Exodus 20:4 - Forerunner Commentary

Exodus 20:4

2 ^a“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, ^bout of the house of bondage.

3 ^a“You shall have no other gods before Me.

4 ^a“You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth;

5 ^ayou shall not bow down to them nor¹ serve them. ^bFor I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, ^cvisiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,

6 but ^ashowing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.

7 ^a“You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord ^bwill not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.

Verse Comparison: Exodus 20:4

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American Standard Version
Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, nor any likeness `of any thing' that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.

Amplified® Bible
You shall not make yourself any graven image [to worship it] or any likeness of anything that is in the heavens above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth;

Contemporary English Version
Do not make idols that look like anything in the sky or on earth or in the ocean under the earth.

Darby English Version
Thou shalt not make thyself any graven image, or any form of what is in the heavens above, or what is in the earth beneath, or what is in the waters under the earth:

Good News Bible
"Do not make for yourselves images of anything in heaven or on earth or in the water under the earth.

King James Version
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.

New American Standard Bible
"You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth.

New International Version
"You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.

New King James Version
"You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth;

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
" You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what exists in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth.

Revised Standard Version
"You shall not make for yourself a graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth;

Young's Literal Translation
`Thou dost not make to thyself a graven image, or any likeness which `is' in the heavens above, or which `is' in the earth beneath, or which `is' in the waters under the earth.

New English Translation
“You shall not make for yourself a carved image¹ or any likeness² of anything³ that is in heaven above or that is on the earth beneath or that is in the water below.⁴

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