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16 So do not corrupt yourselves by making an idol in any form—whether of a man or a woman, 17 an animal on the ground, a bird in the sky, 18 a small animal that scurries along the ground, or a fish in the deepest sea. 19 And when you look up into the sky and see the sun, moon, and stars—all the forces of heaven—don’t be seduced into worshiping them. The Lord your God gave them to all the peoples of the earth. 20 Remember that the Lord rescued you from the iron-smelting furnace of Egypt in order to make you his very own people and his special possession, which is what you are today.

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16 so that you do not become corrupt(A) and make for yourselves an idol,(B) 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,(C) 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,(D) the moon and the stars(E)—all the heavenly array(F)—do not be enticed(G) into bowing down to them and worshiping(H) things the Lord your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven. 20 But as for you, the Lord took you and brought you out of the iron-smelting furnace,(I) out of Egypt,(J) to be the people of his inheritance,(K) as you now are.

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