Deuteronomy 27:15 BSB

Deuteronomy 27:15

‘Cursed is the man who makes a carved idol or molten image—an abomination to the LORD, the work of the hands of a craftsman—and sets it up in secret.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’

BSB

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ASV

Cursed be the man that maketh a graven or molten image, an abomination unto Jehovah, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and setteth it up in secret. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.

KJV

Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the Lord, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.

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Commentary

3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Cursed be the man, etc. - Other laws, previously made, had prohibited all these things; and penal sanctions were necessarily understood; but here God more openly declares that he who breaks them is cursed - falls under the wrath and indignation of his Maker and Judge. See the note on Exo 20:4.

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The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

But how could they say it to the curses? It was both a profession of their faith in the truth of it, and an acknowledgment of the equity of these curses. So that when they said Amen, they did in effect Say, not only, it is certain it shall be so, but it is just it should be so.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Whether it be a graven image or a molten image, it comes all to one, it is an abomination to the Lord, even though it be not set up in public, but in a secret place,--though it be not actually worshipped, nor is it said to be designed for worship, but reserved there with respect and a constant temptation.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
אָר֣וּר	'a.Rur	[is] cursed	H779 →
הָאִ֡ישׁ	ha.'Ish	the person	H376 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר	'a.Sher	who	H834 →
יַעֲשֶׂה֩	ya.'a.Seh	he will make	H6213 →
פֶ֨סֶל	Fe.sel	an image	H6459 →
וּמַסֵּכָ֜ה	u.ma.se.Khah	and a molten image	H4541 →
תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת	to.'a.Vat	<the> abomination of	H8441 →
יְהוָ֗ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
מַעֲשֵׂ֛ה	ma.'a.Seh	[the] work of	H4639 →
יְדֵ֥י	ye.Dei	[the] hands of	H3027 →
חָרָ֖שׁ	cha.Rash	a craftsman	H2796 →
וְשָׂ֣ם	ve.Sam	and he will set [it] up	H7760 →
בַּסָּ֑תֶר	ba.Sa.ter	in <the> secrecy	H5643 →
וְעָנ֧וּ	ve.'a.Nu	and they will answer	H6030 →
כָל־	khol-	all	H3605 →
הָעָ֛ם	ha.'Am	the people	H5971 →
וְאָמְר֖וּ	ve.'a.me.Ru	and they will say	H559 →
אָמֵֽן׃ ס	'a.Men	amen	H543 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Exodus 20:4
You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath.
leads to
- Leviticus 26:1
  “You must not make idols for yourselves or set up a carved image or sacred pillar; you must not place a sculpted stone in your land to bow down to it. For I am…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Leviticus 19:4
  Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves molten gods. I am the LORD your God.
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- Deuteronomy 4:15–19
  So since you saw no form of any kind on the day the LORD spoke to you out of the fire at Horeb, be careful
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Deuteronomy 5:8
  You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath.
- Psalms 97:7
  All worshipers of images are put to shame— those who boast in idols. Worship Him, all you gods!
Through
Deuteronomy 5:8
You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath.
leads to
- Exodus 20:4
  You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath.
Through
Leviticus 26:1
“You must not make idols for yourselves or set up a carved image or sacred pillar; you must not place a sculpted stone in your land to bow down to it. For I am…
leads to
- Exodus 23:24
  You must not bow down to their gods or serve them or follow their practices. Instead, you are to demolish them and smash their sacred stones to pieces.
- Numbers 33:52
  you must drive out before you all the inhabitants of the land, destroy all their carved images and cast idols, and demolish all their high places.

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Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About Deuteronomy

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Where the connections lead

Commentary

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The walk

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About Deuteronomy