Nehemiah 9:18 They made for themselves a metal statue of a god that looked like a calf. They said to one another, ‘Here is your god. He brought you up out of Egypt.’ And t...

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New International Reader's Version - They made for themselves a metal statue of a god that looked like a calf. They said to one another, ‘Here is your god. He brought you up out of Egypt.’ And they did evil things that dishonored you. But you still didn’t desert them.
新标点和合本 - 他们虽然铸了一只牛犊，彼此说‘这是领你出埃及的神’，因而大大惹动你的怒气；
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 他们虽然为自己铸了一头牛犊，说，这就是领你出埃及的神明，因而犯了亵渎的大罪，
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 他们虽然为自己铸了一头牛犊，说，这就是领你出埃及的神明，因而犯了亵渎的大罪，
当代译本 - 纵使他们为自己铸造了一头牛犊，声称那是带他们出埃及的上帝，大大亵渎了你，
圣经新译本 - 他们更为自己铸造了一头牛犊的雕像，说：‘这就是把你们从埃及领上来的神！’ 他们犯了亵渎大罪，
中文标准译本 - 他们甚至为自己造了一个牛犊铸像，说‘这就是你的神，是把你们从埃及带上来的那一位’，他们这样行了极大的亵渎之事，
现代标点和合本 - 他们虽然铸了一只牛犊，彼此说‘这是领你出埃及的神’，因而大大惹动你的怒气，
和合本（拼音版） - 他们虽然铸了一只牛犊，彼此说‘这是领你出埃及的神’，因而大大惹动你的怒气；
New International Version - even when they cast for themselves an image of a calf and said, ‘This is your god, who brought you up out of Egypt,’ or when they committed awful blasphemies.
English Standard Version - Even when they had made for themselves a golden calf and said, ‘This is your God who brought you up out of Egypt,’ and had committed great blasphemies,
New Living Translation - even when they made an idol shaped like a calf and said, ‘This is your god who brought you out of Egypt!’ They committed terrible blasphemies.
Christian Standard Bible - Even after they had cast an image of a calf for themselves and said, “This is your god who brought you out of Egypt,” and they had committed terrible blasphemies,
New American Standard Bible - Even when they made for themselves A calf of cast metal And said, ‘This is your god Who brought you up from Egypt,’ And committed great blasphemies,
New King James Version - “Even when they made a molded calf for themselves, And said, ‘This is your god That brought you up out of Egypt,’ And worked great provocations,
Amplified Bible - Even when they had made for themselves A calf of cast metal And said, ‘This is your god Who brought you up from Egypt,’ And committed great [and contemptible] blasphemies,
American Standard Version - Yea, when they had made them a molten calf, and said, This is thy God that brought thee up out of Egypt, and had wrought great provocations;
King James Version - Yea, when they had made them a molten calf, and said, This is thy God that brought thee up out of Egypt, and had wrought great provocations;
New English Translation - even when they made a cast image of a calf for themselves and said, ‘This is your God who brought you up from Egypt,’ or when they committed atrocious blasphemies.
World English Bible - Yes, when they had made themselves a molded calf, and said, ‘This is your God who brought you up out of Egypt,’ and had committed awful blasphemies;
新標點和合本 - 他們雖然鑄了一隻牛犢，彼此說『這是領你出埃及的神』，因而大大惹動你的怒氣；
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 他們雖然為自己鑄了一頭牛犢，說，這就是領你出埃及的神明，因而犯了褻瀆的大罪，
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 他們雖然為自己鑄了一頭牛犢，說，這就是領你出埃及的神明，因而犯了褻瀆的大罪，
當代譯本 - 縱使他們為自己鑄造了一頭牛犢，聲稱那是帶他們出埃及的上帝，大大褻瀆了你，
聖經新譯本 - 他們更為自己鑄造了一頭牛犢的雕像，說：‘這就是把你們從埃及領上來的神！’ 他們犯了褻瀆大罪，
呂振中譯本 - 他們雖造了一座牛犢鑄像，說：「這是你的上帝、曾領你從埃及上來的」，因而大大犯了褻慢你的罪，
中文標準譯本 - 他們甚至為自己造了一個牛犢鑄像，說『這就是你的神，是把你們從埃及帶上來的那一位』，他們這樣行了極大的褻瀆之事，
現代標點和合本 - 他們雖然鑄了一隻牛犢，彼此說『這是領你出埃及的神』，因而大大惹動你的怒氣，
文理和合譯本 - 彼眾鑄犢、自謂此為導爾出埃及之上帝、大干震怒、
文理委辦譯本 - 民鑄金為犢、自謂導民出埃及之上帝即此、於是干爾震怒、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 雖鑄牛犢、彼此曰、此即導爾出伊及之神、行大褻瀆之事、行大褻瀆之事或作行事大干主怒下同
Nueva Versión Internacional - »Y a pesar de que se hicieron un becerro de metal fundido y dijeron: “Este es tu dios que te hizo subir de Egipto”, y aunque fueron terribles las ofensas que cometieron,
현대인의 성경 - 그들이 송아지 우상을 만들고 그것이 자기들을 이집트에서 인도해 낸 신이라고 외치며 주를 모독했을 때에도
Новый Русский Перевод - даже когда они отлили себе изваяние тельца и сказали: «Вот твой бог, который вывел тебя из Египта», и когда они совершали страшные богохульства.
