Exodus 33:4

Exodus 33:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned: and no man did put on him his ornaments.
• New International Version (NIV)When the people heard these distressing words, they began to mourn and no one put on any ornaments.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When the people heard this disastrous word, they mourned, and no one put on his ornaments.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when the people heard this bad news, they mourned, and no one put on his ornaments.

Context of Exodus 33:4

2And I will send an angel before you and I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite. 3Go up to a land flowing with milk and honey; for I will not go up in your midst, because you are an obstinate people, and I might destroy you on the way.” When the people heard this sad word, they went into mourning, and none of them put on his jewelry. 5For the Lord had said to Moses, “Say to the sons of Israel, ‘You are an obstinate people; if I were to go up in your midst for just one moment, I would destroy you. So now, take off your jewelry that I may know what I shall do to you.’” 6So the sons of Israel stripped themselves of their jewelry, from Mount Horeb onward.

Exodus 33:4 word by word

וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע הָעָ֗ם אֶת־הַדָּבָ֥ר הָרָ֛ע הַזֶּ֖ה וַיִּתְאַבָּ֑לוּ וְלֹא־שָׁ֛תוּ אִ֥ישׁ עֶדְי֖וֹ עָלָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

• When the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• sadרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: harmfulH7451
• wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• they wentאָבַל'âbal · to mournH56
• and noneלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• and noneאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• of them putשִׁיתshîyth · to set: putH7896
• on his jewelryעֲדִי‛ădîy · ornamentH5716

Cross-references for Exodus 33:4

• Numbers 14:1Then all the congregation raised their voices and cried out, and the people wept that night.
• Hosea 7:14And they do not cry to Me from their heart When they wail on their beds; For the sake of grain and new wine they assemble themselves, They turn against Me.
• Zechariah 7:3speaking to the priests who belong to the house of the Lord of armies, and to the prophets, saying, “Shall I weep in the fifth month and fast, as I have done these many years?”
• Leviticus 10:6Then Moses said to Aaron and to his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Do not uncover your heads nor tear your clothes, so that you do not die and He does not become wrathful against all the congregation. But your kinsmen, the entire house of Israel, shall weep for the burning which the Lord has brought about.
• 2 Samuel 19:24Then Mephibosheth the grandson of Saul came down to meet the king; but he had neither tended to his feet, nor trimmed his mustache, nor washed his clothes since the day the king departed until the day he came home in peace.
• 1 Kings 21:27Yet it came about, when Ahab heard these words, that he tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and fasted, and he lay in sackcloth and went about despondently.
• 2 Kings 19:1Now when King Hezekiah heard the report, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and entered the house of the Lord.
• Ezra 9:3When I heard about this matter, I tore my garment and my robe, and pulled out some of the hair from my head and my beard, and sat down appalled.
• Esther 4:1When Mordecai learned of everything that had been done, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the midst of the city and wailed loudly and bitterly.
• Job 1:20Then Job got up, tore his robe, and shaved his head; then he fell to the ground and worshiped.
• Job 2:12When they looked from a distance and did not recognize him, they raised their voices and wept. And each of them tore his robe, and they threw dust over their heads toward the sky.
• Isaiah 32:11Tremble, you women who are at ease; Be troubled, you complacent daughters; Strip, undress, and put sackcloth on your waist,
• Ezekiel 24:17Groan silently; do no mourning for the dead. Bind on your turban and put your sandals on your feet, and do not cover your mustache, and do not eat the bread of other people.”
• Ezekiel 26:16Then all the princes of the sea will descend from their thrones, remove their robes, and strip off their colorfully woven garments. They will clothe themselves with trembling; they will sit on the ground, tremble again and again, and be appalled at you.
• Jonah 3:6When the word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, removed his robe from himself, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat on the dust.

Commentaries on Exodus 33:4

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-6People might have worn jewelry and fine clothes while worshiping the gold calf. Removing them here shows mourning and repentance (33:4).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. when the people heard these evil tidings--from Moses on his descent from the mount.Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 33:4

• Conviction
• Israel
• Jewels
• Mourning
• Repentance

In the dictionaries

• Mourn
• Proclaim
• Angel
• Ark of the Covenant
• Covenant, Book of the
• Exodus, the Book of
• Mediation; Mediator
• Ornament
• Pentateuch
• Salvation

Commentaries on Exodus 33

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings