I will uproot your Asherah poles out from among you; and I will destroy your cities.
Parallel translations
- KJV And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee: so will I destroy thy cities.
- BSB I will root out the Asherah poles from your midst and demolish your cities.
- NKJV I will pluck your wooden images from your midst; Thus I will destroy your cities.
- NASB “I will uproot your Asherim from among you, And destroy your cities.
- NLT I will abolish your idol shrines with their Asherah poles and destroy your pagan cities.
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Quick answer
God will uproot the Asherah poles and destroy the cities tainted by idolatry. It completes the purging of false worship.
Overview
Asherah poles were symbols of a Canaanite goddess, and their removal abolishes the fertility cults that had corrupted Israel. The thoroughness of this cleansing shows God's zeal for pure devotion. He will leave no trace of the idolatry that drew His people away.
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- Exod 34:13but you shall break down their altars, and dash in pieces their pillars, and you shall cut down their Asherah poles;
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