Exodus 23:21
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Pay attention to him and listen to his voice; do not defy him, for he will not forgive rebellion, since My Name is in him.”
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“Pay attention to him and listen to his voice; do not defy him, for he will not forgive rebellion, since My Name is in him.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Take ye heed before him, and hearken unto his voice; provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgression: for my name is in him.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“be watchful because of his presence, and hearken to his voice, rebel not against him, for he beareth not with your transgression, for My name <FI>is<Fi> in his heart;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Exodus 23:21 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 3:14God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”
- Exodus 6:3I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by My name the LORD I did not make Myself known to them.
- Exodus 32:34Now go, lead the people to the place I described. Behold, My angel shall go before you. But on the day I settle accounts, I will punish them for their sin.”
- Exodus 34:5And the LORD descended in a cloud, stood with him there, and proclaimed His name, the LORD.
- Numbers 14:11And the LORD said to Moses, “How long will this people treat Me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in Me, despite all the signs I have performed among them?
- Numbers 14:35I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will surely do these things to this entire wicked congregation, which has conspired against Me. They will meet their end in the wilderness, and there they will die.”
- Deuteronomy 18:19And I will hold accountable anyone who does not listen to My words that the prophet speaks in My name.
- Joshua 24:19But Joshua said to the people, “You are not able to serve the LORD, for He is a holy God; He is a jealous God; He will not forgive your rebellion or your sins.
- Judges 13:18“Why do you ask my name,” said the angel of the LORD, “since it is beyond comprehension?”
- Psalms 2:12Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion, when His wrath ignites in an instant. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.
- Psalms 72:19And blessed be His glorious name forever; may all the earth be filled with His glory. Amen and amen.
- Psalms 78:40How often they disobeyed Him in the wilderness and grieved Him in the desert!
- Psalms 78:56But they tested and disobeyed God Most High, for they did not keep His decrees.
- Psalms 83:18May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.
- Isaiah 7:14Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.
- Isaiah 9:5For every trampling boot of battle and every garment rolled in blood will be burned as fuel for the fire.
- Isaiah 9:6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
- Isaiah 42:8I am the LORD; that is My name! I will not yield My glory to another or My praise to idols.
- Isaiah 45:6so that all may know, from where the sun rises to where it sets, that there is none but Me; I am the LORD, and there is no other.
- Isaiah 57:15For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.
- Jeremiah 5:7“Why should I forgive you? Your children have forsaken Me and sworn by gods that are not gods. I satisfied their needs, yet they committed adultery and assembled at the houses of prostitutes.
- Jeremiah 23:6In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is His name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.
- Malachi 3:1“Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts.
- Matthew 1:23“Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us”).
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