Deuteronomy 27:15
Cursed, be the man that maketh an image—cut or molten—an abomination unto Yahweh the work of the hands of the craftsman and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall respond and say—Amen.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
14Then shall the Levites respond and say unto every man of Israel with voice uplifted:—
Cross References
Genesis 9:25And he said, Accursed be Canaan,—a servant of servants, shall he be to his brethren!
Genesis 31:34Now Rachel, had taken the household gods and put them in the basket-saddle of the camel, and taken her seat upon them. And Laban felt about throughout all the tent, and found them not.
Exodus 20:23Ye shall not make [aught] beside me,—neither gods of silver, nor gods of gold, shall ye make to yourselves.
Exodus 34:17Molten gods, shalt thou not make to thee.
Leviticus 26:1Ye 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.
Deuteronomy 4:16lest ye should break faith, and make you an image, a form of any likeness,—a model of male or female;
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 27:12-26
The Curses from Ebal. ( b. c. 1451.) 11 And Moses charged the people the same day, saying, 12 These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when ye are come over Jordan; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin: 13 And these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse; Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali. 14 And the Levites shall speak, and say unto all the men of Israel with a loud voice, 15 Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination… Read the whole commentary →