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 Living Translation (NLT)When the people heard these stern words, they went into mourning and stopped wearing their jewelry and fine clothes.

Context of Exodus 33:4

2And I will send My Angel before you, and I will drive out the Canaanite and the Amorite and the Hittite and the Perizzite and the Hivite and the Jebusite. 3Go up to a land flowing with milk and honey; for I will not go up in your midst, lest I consume you on the way, for you are a stiff-necked people.” And when the people heard this bad news, they mourned, and no one put on his ornaments. 5For the Lord had said to Moses, “Say to the children of Israel, ‘You are a stiff-necked people. I could come up into your midst in one moment and consume you. Now therefore, take off your ornaments, that I may know what to do to you.’ ” 6So the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments by Mount Horeb.

Exodus 33:4 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And when the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• these evilרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: harmfulH7451
• tidingsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• they mournedאָבַל'âbal · to mournH56
• and no manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• did putשִׁיתshîyth · to set: putH7896
• on him his ornamentsעֲדִי‛ădîy · ornamentH5716

Cross-references for Exodus 33:4

• Numbers 14:1So all the congregation lifted up their voices and cried, and the people wept that night.
• Hosea 7:14They did not cry out to Me with their heart When they wailed upon their beds. “They assemble together for grain and new wine, They rebel against Me;
• Zechariah 7:3and to ask the priests who were in the house of the Lord of hosts, and the prophets, saying, “Should I weep in the fifth month and fast as I have done for so many years?”
• Leviticus 10:6And Moses said to Aaron, and to Eleazar and Ithamar, his sons, “Do not uncover your heads nor tear your clothes, lest you die, and wrath come upon all the people. But let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the Lord has kindled.
• 2 Samuel 19:24Now Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king. And he had not cared for his feet, nor trimmed his mustache, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he returned in peace.
• 1 Kings 21:27So it was, when Ahab heard those words, that he tore his clothes and put sackcloth on his body, and fasted and lay in sackcloth, and went about mourning.
• 2 Kings 19:1And so it was, when King Hezekiah heard it, that he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord.
• Ezra 9:3So when I heard this thing, I tore my garment and my robe, and plucked out some of the hair of my head and beard, and sat down astonished.
• Esther 4:1When Mordecai learned all that had happened, he tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the midst of the city. He cried out with a loud and bitter cry.
• Job 1:20Then Job arose, tore his robe, and shaved his head; and he fell to the ground and worshiped.
• Job 2:12And when they raised their eyes from afar, and did not recognize him, they lifted their voices and wept; and each one tore his robe and sprinkled dust on his head toward heaven.
• Isaiah 32:11Tremble, you women who are at ease; Be troubled, you complacent ones; Strip yourselves, make yourselves bare, And gird sackcloth on your waists.
• Ezekiel 24:17Sigh in silence, make no mourning for the dead; bind your turban on your head, and put your sandals on your feet; do not cover your lips, and do not eat man’s bread of sorrow.”
• Ezekiel 26:16Then all the princes of the sea will come down from their thrones, lay aside their robes, and take off their embroidered garments; they will clothe themselves with trembling; they will sit on the ground, tremble every moment, and be astonished at you.
• Jonah 3:6Then word came to the king of Nineveh; and he arose from his throne and laid aside his robe, covered himself with sackcloth and sat in ashes.

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