Восточный перевод - даже когда они отлили себе изваяние тельца и сказали: «Вот твой бог, который вывел тебя из Египта», и когда они совершали страшные деяния против Всевышнего.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - даже когда они отлили себе изваяние тельца и сказали: «Вот твой бог, который вывел тебя из Египта», и когда они совершали страшные деяния против Аллаха.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - даже когда они отлили себе изваяние тельца и сказали: «Вот твой бог, который вывел тебя из Египта», и когда они совершали страшные деяния против Всевышнего.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - même quand ils se sont fabriqué un veau en métal fondu en déclarant : « Voici ton Dieu qui t’a fait sortir d’Egypte ! » et qu’ils ont proféré contre toi de graves blasphèmes .
リビングバイブル - 彼らが子牛の偶像を造って神にまつり上げ、エジプトから連れ出してくれたのはこの神だと言い出した時もそうでした。罪に罪を重ねた彼らなのに、
Nova Versão Internacional - mesmo quando fundiram para si um ídolo na forma de bezerro e disseram: ‘Este é o seu deus, que os tirou do Egito’, ou quando proferiram blasfêmias terríveis.
Hoffnung für alle - auch nicht, als sie sich eine Stierfigur gossen und sagten: ›Das ist unser Gott, der uns aus Ägypten geführt hat!‹ Wie sehr haben sie dich damit beleidigt!
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Ngay cả lúc họ làm tượng bò con rồi tuyên bố: ‘Đây là vị thần đã đem ta ra khỏi Ai Cập.’ Họ còn làm nhiều điều tội lỗi khác.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - แม้แต่ขณะที่พวกเขาได้หล่อเทวรูปลูกวัวขึ้นสำหรับตนและประกาศว่า ‘นี่คือพระเจ้าผู้พาเราออกมาจากอียิปต์’ หรือขณะที่พวกเขาหมิ่นประมาทอย่างร้ายแรง
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - แม้เวลาที่พวกเขาได้หล่อรูปลูกโคทองคำ และพูดว่า ‘นี่คือพระเจ้าของพวกเจ้า ผู้นำเจ้าออกมาจากอียิปต์’ และก็ได้พูดหมิ่นประมาทพระองค์อย่างร้ายแรง

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Deuteronomy 9:12 - The Lord told me, “Go down from here right away. The people you brought out of Egypt have become very sinful. They have quickly turned away from what I commanded them. They have made a statue of a god for themselves.”
Deuteronomy 9:13 - The Lord also said to me, “I have seen these people. They are so stubborn!
Deuteronomy 9:14 - Do not try to stop me. I am going to destroy them. I will wipe them out from the earth. Then I will make you into a great nation. Your people will be stronger than they were. There will be more of you than there were of them.”
Deuteronomy 9:15 - So I turned and went down the mountain. It was blazing with fire. I was carrying the two tablets of the covenant law.
Deuteronomy 9:16 - When I looked, I saw that you had sinned against the Lord your God. You had made for yourselves a metal statue of a god. It looked like a calf. You had quickly turned away from the path the Lord had commanded you to follow.
Ezekiel 20:7 - I said to them, ‘Each of you must get rid of the statues of the evil gods you worship. Do not make yourselves “unclean” by worshiping the gods of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.’
Ezekiel 20:8 - “ ‘ “But they refused to obey me. They would not listen to me. They did not get rid of the evil gods they worshiped. And they did not turn away from Egypt’s gods. So I said I would pour out all my great anger on them in Egypt.
Ezekiel 20:9 - I wanted my name to be honored. So I brought my people out of Egypt. I did it to keep my name from being treated as if it were not holy. I didn’t want this to happen in front of the nations around my people. I had made myself known to Israel in the sight of those nations.
Ezekiel 20:10 - So I led them out of Egypt. I brought them into the Desert of Sinai.
Ezekiel 20:11 - I gave them my rules. I made my laws known to them. The person who obeys them will live by them.
Ezekiel 20:12 - I also told them to observe my Sabbath days. That is the sign of the covenant I made with them. I wanted them to know that I made them holy. I am the Lord.
Ezekiel 20:13 - “ ‘ “But in the desert the people of Israel refused to obey me. They did not follow my rules. They turned their backs on my laws. The person who obeys them will live by them. They totally misused my Sabbath days. So I said I would pour out my great anger on them. I would destroy them in the desert.
Ezekiel 20:14 - But I wanted my name to be honored. I kept it from being treated as if it were not holy. I did not want that to happen in front of the nations. They had seen me bring Israel out of Egypt.
Ezekiel 20:15 - I also raised my hand and made a promise in the desert. I told my people I would not bring them into the land I had given them. It had plenty of milk and honey. It was the most beautiful land of all.
Ezekiel 20:16 - But they turned their backs on my laws. They did not obey my rules. They misused my Sabbath days. Their hearts were committed to worshiping the statues of their gods.
Ezekiel 20:17 - Then I felt sorry for them. So I did not destroy them. I did not put an end to them in the desert.
Ezekiel 20:18 - I spoke to their children there. I said, ‘Do not follow the rules your parents gave you. Do not obey their laws. Do not make yourselves “unclean” by worshiping their gods.
Ezekiel 20:19 - I am the Lord your God. So follow my rules. Be careful to obey my laws.
Ezekiel 20:20 - Keep my Sabbath days holy. That is the sign of the covenant I made with you. You will know that I am the Lord your God.’
Ezekiel 20:21 - “ ‘ “But their children refused to obey me. They did not follow my rules. They were not careful to keep my laws. The person who obeys them will live by them. They misused my Sabbath days. So I said I would pour out all my great anger on them in the desert.
Ezekiel 20:22 - But I kept myself from punishing them at that time. I wanted my name to be honored. So I kept it from being treated as if it were not holy. I did not want that to happen in front of the nations. They had seen me bring Israel out of Egypt.
Ezekiel 20:23 - I also raised my hand and made a promise in the desert. I told my people I would scatter them among the nations. I would send them to other countries.
Ezekiel 20:24 - They had not obeyed my laws. They had turned their backs on my rules. They had misused my Sabbath days. They only wanted to worship the statues of their parents’ gods.
Ezekiel 20:25 - So I let them follow other rules. Those other rules were not good. I let them have laws they could not live by.
Ezekiel 20:26 - I let them become ‘unclean’ by offering sacrifices to other gods. They even sacrificed the first male child born in each family. I wanted to fill them with horror. Then they would know that I am the Lord.” ’
Ezekiel 20:27 - “Son of man, speak to the people of Israel. Tell them, ‘The Lord and King says, “Your people spoke evil things against me long ago. They were unfaithful to me.
Ezekiel 20:28 - But I brought them into the land. I had promised to give the land to them. Then they offered sacrifices that made me very angry. They did it on every high hill and under every green tree. There they brought their sweet-smelling incense. And there they poured out their drink offerings.
Ezekiel 20:29 - Then I said to them, ‘What is this high place you go to?’ ” ’ ” That high place is called Bamah to this day.
Ezekiel 20:30 - The Lord said to me, “Speak to the Israelites. Tell them, ‘Here is what the Lord and King says. “Are you going to make yourselves ‘unclean’ the way your people of long ago did? Are you also going to want to worship the statues of their evil gods?
