Exodus 32:20
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then he took the calf they had made, burned it in the fire, ground it to powder, and scattered the powder over the face of the water. Then he forced the Israelites to drink it.”
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“Then he took the calf they had made, burned it in the fire, ground it to powder, and scattered the powder over the face of the water. Then he forced the Israelites to drink it.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it with fire, and ground it to powder, and strewed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and he taketh the calf which they have made, and burneth <FI>it<Fi> with fire, and grindeth until <FI>it is<Fi> small, and scattereth on the face of the waters, and causeth the sons of Israel to drink.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Exodus 32:20 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 7:5Instead, this is what you are to do to them: tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, cut down their Asherah poles, and burn their idols in the fire.
- Deuteronomy 7:25You must burn up the images of their gods; do not covet the silver and gold that is on them or take it for yourselves, or you will be ensnared by it; for it is detestable to the LORD your God.
- Deuteronomy 9:21And I took that sinful thing, the calf you had made, and burned it in the fire. Then I crushed it and ground it to powder as fine as dust, and I cast it into the stream that came down from the mountain.
- 2 Kings 23:6He brought the Asherah pole from the house of the LORD to the Kidron Valley outside Jerusalem, and there he burned it, ground it to powder, and threw its dust on the graves of the common people.
- 2 Kings 23:15He even pulled down the altar at Bethel, the high place set up by Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin. Then he burned the high place, ground it to powder, and burned the Asherah pole.
- Proverbs 1:31So they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
- Proverbs 14:14The backslider in heart receives the fill of his own ways, but a good man is rewarded for his ways.
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