Do not turnto idolsor makefor yourselves moltengods;I am the LORDyour God.
you also have donemoreevilthanallwhowere beforeyou, and have goneand madefor yourself othergodsand moltenimagesto provokeMe to anger,and have castMe behindyour back--
For allthe godsof the peoplesare idols,But the LORDmadethe heavens.
But he walkedin the waysof the kingsof Israel;he alsomademoltenimagesfor the Baals.
You shall not make[other gods] besidesMe; godsof silveror godsof gold,you shall not makefor yourselves.
He took[this] from their hand,and fashionedit with a gravingtooland madeit into a moltencalf;and they said,"Thisis your god,O Israel,whobroughtyou up from the landof Egypt."
"You shall makefor yourself nomoltengods.
For I am the LORDyour God.Consecrateyourselves therefore, and be holy,for I am holy.And you shall not makeyourselvesuncleanwith anyof the swarmingthingsthat swarmon the earth.
In the fifthyearyou are to eatof its fruit,that its yieldmay increasefor you; I am the LORDyour God.
Now whenyou offera sacrificeof peaceofferingsto the LORD,you shall offerit so that you may be accepted.
You shall not makefor yourselves idols,norshall you setup for yourselves an imageor a [sacred] pillar,norshall you placea figuredstonein your landto bowdownto it; for I am the LORDyour God.
Do considerfrom thisdayonward,from the twenty-fourthdayof the ninth[month]; from the daywhenthe templeof the LORDwas founded,consider:
Therefore,my beloved,fleefrom idolatry.
Cursedis the manwhomakesan idolor a moltenimage,an abominationto the LORD,the workof the handsof the craftsman,and sets[it] up in secret.'And allthe peopleshall answerand say,'Amen.'
sothat you do not actcorruptlyand makea gravenimagefor yourselves in the formof anyfigure,the likenessof maleorfemale,
"The gravenimagesof their godsyou are to burnwith fire;you shall not covetthe silveror the goldthat is on them, nortakeit for yourselves, oryou will be snaredby it, for it is an abominationto the LORDyour God.
Little children,guardyourselvesfrom idols.
