So the sons of Israel stripped themselves of their jewelry, from Mount Horeb onward.
Parallel translations
- WEB The children of Israel stripped themselves of their jewelry from Mount Horeb onward.
- KJV And the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments by the mount Horeb.
- BSB So the Israelites stripped themselves of their jewelry from Mount Horeb onward.
- NKJV So the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments by Mount Horeb.
- NLT So from the time they left Mount Sinai, the Israelites wore no more jewelry or fine clothes.
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Quick answer
The Israelites strip off their ornaments from Mount Horeb onward. Their lasting humility marks a sustained posture of repentance.
Overview
The people obey and remain stripped of their finery for the rest of their time at Horeb. This enduring gesture reflects ongoing contrition before the Lord. It models a repentance that is not momentary emotion but a settled humility before God.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Exod 33:4When the people heard this evil news, they mourned: and no one put on his jewelry.
- Exod 32:3All the people took off the golden rings which were in their ears, and brought them to Aaron.
- Jer 2:19“Your own wickedness will correct you, and your backsliding will rebuke you. Know therefore and see that it is an evil and bitter thing, that you have forsaken Yahweh your God, and that my fear is not in you,” says the Lord, Yahweh of Armies.
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The Passover lamb whose blood turns away death, the exodus through the sea, the manna, the rock, and the tabernacle where God dwells with his people all foreshadow Jesus — our Passover, our redemption, the bread from heaven, and God-with-us in the flesh.
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