Ezekiel 20:31 - You make yourselves ‘unclean’ by offering sacrifices to other gods. You even sacrifice your children in the fire. You continue to do these things to this day. People of Israel, should I let you ask me for advice? I will not let you do that,” announces the Lord and King. “And that is just as sure as I am alive.
Ezekiel 20:32 - “ ‘ “You say, ‘We want to be like the other nations. We want to be like all the other people in the world. They serve gods made out of wood and stone.’ But what you have in mind will never happen.
Ezekiel 20:33 - I will rule over you by reaching out my mighty hand and powerful arm. I will pour my great anger out on you,” announces the Lord and King. “And that is just as sure as I am alive.
Ezekiel 20:34 - I will bring you back from the nations. I will gather you together from the countries where you have been scattered. I will reach out my mighty hand and powerful arm. I will pour my great anger out on you.
Ezekiel 20:35 - I will send you among the nations. There I will judge you face to face. It will be as if I were judging you in the desert again.
Ezekiel 20:36 - Long ago, I judged your people in the desert of Egypt. In the same way, I will judge you,” announces the Lord and King.
Ezekiel 20:37 - “I will take note of you as you pass under my shepherd’s stick. I will separate those who obey me from those who do not. And I will give the blessings of the covenant to those of you who obey me.
Ezekiel 20:38 - I will get rid of those among you who turn against me. They refuse to obey me. I will bring them out of the land where they are living. But they will not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord.
Ezekiel 20:39 - “ ‘ “People of Israel, the Lord and King says, ‘Go, every one of you! Serve your gods. But later you will listen to me. You will no longer treat my name as if it were not holy. You will not offer sacrifices to other gods anymore.
Ezekiel 20:40 - People of Israel, you will all serve me,’ announces the Lord and King. ‘You will serve me on my high and holy mountain in Jerusalem. There I will accept you. I will require your offerings and your finest gifts. I want you to bring them along with all your other holy sacrifices.
Ezekiel 20:41 - I will bring you back from the nations. I will gather you together from the countries where you have been scattered. Then I will accept you as if you were sweet-smelling incense. I will show that I am holy among you. The nations will see it.
Ezekiel 20:42 - I will bring you into the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord. Long ago I raised my hand and made a promise. I promised to give that land to your people of long ago.
Ezekiel 20:43 - There you will remember your conduct. You will think about everything you did that made you “unclean.” And you will hate yourselves because of all the evil things you have done.
Ezekiel 20:44 - People of Israel, I will deal with you for the honor of my name. I will not deal with you based on your evil conduct and sinful practices. Then you will know that I am the Lord,’ announces the Lord and King.” ’ ”
Exodus 32:31 - So Moses went back to the Lord. He said, “These people have committed a terrible sin. They have made a god out of gold for themselves.
Exodus 32:32 - Now please forgive their sin. But if you won’t, then erase my name out of the book you have written.”
Psalm 106:19 - At Mount Horeb they made a metal statue of a bull calf. They worshiped that statue of a god.
Psalm 106:20 - They traded their glorious God for a statue of a bull that eats grass.
Psalm 106:21 - They forgot the God who saved them. They forgot the God who had done great things in Egypt.
Psalm 106:22 - They forgot the miracles he did in the land of Ham. They forgot the wonderful things he did by the Red Sea.
Psalm 106:23 - So he said he would destroy them. But Moses, his chosen one, stood up for them. He kept God’s anger from destroying them.
Exodus 32:4 - He took what they gave him and made it into a metal statue of a god. It looked like a calf. Aaron shaped it with a tool. Then the people said, “Israel, here is your god who brought you up out of Egypt.”
Exodus 32:5 - When Aaron saw what they were doing, he built an altar in front of the calf. He said, “Tomorrow will be a feast day to honor the Lord.”
Exodus 32:6 - So the next day the people got up early. They sacrificed burnt offerings and brought friendship offerings. They sat down to eat and drink. Then they got up to dance wildly in front of their god.
Exodus 32:7 - The Lord spoke to Moses. He said, “Go down. Your people you brought up out of Egypt have become very sinful.
Exodus 32:8 - They have quickly turned away from what I commanded them. They have made themselves a metal statue of a god in the shape of a calf. They have bowed down and sacrificed to it. And they have said, ‘Israel, here is your god who brought you up out of Egypt.’

