Lord thy God hath forbidden thee.Be careful that you do not forget the covenant of the LORD your God that He made with you; do not make an idol for yourselves in the form of anything He has forbidden you.
In other translations
Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the Lord your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, which the Lord thy God hath forbidden thee.Be careful that you do not forget the covenant of the LORD your God that He made with you; do not make an idol for yourselves in the form of anything He has forbidden you.
Hebrew words
הִשָּׁמְרוּhishamerutake heedH8104לָכֶםlakhemto yourselvesפֶּן־pen-lestH6435תִּשְׁכְּחוּtishkechuyou should forgetH7911אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853בְּרִיתberit[the] covenant ofH1285יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֱלֹהֵיכֶם'eloheikhemGod yourH430אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834כָּרַתkarathe has madeH3772עִמָּכֶם'imakhemwith youH5973וַעֲשִׂיתֶםva'asitemand you will makeH6213לָכֶםlakhemfor yourselvesפֶּסֶלpeselan imageH6459תְּמוּנַתtemunata form ofH8544כֹּלkolanythingH3605אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834צִוְּךָtzivekhahe commanded youH6680יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֱלֹהֶיךָ׃'eloheikhaGod yourH430
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Related verses
- Deuteronomy 4:9Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons’ sons;Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren.
- Isaiah 24:5The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant.The earth is defiled by its people; they have transgressed the laws; they have overstepped the decrees and broken the everlasting covenant.
- Hebrews 3:12Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God.
- 1 Chronicles 16:15Be ye mindful always of his covenant; the word which he commanded to a thousand generations;Remember His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations—
- Deuteronomy 29:25Then men shall say, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them forth out of the land of Egypt:And the people will answer, ‘It is because they abandoned the covenant of the LORD, the God of their fathers, which He made with them when He brought them out of the land of Egypt.
- Joshua 23:16When ye have transgressed the covenant of the Lord your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the Lord be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you.If you transgress the covenant of the LORD your God, which He commanded you, and go and serve other gods and bow down to them, then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and you will quickly perish from this good land He has given you.”
- Matthew 24:4And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.Jesus answered, “See to it that no one deceives you.
- Ezekiel 16:59For thus saith the Lord God; I will even deal with thee as thou hast done, which hast despised the oath in breaking the covenant.For this is what the Lord GOD says: I will deal with you according to your deeds, since you have despised the oath by breaking the covenant.
- Deuteronomy 31:20For when I shall have brought them into the land which I sware unto their fathers, that floweth with milk and honey; and they shall have eaten and filled themselves, and waxen fat; then will they turn unto other gods, and serve them, and provoke me, and break my covenant.When I have brought them into the land that I swore to give their fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey, they will eat their fill and prosper. Then they will turn to other gods and worship them, and they will reject Me and break My covenant.
- Deuteronomy 27:9And Moses and the priests the Levites spake unto all Israel, saying, Take heed, and hearken, O Israel; this day thou art become the people of the Lord thy God.Then Moses and the Levitical priests spoke to all Israel: “Be silent, O Israel, and listen! This day you have become the people of the LORD your God.
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