Deuteronomy 9:16

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And I saw that you had done evil against the Lord, and had made for yourselves a metal image of a young ox: you had quickly been turned from the way in which the Lord had given you orders to go.

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Referenced Verses

  • Exod 32:19 : 19 And when he came near the tents he saw the image of the ox, and the people dancing; and in his wrath Moses let the stones go from his hands, and they were broken at the foot of the mountain.
  • Acts 7:40-41 : 40 And saying to Aaron, Make us gods to go before us: as for this Moses, who took us out of the land of Egypt, we have no idea what has become of him. 41 And they made the image of a young ox in those days, and made an offering to it, and had joy in the work of their hands.

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  • Deut 9:10-13
    4 verses
    84%

    10And the Lord gave me the two stones with writing on them done by the finger of God: on them were recorded all the words which the Lord said to you on the mountain out of the heart of the fire, on the day of the great meeting.

    11Then at the end of forty days and forty nights the Lord gave me those stones, the stones of the agreement.

    12And the Lord said to me, Get up now, and go down quickly from this place; for the people you have taken out of Egypt have given themselves over to evil; they have quickly been turned from the way in which I gave them orders to go; they have made themselves a metal image.

    13And then the Lord said to me, I have seen that this people is stiff-necked:

  • Exod 32:7-9
    3 verses
    83%

    7And the Lord said to Moses, Go down quickly; for your people, whom you took out of the land of Egypt, are turned to evil ways;

    8Even now they are turned away from the rule I gave them, and have made themselves a metal ox and given worship to it and offerings, saying, This is your god, O Israel, who took you up out of the land of Egypt.

    9And the Lord said to Moses, I have been watching this people, and I see that they are a stiff-necked people.

  • Deut 9:17
    82%

    17And I let the stones go from my hands, and they were broken before your eyes.

  • Deut 9:15
    82%

    15So turning round I came down from the mountain, and the mountain was burning with fire; and the two stones of the agreement were in my hands.

  • Neh 9:18
    82%

    18Even when they had made for themselves an ox of metal, and said, This is your God who took you up out of Egypt, and had done so much to make you angry;

  • Deut 9:20-22
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    80%

    20And the Lord, in his wrath, would have put Aaron to death: and I made prayer for Aaron at the same time.

    21And I took your sin, the image which you had made, and put it in the fire and had it hammered and crushed very small till it was only dust: and the dust I put in the stream flowing down from the mountain.

    22Again at Taberah and at Massah and at Kibroth-hattaavah you made the Lord angry.

  • Exod 32:19-21
    3 verses
    78%

    19And when he came near the tents he saw the image of the ox, and the people dancing; and in his wrath Moses let the stones go from his hands, and they were broken at the foot of the mountain.

    20And he took the ox which they had made, burning it in the fire and crushing it to powder, and he put it in the water and made the children of Israel take a drink of it.

    21And Moses said to Aaron, What did the people do to you that you let this great sin come on them?

  • Exod 32:23-25
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    23For they said to me, Make us a god to go before us: as for this Moses, who took us up out of the land of Egypt, we have no idea what has come to him.

    24Then I said to them, Whoever has any gold, let him take it off; so they gave it to me, and I put it in the fire, and this image of an ox came out.

    25And Moses saw that the people were out of control, for Aaron had let them loose to their shame before their haters:

  • Ps 106:19
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    19They made a young ox in Horeb, and gave worship to an image of gold.

  • Exod 32:4
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    4And he took the gold from them and, hammering it with an instrument, he made it into the metal image of a young ox: and they said, This is your god, O Israel, who took you out of the land of Egypt.

  • Acts 7:41
    75%

    41And they made the image of a young ox in those days, and made an offering to it, and had joy in the work of their hands.

  • Deut 9:8
    75%

    8Again in Horeb you made the Lord angry, and in his wrath he would have put an end to you.

  • Deut 10:4-5
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    75%

    4And he put on the stones, as in the first writing, the ten rules which the Lord gave you on the mountain out of the fire on the day of the great meeting: and the Lord gave the stones to me.

    5And turning round I came down from the mountain and put the stones in the ark which I had made; and there they are as the Lord gave me orders.

  • 1 Kgs 14:9
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    9But you have done evil more than any before you, and have made for yourself other gods, and images of metal, moving me to wrath, and turning your back on me.

  • Deut 29:17
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    17And you have seen their disgusting doings, and the images of wood and stone and silver and gold which were among them:)

  • Lev 19:4
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    4Do not go after false gods, and do not make metal images of gods for yourselves: I am the Lord your God.

  • Deut 9:24
    73%

    24From the day when I first had knowledge of you, you have gone against the word of the Lord.

  • Exod 32:31
    73%

    31Then Moses went back to the Lord and said, This people has done a great sin, making themselves a god of gold;

  • Exod 32:35
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    35And the Lord sent punishment on the people because they gave worship to the ox which Aaron made.

  • Num 15:22
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    22And if in error you go against any of these laws which the Lord has given to Moses,

  • 2 Kgs 17:16
    73%

    16And turning their backs on all the orders which the Lord had given them, they made for themselves images of metal, and the image of Asherah, worshipping all the stars of heaven and becoming servants to Baal.

  • Deut 4:15
    72%

    15So keep watch on yourselves with care; for you saw no form of any sort on the day when the voice of the Lord came to you in Horeb out of the heart of the fire:

  • Josh 23:16
    72%

    16If the agreement of the Lord your God, which was given to you by his orders, is broken, and you become the servants of other gods and give them worship, then the wrath of the Lord will be burning against you, and you will quickly be cut off from the good land which he has given you.

  • 2 Kgs 17:12
    72%

    12And they made themselves servants of disgusting things, though the Lord had said, You are not to do this.

  • Ezek 20:7
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    7And I said to them, Let every man among you put away the disgusting things to which his eyes are turned, and do not make yourselves unclean with the images of Egypt; I am the Lord your God.

  • Deut 10:1
    72%

    1At that time the Lord said to me, Make two other stones, cut like the first two, and come up to me on the mountain, and make an ark of wood.

  • Deut 4:3
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    3Your eyes have seen what the Lord did because of Baal-peor: for destruction came from the Lord on all those among you who went after Baal-peor.

  • Jer 34:18
    72%

    18And I will give the men who have gone against my agreement and have not given effect to the words of the agreement which they made before me, when the ox was cut in two and they went between the parts of it,

  • Deut 5:5
    71%

    5(I was between the Lord and you at that time, to make clear to you the word of the Lord: because, through fear of the fire, you did not go up the mountain;) saying,

  • Ezek 16:17
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    17And you took the fair jewels, my silver and gold which I had given to you, and made for yourself male images, acting like a loose woman with them;

  • Deut 18:16
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    16In answer to the request you made to the Lord your God in Horeb on the day of the great meeting, when you said, Let not the voice of the Lord my God come to my ears again, and let me not see this great fire any more, or death will overtake me.

  • Neh 9:16
    71%

    16But they and our fathers, in their pride, made their necks stiff, and gave no attention to your orders,

  • 1 Kgs 9:6
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    6But if you are turned from my ways, you or your children, and do not keep my orders and my laws which I have put before you, but go and make yourselves servants to other gods and give them worship: