Font Size
Deuteronomy 9:12-14
New American Standard Bible
Deuteronomy 9:12-14
New American Standard Bible
12 (A)Then the Lord said to me, ‘Arise, go down from here quickly, because your people, whom you brought out of Egypt, have behaved corruptly. They have (B)quickly turned aside from the way that I commanded them; they have made a cast metal image for themselves.’ 13 The (C)Lord also said to [a]me, ‘I have seen this people, and indeed, it is a [b](D)stubborn people. 14 (E)Leave Me alone, that I may destroy them and (F)wipe out their name from under heaven; and I will make of you a nation mightier and greater than they.’
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Deuteronomy 9:13 Lit me, saying
- Deuteronomy 9:13 Lit stiff-necked
Deuteronomy 9:12-14
New King James Version
Deuteronomy 9:12-14
New King James Version
12 “Then the Lord said to me, (A)‘Arise, go down quickly from here, for your people whom you brought out of Egypt have acted corruptly; they have (B)quickly turned aside from the way which I commanded them; they have made themselves a molded image.’
13 “Furthermore (C)the Lord spoke to me, saying, ‘I have seen this people, and indeed (D)they are a [a]stiff-necked people. 14 (E)Let Me alone, that I may destroy them and (F)blot out their name from under heaven; (G)and I will make of you a nation mightier and greater than they.’
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Deuteronomy 9:13 stubborn or rebellious
Deuteronomy 9:12-14
New International Version
Deuteronomy 9:12-14
New International Version
12 Then the Lord told me, “Go down from here at once, because your people whom you brought out of Egypt have become corrupt.(A) They have turned away quickly(B) from what I commanded them and have made an idol for themselves.”
13 And the Lord said to me, “I have seen this people(C), and they are a stiff-necked people indeed! 14 Let me alone,(D) so that I may destroy them and blot out(E) their name from under heaven.(F) And I will make you into a nation stronger and more numerous than they.”
Deuteronomy 9:12-14
English Standard Version
Deuteronomy 9:12-14
English Standard Version
12 Then the Lord said to me, (A)‘Arise, go down quickly from here, for your people whom you have brought from Egypt have acted corruptly. They have (B)turned aside quickly out of the way that I commanded them; they have made themselves a metal image.’
The Golden Calf
13 (C)“Furthermore, the Lord said to me, ‘I have seen this people, and behold, it is (D)a stubborn people. 14 (E)Let me alone, that I may destroy them and (F)blot out their name from under heaven. And (G)I will make of you a nation mightier and greater than they.’
Read full chapter
New American Standard Bible (NASB) 
New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved.
New King James Version (NKJV) 
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
New International Version (NIV) 
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.
English Standard Version (ESV) 
The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. ESV Text Edition: 2025.