Deuteronomy 5:8 - Forerunner Commentary

Deuteronomy 5:8

6 ^a‘I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of¹ bondage.

7 ^a‘You shall have no other gods¹ before Me.

8 ^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;

9 you shall not ^abow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God,² visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,

10 ^abut showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and¹ keep My commandments.

11 ^a‘You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him¹ guiltless who takes His name in vain.

12 ^a‘Observe the Sabbath day, to¹ keep it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you.

Verse Comparison: Deuteronomy 5:8

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American Standard Version
Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, `nor' 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:

Amplified® Bible
You shall not make for yourself [to worship] a graven image 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, 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 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 waters beneath 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&emdash;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 on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth;

Young's Literal Translation
`Thou dost not make to thee a graven image, any similitude which `is' in the heavens above, and which `is' in the earth beneath, and which `is' in the waters under the earth;

New English Translation
You must not make for yourself an image¹ of anything in heaven above, on earth below, or in the waters beneath.²

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