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12 the Lord your God spoke from the midst of the fire. You heard the sound of words, but you saw no form; there was only a voice.

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12 Then the Lord spoke(A) to you out of the fire. You heard the sound of words but saw no form;(B) there was only a voice.(C)

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15 “Therefore, for your own sake, be very careful, since you did not see any form on the day that the Lord your God spoke to you in Horeb from the midst of the fire. 16 Be careful![a] Otherwise, you will be destroyed when you make carved images for yourself—all sorts of images in the form of man, woman, 17 any animal on earth, any winged bird that flies in the sky, 18 any creeping thing on the ground, or any fish in the sea.[b] 19 Do not gaze toward the heavens and observe the sun, the moon, the stars—the entire array of the sky—with the intent[c] to worship and serve what the Lord your God gave every nation.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 4:16 The Heb. lacks be careful
  2. Deuteronomy 4:18 Lit. in the waters below ground
  3. Deuteronomy 4:19 The Heb. lacks with the intent
  4. Deuteronomy 4:19 I.e. as lights in the night sky; cf. Gen 1:14-18

Idolatry Forbidden

15 You saw no form(A) of any kind the day the Lord spoke to you at Horeb(B) out of the fire. Therefore watch yourselves very carefully,(C) 16 so that you do not become corrupt(D) and make for yourselves an idol,(E) an image of any shape, whether formed like a man or a woman, 17 or like any animal on earth or any bird that flies in the air,(F) 18 or like any creature that moves along the ground or any fish in the waters below. 19 And when you look up to the sky and see the sun,(G) the moon and the stars(H)—all the heavenly array(I)—do not be enticed(J) into bowing down to them and worshiping(K) things the Lord your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven.

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