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New International Reader's Version - They made for themselves a metal statue of a god that looked like a calf. They said to one another, ‘Here is your god. He brought you up out of Egypt.’ And they did evil things that dishonored you. But you still didn’t desert them.
新标点和合本 - 他们虽然铸了一只牛犊，彼此说‘这是领你出埃及的神’，因而大大惹动你的怒气；
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 他们虽然为自己铸了一头牛犊，说，这就是领你出埃及的神明，因而犯了亵渎的大罪，
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 他们虽然为自己铸了一头牛犊，说，这就是领你出埃及的神明，因而犯了亵渎的大罪，
当代译本 - 纵使他们为自己铸造了一头牛犊，声称那是带他们出埃及的上帝，大大亵渎了你，
圣经新译本 - 他们更为自己铸造了一头牛犊的雕像，说：‘这就是把你们从埃及领上来的神！’ 他们犯了亵渎大罪，
中文标准译本 - 他们甚至为自己造了一个牛犊铸像，说‘这就是你的神，是把你们从埃及带上来的那一位’，他们这样行了极大的亵渎之事，
现代标点和合本 - 他们虽然铸了一只牛犊，彼此说‘这是领你出埃及的神’，因而大大惹动你的怒气，
和合本（拼音版） - 他们虽然铸了一只牛犊，彼此说‘这是领你出埃及的神’，因而大大惹动你的怒气；
New International Version - even when they cast for themselves an image of a calf and said, ‘This is your god, who brought you up out of Egypt,’ or when they committed awful blasphemies.
English Standard Version - Even when they had made for themselves a golden calf and said, ‘This is your God who brought you up out of Egypt,’ and had committed great blasphemies,
New Living Translation - even when they made an idol shaped like a calf and said, ‘This is your god who brought you out of Egypt!’ They committed terrible blasphemies.
Christian Standard Bible - Even after they had cast an image of a calf for themselves and said, “This is your god who brought you out of Egypt,” and they had committed terrible blasphemies,
New American Standard Bible - Even when they made for themselves A calf of cast metal And said, ‘This is your god Who brought you up from Egypt,’ And committed great blasphemies,
New King James Version - “Even when they made a molded calf for themselves, And said, ‘This is your god That brought you up out of Egypt,’ And worked great provocations,
Amplified Bible - Even when they had made for themselves A calf of cast metal And said, ‘This is your god Who brought you up from Egypt,’ And committed great [and contemptible] blasphemies,
American Standard Version - Yea, when they had made them a molten calf, and said, This is thy God that brought thee up out of Egypt, and had wrought great provocations;
King James Version - Yea, when they had made them a molten calf, and said, This is thy God that brought thee up out of Egypt, and had wrought great provocations;
New English Translation - even when they made a cast image of a calf for themselves and said, ‘This is your God who brought you up from Egypt,’ or when they committed atrocious blasphemies.
World English Bible - Yes, when they had made themselves a molded calf, and said, ‘This is your God who brought you up out of Egypt,’ and had committed awful blasphemies;
新標點和合本 - 他們雖然鑄了一隻牛犢，彼此說『這是領你出埃及的神』，因而大大惹動你的怒氣；
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 他們雖然為自己鑄了一頭牛犢，說，這就是領你出埃及的神明，因而犯了褻瀆的大罪，
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 他們雖然為自己鑄了一頭牛犢，說，這就是領你出埃及的神明，因而犯了褻瀆的大罪，
當代譯本 - 縱使他們為自己鑄造了一頭牛犢，聲稱那是帶他們出埃及的上帝，大大褻瀆了你，
聖經新譯本 - 他們更為自己鑄造了一頭牛犢的雕像，說：‘這就是把你們從埃及領上來的神！’ 他們犯了褻瀆大罪，
呂振中譯本 - 他們雖造了一座牛犢鑄像，說：「這是你的上帝、曾領你從埃及上來的」，因而大大犯了褻慢你的罪，
中文標準譯本 - 他們甚至為自己造了一個牛犢鑄像，說『這就是你的神，是把你們從埃及帶上來的那一位』，他們這樣行了極大的褻瀆之事，
現代標點和合本 - 他們雖然鑄了一隻牛犢，彼此說『這是領你出埃及的神』，因而大大惹動你的怒氣，
文理和合譯本 - 彼眾鑄犢、自謂此為導爾出埃及之上帝、大干震怒、
文理委辦譯本 - 民鑄金為犢、自謂導民出埃及之上帝即此、於是干爾震怒、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 雖鑄牛犢、彼此曰、此即導爾出伊及之神、行大褻瀆之事、行大褻瀆之事或作行事大干主怒下同
Nueva Versión Internacional - »Y a pesar de que se hicieron un becerro de metal fundido y dijeron: “Este es tu dios que te hizo subir de Egipto”, y aunque fueron terribles las ofensas que cometieron,
현대인의 성경 - 그들이 송아지 우상을 만들고 그것이 자기들을 이집트에서 인도해 낸 신이라고 외치며 주를 모독했을 때에도
Новый Русский Перевод - даже когда они отлили себе изваяние тельца и сказали: «Вот твой бог, который вывел тебя из Египта», и когда они совершали страшные богохульства.
