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Exodus 34:13–14

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13“aBut rather, you are to tear down their altars and shatter their sacred pillars and cut down their 1bAsherim

14—for ayou shall not worship any other god, for Yahweh, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God—

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Footnotes

  1. 1Wooden symbols of a female deity

Cross references

  1. aEx 23:24; Deut 12:3
  2. bDeut 16:21; Judg 6:25, 26; 2 Kin 18:4; 2 Chr 34:3f
  3. aEx 20:3, 5; Deut 4:24

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

You shall tear down their altars and break their pillars and cut down their Asherim (for you shall worship no other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God),

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Break down their altars, smash their sacred stones and cut down their Asherah poles. Do not worship any other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Instead, you must tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, and chop down their Asherah poles. Because the Lord is jealous for his reputation, you are never to bow down to another god. He is a jealous God.

NLTNew Living Translation

Instead, you must break down their pagan altars, smash their sacred pillars, and cut down their Asherah poles. You must worship no other gods, for the Lord, whose very name is Jealous, is a God who is jealous about his relationship with you.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Rather, you will tear down their altars, and you will break their stone pillars, and you will cut off their Asherah poles. For you will not bow in worship to another god, for ‘Yahweh Is Jealous’ is his name, he is a jealous God,

KJV 1900King James Version

But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves: For thou shalt worship no other god: for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God: