Deuteronomy 27:15

Deuteronomy 27:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the Lord, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.
• New International Version (NIV)“Cursed is anyone who makes an idol—a thing detestable to the Lord, the work of skilled hands—and sets it up in secret.” Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)"'Cursed be the man who makes a carved or cast metal image, an abomination to the Lord, a thing made by the hands of a craftsman, and sets it up in secret.' And all the people shall answer and say, 'Amen.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘Cursed is the one who makes a carved or molded image, an abomination to the Lord, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and sets it up in secret.’ “And all the people shall answer and say, ‘Amen!’

Context of Deuteronomy 27:15

13These tribes must stand on Mount Ebal: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan and Naphtali. They will speak aloud God's curses.’ 14The Levites will shout this with a loud voice to all the Israelites: ‘God will curse anyone who makes any image of a god and who worships it secretly. The Lord hates all idols that people make with metal or with wood.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Yes, we agree!’ 16‘God will curse anyone who does not respect his parents.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Yes, we agree!’ 17‘God will curse anyone who moves the stones at the edge of his neighbour's land.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Yes, we agree!’

Deuteronomy 27:15 word by word

אָר֣וּר הָאִ֡ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יַעֲשֶׂה֩ פֶ֨סֶל וּמַסֵּכָ֜ה תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת יְהוָ֗ה מַעֲשֵׂ֛ה יְדֵ֥י חָרָ֖שׁ וְשָׂ֣ם בַּסָּ֑תֶר וְעָנ֧וּ כָל־הָעָ֛ם וְאָמְר֖וּ אָמֵֽן׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Cursedאָרַר'ârar · to curseH779
• the manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• that makethעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• gravenפֶּ֫סֶלpesel · idolH6459
• or molten imageמַסֵּכָהmassêkâh · molten metalH4541
• an abominationתּוֹעֵבַהtô‛êbah tô‛êbah · abominationH8441
• unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• the workמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deed: workH4639
• of the handsיָדyâd · handH3027
• of the craftsmanחָרָשׁ, חֲרָשִׁיםchârâsh · artificerH2796
• and puttethשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• secretסֵ֫תֶרsêther sithrâh · secrecyH5643
• And all the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• shall answerעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• and sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Amenאָמֵן'âmên · amenH543

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 27:15

• Deuteronomy 28:16God will curse you in your cities and in your fields.
• Genesis 9:25He said, ‘I curse Canaan! He will become a slave that must serve his brothers.’
• 1 Samuel 26:19My master and my king, please listen to me. Has the Lord made you angry with me? If that is true, a sacrifice to him may change his thoughts. But if men have made you turn against me, I ask the Lord to curse them. They have chased me out of the land that belongs to the Lord's people. They have said to me, “Go away and worship other gods!”
• Jeremiah 11:3Tell them that the Lord, Israel's God, says, “I will curse anyone who does not obey the rules of this covenant.
• Deuteronomy 4:16Do not make any image to be your god. That would be a sin. Do not make an image in any shape as your idol. Do not copy the shape of a man or a woman,
• Deuteronomy 5:8You must not make any idol for yourself. Do not make a false god in the shape of anything that is in the sky above. Do not make one in the shape of anything on the earth or in the sea.
• Exodus 20:4You must not make any idol for yourself. Do not make a false god in the shape of anything that is in the sky above. Do not make one in the shape of anything on the earth or in the sea.
• Exodus 32:1The people realized that Moses had been on the mountain for a long time. So they went in a group to Aaron. They said to him, ‘Do something! Make some gods for us who will lead us. This man, Moses, brought us here out of Egypt. But now we do not know what has happened to him.’
• Exodus 34:17Do not melt metal to make images of false gods.
• Leviticus 19:4You must not worship idols. You must not use metal to make gods for yourselves. I am the Lord your God.
• Leviticus 26:1You must not make idols from stones and worship them. You must not draw things on stones and bend down in front of them. I am the Lord your God.
• Isaiah 44:9All the people who make idols are fools. The images which make them so happy are useless. Those who worship idols cannot see the truth. They do not understand what they are doing, and they will be ashamed.
• Hosea 13:2Now the Israelites continue to do more and more sins. They use metal to make idols for themselves. They use clever skills to make idols from silver. All their idols are only things that people have made themselves. People offer sacrifices to the image of a calf. They say, ‘Kiss the calf!’
• Deuteronomy 29:17You saw the useless gods that people of other nations worship. They worship idols that they make from wood, stone, silver and gold.
• 1 Kings 11:5Solomon worshipped Ashtoreth, the female god of the Sidonian people. He also worshipped Molech, the wicked god of the Ammonite people.
• 2 Kings 23:13King Josiah also destroyed the altars that were on the hills east of Jerusalem. Those altars were on the south side of Mount Trouble. King Solomon had built them to worship these false gods: Ashtoreth, a wicked female god that the people in Sidon worshipped. Chemosh, a wicked god that the people in Moab worshipped. Molech, the evil god that the people in Ammon worshipped.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 27:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Cursed be the man, etc. - Other laws, previously made, had prohibited all these things; and penal sanctions were necessarily understood; but here God more openly declares that he who breaks them is cursed - falls under the wrath and indignation of his Maker and Judge. See the note on Exodus 20:4.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11-26Verses 11-26 Compare Joshua 8:32-35. The solemnity was apparently designed only for the single occasion on which it actually took place. Deuteronomy 27:12, Deuteronomy 27:13 The tribes appointed to stand on Gerizim to bless the people all sprang from the two wives of Jacob, Leah and Rachel. All the four tribes which sprang from the handmaids Zilpah and Bilhah are located on Ebal. But in order, as it would seem, to effect an equal division, two tribes are…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-26Verses 11-26 The six tribes appointed for blessing, were all children of the free women, for to such the promise belongs, Ga 4:31. Levi is here among the rest. Ministers should apply to themselves the blessing and curse they preach to others, and by faith set their own Amen to it. And they must not only allure people to their duty with the promises of a blessing, but awe them with the threatenings of a curse, by declaring that a curse would be upon those…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15a carved idol or molten image: To carve or cast an idol means to make a carved image or a metal image for worship. This act directly violates the second commandment (see 5:7–10). It goes against the covenant ideal, which calls Israel to worship the Lord alone.Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 27:15

• Abomination
• Amen
• Curse
• Idolatry
• Instruction
• Law
• Responsive Religious Service
• Reward
• Word of God
• Worship

In the dictionaries

• Molten, Image
• Amen
• Curse
• Gerizim
• Graven image
• Idol
• Moses
• Plainly
• Reward
• Apostasy; Apostate

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings