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Lev. 26:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Yes shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a νstanding image, neither shall ye set up any πimage of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the Lord your God.

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Deut. 16:22• ²²Neither shalt thou set thee up any image; which Jehovah thy God hateth. (Deut. 16:22)

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Deut. 27:15• ¹⁵Cursed, {i}be the man that maketh a graven or molten image, an abomination to Jehovah, a work of the craftsman's hand, and putteth it up secretly! And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.{/i} (Deut. 27:15)

ν

or, pillar

π

a stone of picture, or figured stone

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Ministry on This Verse

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1: Of idolatry.

2: Religiousness.

3-13: A blessing to them that keep the commandments.

14-39: A curse to those that break them.

40-46: God promises to remember them that repent.

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Lev. 19:4• ⁴Ye shall not turn to idols, and ye shall not make to yourselves molten gods: I [am] Jehovah your God. (Lev. 19:4)

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Ex. 20:4‑5,23• ⁴{i}Thou shalt not make thyself any graven image, or any form of what is in the heavens above, or what is in the earth beneath, or what is in the waters under the earth:{/i}
⁵{i}thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them; for I, Jehovah thy God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the sons to the third and to the fourth generation of them that hate me,{/i}
²³{i}Ye shall not make beside me gods of silver, and ye shall not make to you gods of gold.{/i} (Ex. 20:4‑5,23)

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Ex. 23:24• ²⁴{i}Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their deeds; but thou shalt utterly destroy them, and utterly shatter their statues.{/i} (Ex. 23:24)

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Ex. 34:17• ¹⁷{i}—Thou shalt make thyself no molten gods.{/i} (Ex. 34:17)

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Deut. 4:16‑19• ¹⁶{i}lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the form of any figure, the pattern of male or female,{/i}
¹⁷{i}the pattern of any beast that is on the earth, the pattern of any winged fowl that flieth in the heaven,{/i}
¹⁸{i}the pattern of anything that creepeth on the ground, the pattern of any fish that is in the waters under the earth;{/i}
¹⁹{i}and lest thou lift up thine eyes to the heavens, and see the sun, and the moon, and the stars, the whole host of heaven, and be drawn away and bow down to them and serve them, which Jehovah thy God hath assigned unto all peoples under the whole heaven.{/i} (Deut. 4:16‑19)

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Deut. 5:8‑9• ⁸{i}Thou shalt not make thyself any graven image, any form of what is in the heavens above, or what is in the earth beneath, or what is in the waters under the earth:{/i}
⁹{i}thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them; for I, Jehovah thy God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the sons, and upon the third and upon the fourth generation of them that hate me,{/i} (Deut. 5:8‑9)

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Deut. 16:21‑22• ²¹Thou shalt not plant a grove of any trees near unto the altar of Jehovah thy God, which thou shalt make thee.
²²Neither shalt thou set thee up any image; which Jehovah thy God hateth. (Deut. 16:21‑22)

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Deut. 27:15• ¹⁵Cursed, {i}be the man that maketh a graven or molten image, an abomination to Jehovah, a work of the craftsman's hand, and putteth it up secretly! And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.{/i} (Deut. 27:15)

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Psa. 97:7• ⁷Ashamed be all that serve graven images,{HR}That boast themselves of idols!{HR}Worship him, all ye gods ! (Psa. 97:7)

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Psa. 115:4‑8• ⁴Their idols [are] silver and gold,{HR}Work of hands of man.
⁵A mouth have they, and they speak not;{HR}Eyes have they, and they see not;
⁶Ears they have, and they hear not;{HR}A nose have they, and they smell not;
⁷They have hands, and they feel not;{HR}They have feet, and they walk not;{HR}They utter not with their throat.
⁸Like them are those making them,{HR}Every one who confideth in them. (Psa. 115:4‑8)

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Isa. 2:20• ²⁰In that day a man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made for him to worship, to the moles and to the bats; (Isa. 2:20)

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Isa. 44:9‑20• ⁹They that make a graven image [are] all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they [are] their own witnesses: they see not, nor know, that they may be ashamed.
¹⁰Who hath formed a god, or molten a graven image [that] is profitable for nothing?
¹¹Behold, all his fellows shall be ashamed; and the workmen [are] but men. Let them all be gathered together, let them stand up; they shall fear, they shall be ashamed together.
¹²The smith [hath] tongs, and worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with his strong arm; but he is hungry and his strength faileth; he drinketh no water, and is faint.
¹³The carpenter stretcheth out a line; he marketh it out with chalk; he fitteth it with adzes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of man, to remain in the house.
¹⁴When he heweth him down cedars, he also taketh a holm-oak and a terebinth, and he maketh one strong for himself among the trees of the forest; he planteth a mountain-ash, and the rain nourisheth [it].
¹⁵And it shall be for a man to burn; and he taketh thereof, and warmeth himself; he kindleth [it] also, and baketh bread; he maketh also a god, and worshippeth [it]; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto.
¹⁶He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh, he roasteth roast, and is satisfied: yea, he warmeth [himself], and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the light.
¹⁷And with the residue thereof he maketh a god, his graven image; he falleth down unto it, and worshippeth [it], and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou [art] my god.
¹⁸They have no knowledge and understand not: for he hath plastered their eyes, that they see not; [and] their hearts that they understand not.
¹⁹And none taketh it to his heart, neither [is there] knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire, and also have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten [it]: and with the residue thereof shall I make an abomination? shall I bow down to a block of wood?
²⁰He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, [Is there] not a lie in my right hand? (Isa. 44:9‑20)

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Isa. 48:5‑8• ⁵therefore I have declared [them] to thee from of old, before they came to pass I showed thee, lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image hath commanded them.
⁶Thou hast heard; behold all this; and ye, will ye not declare [it]? I have shown thee new things from this time, and hidden things, which thou hast not known.
⁷They are created now, and not from of old; and before this day thou heardest them not, lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them.
⁸Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from of old thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou didst deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb. (Isa. 48:5‑8)

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Jer. 10:3‑8• ³For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.
⁴They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.
⁵They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.
⁶Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O Jehovah; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.
⁷Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? {i}For to thee doth it appertain; for among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee.{/i}
⁸{i}But they are one and all senseless and foolish; the teaching of vanities is a stock.{/i} (Jer. 10:3‑8)

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Acts 17:29• ²⁹Being therefore God's off-spring, we ought not to think that the divinity is like gold, or silver or stone, graven by art and device of man. (Acts 17:29)

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Rom. 2:22‑23• ²²thou that sayest not to commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?
²³Thou who boastest in law, through the transgression of the law dost thou dishonour God? (Rom. 2:22‑23)

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1 Cor. 10:19‑20• ¹⁹What say I then? that an idol-sacrifice is anything, or that an idol is anything?
²⁰but that what they sacrifice, they sacrificed to demons, and not to God; and I wish you not to be in fellowship with demons. (1 Cor. 10:19‑20)

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Rev. 13:14‑15• ¹⁴and he deceiveth those that dwell on the earth because of the signs which it was given him to do before the beast, saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, who hath the wound of the sword and lived.
¹⁵And it was given him to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause [that] as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. (Rev. 13:14‑15)

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Rev. 22:15• ¹⁵Without {i}are{/i} the dogs and the sorcerers and the fornicators and the murderers and the idolaters and every one that loveth and practiceth a lie. (Rev. 22:15)

standing image.

or, pillar.

image of stone.

or, figuredstone.

Heb. a stone of picture.

• Thus the government of God, resulting in His return in grace to His unconditional promise and (earthly) purpose are given to us in chapter 26, and the absolute title of Jehovah in chapter 27. --Chapter 26 is, in fact, a parenthesis showing God’s ways, with return to His promise in grace; --Chapter 25, man’s redeeming, if he could, or his kinsman; --Chapter 27, God’s absolute title. (“Leviticus 27” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Ye shall make yourselves no idols, neither rear you up for yourselves carved image, or statue, nor shall ye set up a figured stone in your land, to bow down unto it; for I am Jehovah your God.

W. Kelly Translation

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Ye shall make yourselves no idols, nor rear yourselves carved image or statue, nor shall ye set up a figured stone in your land, to bow down unto it; for I [am] Jehovah your God.