Exodus 32:8
They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them, they have made for themselves—a molten calf, and have bowed themselves down thereto and have sacrificed thereto, and have said. These, are thy gods, O Israel, who have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
9So then Yahweh said unto Moses,—I have looked on this people, and lo! a stiff-necked people, it is.
Cross References
Exodus 20:3Thou shalt not have other gods besides me.
Exodus 20:23Ye shall not make [aught] beside me,—neither gods of silver, nor gods of gold, shall ye make to yourselves.
Exodus 32:4And he received [the gold] at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, and made it a molten calf, and they said—These, are thy gods, O Israel, who brought thee up, out of the land of Egypt.
Joshua 22:15So they came in unto the sons of Reuben and unto the sons of Gad and unto the half tribe of Manasseh, within the land of Gilead,—and spake with them, saying:
Judges 8:24And Gideon said unto them—I would make to you a request, Give me, then, every man the nose-ring of his spoil. For they had, nose-rings of gold, for, Ishmaelites, they were.
Nehemiah 9:18Yea, although they made them a molten calf, and said, This, is thy God, that brought thee up out of Egypt,—and wrought great insults,
Matthew Henry on Exodus 32:8-15
The Intercession of Moses. ( b. c. 1491.) 7 And the Lord said unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves: 8 They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. 9 And the Lord said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a… Read the whole commentary →