Exodus 32:18

New English Translation

Moses said, “It is not the sound of those who shout for victory, nor is it the sound of those who cry because they are overcome, but the sound of singing I hear.”

Cross References

Exodus 32:17

When Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, “It is the sound of war in the camp!”

Exodus 32:19

When he approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, Moses became extremely angry. He threw the tablets from his hands and broke them to pieces at the bottom of the mountain.

Daniel 5:23

Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. You brought before you the vessels from his temple, and you and your nobles, together with your wives and concubines, drank wine from them. You praised the gods of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone – gods that cannot see or hear or comprehend! But you have not glorified the God who has in his control your very breath and all your ways!

Daniel 5:4

As they drank wine, they praised the gods of gold and silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone.