Don’t set up a wooden pole used to worship the female god named Asherah. Don’t set it up beside the altar you build to worship the Lord your God.

“你为耶和华你的神筑坛，不可在坛旁栽什么树木作为木偶。

“你为耶和华—你的上帝筑坛，不可在坛旁栽种任何树木作亚舍拉，

“你为耶和华—你的神筑坛，不可在坛旁栽种任何树木作亚舍拉，

“在为你们的上帝耶和华建造的祭坛旁，你们不可竖立亚舍拉木神像，

“在你为耶和华你的神筑的祭坛旁边，不可栽种什么树木，作亚舍拉。

「你為耶和華－你的神築壇，不可在壇旁栽甚麼樹木作為木偶。

「你為耶和華－你的上帝築壇，不可在壇旁栽種任何樹木作亞舍拉，

「你為耶和華－你的神築壇，不可在壇旁栽種任何樹木作亞舍拉，

「在為你們的上帝耶和華建造的祭壇旁，你們不可豎立亞舍拉木神像，

“在你為耶和華你的神築的祭壇旁邊，不可栽種甚麼樹木，作亞舍拉。

『你為自己所築永恆主你的上帝的祭壇、不可在壇旁栽甚麼樹木、作為亞舍拉神木。

為爾上帝耶和華築壇、毋樹木偶於側、

爾築壇奉爾上帝耶和華、毋樹木偶於側、

爾為主爾之天主建祭臺、毋於祭臺側植木以為亞舍拉、或作毋於祭臺側樹木偶

Do not set up any wooden Asherah pole beside the altar you build to the Lord your God,

“ You shall not plant any tree as an Asherah beside the altar of the Lord your God that you shall make.

“ You must never set up a wooden Asherah pole beside the altar you build for the Lord your God.

“ Do not set up an Asherah of any kind of wood next to the altar you will build for the LORD your God,

“ You shall not plant for yourself an Asherah of any kind of tree beside the altar of the Lord your God, which you shall make for yourself.

“ You shall not plant for yourself any tree, as a wooden image, near the altar which you build for yourself to the Lord your God.

Thou shalt not plant thee an Asherah of any kind of tree beside the altar of Jehovah thy God, which thou shalt make thee.

“ Do not set up an Asherah of any kind of wood next to the altar you will build for the Lord your God,

Thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any trees near unto the altar of the LORD thy God, which thou shalt make thee.

You must not plant any kind of tree as a sacred Asherah pole near the altar of the LORD your God which you build for yourself.

You shall not plant for yourselves an Asherah of any kind of tree beside Yahweh your God’s altar, which you shall make for yourselves.

Manasseh rebuilt the high places. His father Hezekiah had destroyed them. Manasseh also set up altars to the gods that were named Baal. He made poles used to worship the female god named Asherah. He even bowed down to all the stars and worshiped them.

They turned away from all the commands of the Lord their God. They made two statues of gods for themselves. The statues were shaped like calves. They made a pole used to worship the female god named Asherah. They bowed down to all the stars. And they worshiped the god named Baal.

Break down their altars. Smash their sacred stones. Cut down the poles they use to worship the female god named Asherah.

Manasseh rebuilt the high places. His father Hezekiah had destroyed them. Manasseh also set up altars to the god named Baal. He made a pole used to worship the female god named Asherah. Ahab, the king of Israel, had done those same things. Manasseh even bowed down to all the stars. And he worshiped them.

The Israelites did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. They forgot the Lord their God. They served gods that were named Baal. They also served female gods that were named Asherah.

I, the Lord, will strike down Israel. Israel will be like tall grass swaying in the water. I will pull Israel up from this good land by the roots. I gave it to their people who lived long ago. I will scatter Israel to the east side of the Euphrates River. That is because they made the Lord very angry. They made poles used to worship the female god named Asherah.

Ahab also made a pole used to worship the female god named Asherah. He made the Lord very angry. Ahab did more to make him angry than all the kings of Israel had done before him. The Lord is the God of Israel.

So here is what you must do to those people. Break down their altars. Smash their sacred stones. Cut down the poles they use to worship the female god named Asherah. Burn the statues of their gods in the fire.