Deuteronomy 7 · Verse 25

Deuteronomy 7:25

The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therein: for it is an abomination to the Lord thy God.
Deuteronomy 7:25, King James Version

Deuteronomy 7:25 in other translations

BSBYou must burn up the images of their gods; do not covet the silver and gold that is on them or take it for yourselves, or you will be ensnared by it; for it is detestable to the LORD your God.
WEBYou shall burn the engraved images of their gods with fire. You shall not covet the silver or the gold that is on them, nor take it for yourself, lest you be snared in it; for it is an abomination to the LORD your God.
ASVThe graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not covet the silver or the gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therein; for it is an abomination to Jehovah thy God.
YLT‘The graven images of their gods ye do burn with fire; thou dost not desire the silver and gold on them, nor hast thou taken it to thyself, lest thou be snared by it, for the abomination of Jehovah thy God it is;
DARBYThe graven images of theirgods shall ye burn with fire; thou shalt not covet the silver and gold that is on them and take it unto thee, lest thou be ensnared therein; for it is an abomination to Jehovah thy God.
BBEThe images of their gods are to be burned with fire: have no desire for the gold and silver on them, and do not take it for yourselves, for it will be a danger to you: it is a thing disgusting to the Lord your God:
WebsterThe graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it to thee, lest thou shouldst be snared in it: for it is an abomination to the LORD thy God.

What does Deuteronomy 7:25 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 7:11-26

11-26. Thou shalt therefore keep the commandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, which I command thee this day--In the covenant into which God entered with Israel, He promised to bestow upon them a variety of blessings so long as they continued obedient to Him as their heavenly King. He pledged His veracity that His infinite perfections would be exerted for this purpose, as well as for delivering them from…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 25 Thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them - Some of the ancient idols were plated over with gold, and God saw that the value of the metal and the excellence of the workmanship might be an inducement for the Israelites to preserve them; and this might lead, remotely at least, to idolatry. As the idols were accursed, all those who had them, or any thing appertaining to them, were accursed also, Deu 7:26.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 7:12-26

We are in danger of having fellowship with the works of darkness if we take pleasure in fellowship with those who do such works. Whatever brings us into a snare, brings us under a curse. Let us be constant to our duty, and we cannot question the constancy of God's mercy. Diseases are God's servants; they go where he sends them, and do what he bids them. It is therefore good for the health of our bodies, thoroughly…

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Deuteronomy 7:25 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

פְּסִילֵ֥יpe.si.Lei[the] images ofH6456
אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.Hemgods theirH430
תִּשְׂרְפ֣וּןtis.re.Funyou will burn !H8313
בָּאֵ֑שׁba.'Eshwith <the> fireH784
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
תַחְמֹד֩tach.Modyou will covetH2530
כֶּ֨סֶףKe.sefsilverH3701
וְזָהָ֤בve.za.Havand goldH2091
עֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.Hemon themH5921
וְלָקַחְתָּ֣ve.la.kach.Taand you will take [it]H3947
לָ֔ךְLakhfor <the> yourself
פֶּ֚ןpenlestH6435
תִּוָּקֵ֣שׁti.va.Keshyou should be ensnaredH3369
בּ֔וֹboby <the> it
כִּ֧יkiforH3588
תוֹעֲבַ֛תto.'a.Vat[is] [the] abomination ofH8441
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaGod yourH430
הֽוּא\׃Hu'thatH1931

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 7:25

  • Exodus 32:20

    And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.

  • 1 Chronicles 14:12

    And when they had left their gods there, David gave a commandment, and they were burned with fire.

  • Deuteronomy 17:1

    Thou shalt not sacrifice unto the Lord thy God any bullock, or sheep, wherein is blemish, or any evilfavouredness: for that is an abomination unto the Lord thy God.

  • Joshua 7:21

    When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.

  • Deuteronomy 12:3

    And ye shall overthrow their altars, and break their pillars, and burn their groves with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images of their gods, and destroy the names of them out of that place.

  • Deuteronomy 7:5

    But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall destroy their altars, and break down their images, and cut down their groves, and burn their graven images with fire.

  • Isaiah 30:22

    Ye shall defile also the covering of thy graven images of silver, and the ornament of thy molten images of gold: thou shalt cast them away as a menstruous cloth; thou shalt say unto it, Get thee hence.

  • Judges 8:24-27

    And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.) And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey. And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold; beside ornaments, and collars, and purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that were about their camels’ necks. And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel went thither a whoring after it: which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house.

  • Joshua 7:1

    But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the Lord was kindled against the children of Israel.

  • Deuteronomy 23:18

    Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the Lord thy God for any vow: for even both these are abomination unto the Lord thy God.

  • Deuteronomy 7:16

    And thou shalt consume all the people which the Lord thy God shall deliver thee; thine eye shall have no pity upon them: neither shalt thou serve their gods; for that will be a snare unto thee.

  • 1 Timothy 6:9-10

    But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
graven.
5; 12:3; Ex 32:20; 1Ch 14:12; Isa 30:22
thou shalt.
Jos 7:1,21
snared.
Jud 8:24-27; Zep 1:3; 1Ti 6:9,10
an abomination.
17:1; 23:18; Re 17:5

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 7:24

    And he shall deliver their kings into thine hand, and thou shalt destroy their name from under heaven: there shall no man be able to stand before thee, until thou have destroyed them.

  • Deuteronomy 7:25

    The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therein: for it is an abomination to the Lord thy God.

  • Deuteronomy 7:26

    Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it: but thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a cursed thing.

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Deuteronomy 7:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Las esculturas de sus dioses quemarás en el fuego: no codiciarás plata ni oro de sobre ellas para tomarlo para ti, porque no tropieces en ello, pues es abominación á Jehová tu Dios;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Vous brûlerez au feu les images taillées de leurs dieux; tu ne désireras pas l’argent ou l’or qui sont dessus, et tu ne les prendras pas pour toi, de peur que, par là, tu ne sois pris dans un piège; car c’est une abomination pour l’ Éternel, ton Dieu;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Die geschnitzten Bilder ihrer Götter sollt ihr mit Feuer verbrennen; du sollst nicht das Silber und das Gold an ihnen begehren und es dir nehmen, daß du nicht dadurch verstrickt werdest; denn es ist ein Greuel für Jehova, deinen Gott;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Sculptilia eorum igne combures: non concupisces argentum et aurum, de quibus facta sunt, neque assumes ex eis tibi quidquam, ne offendas, propterea quia abominatio est Domini tui: