Deuteronomy 4:18

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

And don’t make an idol that looks like anything that crawls on the ground or like a fish in the sea.

Cross References

Genesis 1:21

So God created the large sea animals. He created all the many living things in the sea and every kind of bird that flies in the air. And God saw that this was good.

Deuteronomy 4:17

or like an animal on the earth, or like a bird that flies in the sky.

Deuteronomy 4:19

And be careful when you look up to the sky and see the sun, the moon, and the stars—all the many things in the sky. Be careful that you are not tempted to worship and serve them. The Lord your God lets the other people in the world do this.

Ezekiel 8:10

So I went in and looked. I saw statues of all kinds of reptiles and animals that you hate to think about. The statues were the filthy idols that the people of Israel worshiped. There were pictures of those animals carved all around on every wall!