Восточный перевод - даже когда они отлили себе изваяние тельца и сказали: «Вот твой бог, который вывел тебя из Египта», и когда они совершали страшные деяния против Всевышнего.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - даже когда они отлили себе изваяние тельца и сказали: «Вот твой бог, который вывел тебя из Египта», и когда они совершали страшные деяния против Аллаха.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - даже когда они отлили себе изваяние тельца и сказали: «Вот твой бог, который вывел тебя из Египта», и когда они совершали страшные деяния против Всевышнего.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - même quand ils se sont fabriqué un veau en métal fondu en déclarant : « Voici ton Dieu qui t’a fait sortir d’Egypte ! » et qu’ils ont proféré contre toi de graves blasphèmes .
リビングバイブル - 彼らが子牛の偶像を造って神にまつり上げ、エジプトから連れ出してくれたのはこの神だと言い出した時もそうでした。罪に罪を重ねた彼らなのに、
Nova Versão Internacional - mesmo quando fundiram para si um ídolo na forma de bezerro e disseram: ‘Este é o seu deus, que os tirou do Egito’, ou quando proferiram blasfêmias terríveis.
Hoffnung für alle - auch nicht, als sie sich eine Stierfigur gossen und sagten: ›Das ist unser Gott, der uns aus Ägypten geführt hat!‹ Wie sehr haben sie dich damit beleidigt!
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Ngay cả lúc họ làm tượng bò con rồi tuyên bố: ‘Đây là vị thần đã đem ta ra khỏi Ai Cập.’ Họ còn làm nhiều điều tội lỗi khác.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - แม้แต่ขณะที่พวกเขาได้หล่อเทวรูปลูกวัวขึ้นสำหรับตนและประกาศว่า ‘นี่คือพระเจ้าผู้พาเราออกมาจากอียิปต์’ หรือขณะที่พวกเขาหมิ่นประมาทอย่างร้ายแรง
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - แม้เวลาที่พวกเขาได้หล่อรูปลูกโคทองคำ และพูดว่า ‘นี่คือพระเจ้าของพวกเจ้า ผู้นำเจ้าออกมาจากอียิปต์’ และก็ได้พูดหมิ่นประมาทพระองค์อย่างร้ายแรง

Deuteronomy 9:12 - The Lord told me, “Go down from here right away. The people you brought out of Egypt have become very sinful. They have quickly turned away from what I commanded them. They have made a statue of a god for themselves.”
Deuteronomy 9:13 - The Lord also said to me, “I have seen these people. They are so stubborn!
Deuteronomy 9:14 - Do not try to stop me. I am going to destroy them. I will wipe them out from the earth. Then I will make you into a great nation. Your people will be stronger than they were. There will be more of you than there were of them.”
Deuteronomy 9:15 - So I turned and went down the mountain. It was blazing with fire. I was carrying the two tablets of the covenant law.
Deuteronomy 9:16 - When I looked, I saw that you had sinned against the Lord your God. You had made for yourselves a metal statue of a god. It looked like a calf. You had quickly turned away from the path the Lord had commanded you to follow.
Ezekiel 20:7 - I said to them, ‘Each of you must get rid of the statues of the evil gods you worship. Do not make yourselves “unclean” by worshiping the gods of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.’
Ezekiel 20:8 - “ ‘ “But they refused to obey me. They would not listen to me. They did not get rid of the evil gods they worshiped. And they did not turn away from Egypt’s gods. So I said I would pour out all my great anger on them in Egypt.
Ezekiel 20:9 - I wanted my name to be honored. So I brought my people out of Egypt. I did it to keep my name from being treated as if it were not holy. I didn’t want this to happen in front of the nations around my people. I had made myself known to Israel in the sight of those nations.
Ezekiel 20:10 - So I led them out of Egypt. I brought them into the Desert of Sinai.
Ezekiel 20:11 - I gave them my rules. I made my laws known to them. The person who obeys them will live by them.
Ezekiel 20:12 - I also told them to observe my Sabbath days. That is the sign of the covenant I made with them. I wanted them to know that I made them holy. I am the Lord.
Ezekiel 20:13 - “ ‘ “But in the desert the people of Israel refused to obey me. They did not follow my rules. They turned their backs on my laws. The person who obeys them will live by them. They totally misused my Sabbath days. So I said I would pour out my great anger on them. I would destroy them in the desert.
Ezekiel 20:14 - But I wanted my name to be honored. I kept it from being treated as if it were not holy. I did not want that to happen in front of the nations. They had seen me bring Israel out of Egypt.
Ezekiel 20:15 - I also raised my hand and made a promise in the desert. I told my people I would not bring them into the land I had given them. It had plenty of milk and honey. It was the most beautiful land of all.
Ezekiel 20:16 - But they turned their backs on my laws. They did not obey my rules. They misused my Sabbath days. Their hearts were committed to worshiping the statues of their gods.
Ezekiel 20:17 - Then I felt sorry for them. So I did not destroy them. I did not put an end to them in the desert.
Ezekiel 20:18 - I spoke to their children there. I said, ‘Do not follow the rules your parents gave you. Do not obey their laws. Do not make yourselves “unclean” by worshiping their gods.
Ezekiel 20:19 - I am the Lord your God. So follow my rules. Be careful to obey my laws.
Ezekiel 20:20 - Keep my Sabbath days holy. That is the sign of the covenant I made with you. You will know that I am the Lord your God.’
Ezekiel 20:21 - “ ‘ “But their children refused to obey me. They did not follow my rules. They were not careful to keep my laws. The person who obeys them will live by them. They misused my Sabbath days. So I said I would pour out all my great anger on them in the desert.
Ezekiel 20:22 - But I kept myself from punishing them at that time. I wanted my name to be honored. So I kept it from being treated as if it were not holy. I did not want that to happen in front of the nations. They had seen me bring Israel out of Egypt.
Ezekiel 20:23 - I also raised my hand and made a promise in the desert. I told my people I would scatter them among the nations. I would send them to other countries.
Ezekiel 20:24 - They had not obeyed my laws. They had turned their backs on my rules. They had misused my Sabbath days. They only wanted to worship the statues of their parents’ gods.
Ezekiel 20:25 - So I let them follow other rules. Those other rules were not good. I let them have laws they could not live by.
Ezekiel 20:26 - I let them become ‘unclean’ by offering sacrifices to other gods. They even sacrificed the first male child born in each family. I wanted to fill them with horror. Then they would know that I am the Lord.” ’
Ezekiel 20:27 - “Son of man, speak to the people of Israel. Tell them, ‘The Lord and King says, “Your people spoke evil things against me long ago. They were unfaithful to me.
Ezekiel 20:28 - But I brought them into the land. I had promised to give the land to them. Then they offered sacrifices that made me very angry. They did it on every high hill and under every green tree. There they brought their sweet-smelling incense. And there they poured out their drink offerings.
Ezekiel 20:29 - Then I said to them, ‘What is this high place you go to?’ ” ’ ” That high place is called Bamah to this day.
Ezekiel 20:30 - The Lord said to me, “Speak to the Israelites. Tell them, ‘Here is what the Lord and King says. “Are you going to make yourselves ‘unclean’ the way your people of long ago did? Are you also going to want to worship the statues of their evil gods?
