Exodus 33:5

New Century Version

This was because the Lord had said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites, ‘You are a stubborn people. If I were to go with you even for a moment, I would destroy you. So take off all your jewelry, and I will decide what to do with you.’ ”

Cross References

Genesis 18:21

I will go down and see if they are as bad as I have heard. If not, I will know.”

Genesis 22:12

The angel said, “Don’t kill your son or hurt him in any way. Now I can see that you trust God and that you have not kept your son, your only son, from me.”

Job 34:20

They can die in a moment, in the middle of the night. They are struck down, and then they pass away; powerful people die without help.

Psalm 139:23

God, examine me and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.

Psalm 73:19

They are destroyed in a moment; they are swept away by terrors.

Exodus 32:9

The Lord said to Moses, “I have seen these people, and I know that they are very stubborn.

Exodus 33:6

So the people of Israel took off their jewelry at Mount Sinai.

Isaiah 22:12

The Lord God All-Powerful told the people to cry and be sad, to shave their heads and wear rough cloth.

Isaiah 48:4

I knew you were stubborn; your neck was like an iron muscle, and your head was like bronze.

Lamentations 4:6

My people have been punished more than Sodom was. Sodom was destroyed suddenly, and no hands reached out to help her.

Joel 2:12

The Lord says, “Even now, come back to me with all your heart. Fast, cry, and be sad.”

Numbers 16:21

“Move away from these men so I can destroy them quickly.”

Acts 7:51

Stephen continued speaking: “You stubborn people! You have not given your hearts to God, nor will you listen to him! You are always against what the Holy Spirit is trying to tell you, just as your ancestors were.

Deuteronomy 8:2

Remember how the Lord your God has led you in the desert for these forty years, taking away your pride and testing you, because he wanted to know what was in your heart. He wanted to know if you would obey his commands.