And I said unto you, I am the LORD your God; fear not the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but ye have not obeyed my voice.
Parallel translations
- WEB I said to you, “I am Yahweh your God. You shall not fear the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell.” But you have not listened to my voice.’”
- BSB And I said to you: ‘I am the LORD your God. You must not fear the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell.’ But you did not obey Me.”
- NKJV Also I said to you, “I am the Lord your God; do not fear the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell.” But you have not obeyed My voice.’ ”
- NASB and I said to you, “I am the Lord your God; you shall not fear the gods of the Amorites in whose land you live.” But you have not obeyed Me.’ ”
- NLT I told you, ‘I am the Lord your God. You must not worship the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you now live.’ But you have not listened to me.”
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Quick answer
God had commanded Israel not to fear the gods of the Amorites, but they had disobeyed His voice.
Overview
The prophet's message reaches its point: Yahweh had charged Israel to worship Him alone, yet they had turned to false gods. Their failure to heed His voice is the root cause of Midianite oppression. This indictment shows that idolatry, the breaking of the first commandment, lies at the heart of Israel's troubles and remains the chief temptation of the human heart.
Cross-references & the web
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- Jer 10:2Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.
- Jer 9:13And the LORD saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein;
- 2 Kgs 17:35–39With whom the LORD had made a covenant, and charged them, saying, Ye shall not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them:
- Exod 20:2–3I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
- Judg 2:2And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed my voice: why have ye done this?
- Jer 3:25We lie down in our shame, and our confusion covereth us: for we have sinned against the LORD our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even unto this day, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God.
- Jer 43:4So Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, and all the people, obeyed not the voice of the LORD, to dwell in the land of Judah.
- Jer 3:13Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the LORD thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the LORD.
- Jer 42:21And now I have this day declared it to you; but ye have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God, nor any thing for the which he hath sent me unto you.
- Jer 43:7So they came into the land of Egypt: for they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: thus came they even to Tahpanhes.
- Rom 10:16But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?
- Heb 5:9And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;
- 2 Kgs 17:33They feared the LORD, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations whom they carried away from thence.
- Prov 5:13And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
- Zeph 3:2She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the LORD; she drew not near to her God.
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