Deuteronomy 9:21
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And I took that sinful thing, the calf you had made, and burned it in the fire. Then I crushed it and ground it to powder as fine as dust, and I cast it into the stream that came down from the mountain.”
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“And I took that sinful thing, the calf you had made, and burned it in the fire. Then I crushed it and ground it to powder as fine as dust, and I cast it into the stream that came down from the mountain.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, and ground it very small, even until it was as small as dust: and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that descended out of the mount.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, grinding it very small, until it was as fine as dust: and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that descended out of the mount.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and your sin, which ye have made--the calf--I have taken, and I burn it with fire, and beat it, grinding well till that it <FI>is<Fi> small as dust, and I cast its dust unto the brook which is going down out of the mount.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Deuteronomy 9:21 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 32:20Then he took the calf they had made, burned it in the fire, ground it to powder, and scattered the powder over the face of the water. Then he forced the Israelites to drink it.
- 1 Kings 15:13He also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole and burned it in the Kidron Valley.
- 2 Chronicles 34:7He tore down the altars and Asherah poles, crushed the idols to powder, and cut to pieces all the incense altars throughout the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem.
- Isaiah 2:18and the idols will vanish completely.
- Isaiah 30:22So you will desecrate your silver-plated idols and your gold-plated images. You will throw them away like menstrual cloths, saying to them, “Be gone!”
- Isaiah 31:7For on that day, every one of you will reject the idols of silver and gold that your own hands have sinfully made.
- Hosea 8:11Though Ephraim multiplied the altars for sin, they became his altars for sinning.
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