Ezekiel 20:31 - You make yourselves ‘unclean’ by offering sacrifices to other gods. You even sacrifice your children in the fire. You continue to do these things to this day. People of Israel, should I let you ask me for advice? I will not let you do that,” announces the Lord and King. “And that is just as sure as I am alive.
Ezekiel 20:32 - “ ‘ “You say, ‘We want to be like the other nations. We want to be like all the other people in the world. They serve gods made out of wood and stone.’ But what you have in mind will never happen.
Ezekiel 20:33 - I will rule over you by reaching out my mighty hand and powerful arm. I will pour my great anger out on you,” announces the Lord and King. “And that is just as sure as I am alive.
Ezekiel 20:34 - I will bring you back from the nations. I will gather you together from the countries where you have been scattered. I will reach out my mighty hand and powerful arm. I will pour my great anger out on you.
Ezekiel 20:35 - I will send you among the nations. There I will judge you face to face. It will be as if I were judging you in the desert again.
Ezekiel 20:36 - Long ago, I judged your people in the desert of Egypt. In the same way, I will judge you,” announces the Lord and King.
Ezekiel 20:37 - “I will take note of you as you pass under my shepherd’s stick. I will separate those who obey me from those who do not. And I will give the blessings of the covenant to those of you who obey me.
Ezekiel 20:38 - I will get rid of those among you who turn against me. They refuse to obey me. I will bring them out of the land where they are living. But they will not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord.
Ezekiel 20:39 - “ ‘ “People of Israel, the Lord and King says, ‘Go, every one of you! Serve your gods. But later you will listen to me. You will no longer treat my name as if it were not holy. You will not offer sacrifices to other gods anymore.
Ezekiel 20:40 - People of Israel, you will all serve me,’ announces the Lord and King. ‘You will serve me on my high and holy mountain in Jerusalem. There I will accept you. I will require your offerings and your finest gifts. I want you to bring them along with all your other holy sacrifices.
Ezekiel 20:41 - I will bring you back from the nations. I will gather you together from the countries where you have been scattered. Then I will accept you as if you were sweet-smelling incense. I will show that I am holy among you. The nations will see it.
Ezekiel 20:42 - I will bring you into the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord. Long ago I raised my hand and made a promise. I promised to give that land to your people of long ago.
Ezekiel 20:43 - There you will remember your conduct. You will think about everything you did that made you “unclean.” And you will hate yourselves because of all the evil things you have done.
Ezekiel 20:44 - People of Israel, I will deal with you for the honor of my name. I will not deal with you based on your evil conduct and sinful practices. Then you will know that I am the Lord,’ announces the Lord and King.” ’ ”
Exodus 32:31 - So Moses went back to the Lord. He said, “These people have committed a terrible sin. They have made a god out of gold for themselves.
Exodus 32:32 - Now please forgive their sin. But if you won’t, then erase my name out of the book you have written.”
Psalm 106:19 - At Mount Horeb they made a metal statue of a bull calf. They worshiped that statue of a god.
Psalm 106:20 - They traded their glorious God for a statue of a bull that eats grass.
Psalm 106:21 - They forgot the God who saved them. They forgot the God who had done great things in Egypt.
Psalm 106:22 - They forgot the miracles he did in the land of Ham. They forgot the wonderful things he did by the Red Sea.
Psalm 106:23 - So he said he would destroy them. But Moses, his chosen one, stood up for them. He kept God’s anger from destroying them.
Exodus 32:4 - He took what they gave him and made it into a metal statue of a god. It looked like a calf. Aaron shaped it with a tool. Then the people said, “Israel, here is your god who brought you up out of Egypt.”
Exodus 32:5 - When Aaron saw what they were doing, he built an altar in front of the calf. He said, “Tomorrow will be a feast day to honor the Lord.”
Exodus 32:6 - So the next day the people got up early. They sacrificed burnt offerings and brought friendship offerings. They sat down to eat and drink. Then they got up to dance wildly in front of their god.
Exodus 32:7 - The Lord spoke to Moses. He said, “Go down. Your people you brought up out of Egypt have become very sinful.
Exodus 32:8 - They have quickly turned away from what I commanded them. They have made themselves a metal statue of a god in the shape of a calf. They have bowed down and sacrificed to it. And they have said, ‘Israel, here is your god who brought you up out of Egypt.’