Exodus 33 · Verse 4

Exodus 33:4

And when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned: and no man did put on him his ornaments.
Exodus 33:4, King James Version

Exodus 33:4 in other translations

BSBWhen the people heard these bad tidings, they went into mourning, and no one put on any of his jewelry.
WEBWhen the people heard this evil news, they mourned; and no one put on his jewelry.
ASVAnd when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned: and no man did put on him his ornaments.
YLTAnd the people hear this sad thing, and mourn; and none put his ornaments on him.
DARBYAnd when the people heard this evil word, they mourned; and no man put on his ornaments.
BBEHearing this bad news the people were full of grief, and no one put on his ornaments.
WebsterAnd when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned: and no man put on him his ornaments.

What does Exodus 33:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
4. when the people heard these evil tidings--from Moses on his descent from the mount.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 33:1-6

Those whom God pardons, must be made to know what their sin deserved. "Let them go forward as they are;" this was very expressive of God's displeasure. Though he promises to make good his covenant with Abraham, in giving them Canaan, yet he denies them the tokens of his presence they had been blessed with. The people mourned for their sin. Of all the bitter fruits and consequences of sin, true penitents most lament…

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Exodus 33:4 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.

וַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'and it heardH8085
הָעָ֗םha.'Amthe peopleH5971
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַדָּבָ֥רha.da.Varthe wordH1697
הָרָ֛עha.Ra'<the> badH7451
הַזֶּ֖הha.Zeh<the> thisH2088
וַיִּתְאַבָּ֑לוּvai.yit.'a.Ba.luand they mournedH56
וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
שָׁ֛תוּSha.tuthey placedH7896
אִ֥ישׁ'ishanyoneH376
עֶדְי֖וֹed.Yoornament[s] hisH5716
עָלָֽיו\׃'a.Lavon himselfH5921

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Exodus 33:4

  • Numbers 14:39

    And Moses told these sayings unto all the children of Israel: and the people mourned greatly.

  • Leviticus 10:6

    And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the Lord hath kindled.

  • Numbers 14:1

    And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night.

  • Ezekiel 24:17

    Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thy lips, and eat not the bread of men.

  • Ezekiel 24:23

    And your tires shall be upon your heads, and your shoes upon your feet: ye shall not mourn nor weep; but ye shall pine away for your iniquities, and mourn one toward another.

  • Ezekiel 26:16

    Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay away their robes, and put off their broidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the ground, and shall tremble at every moment, and be astonished at thee.

  • Zechariah 7:3

    And to speak unto the priests which were in the house of the Lord of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?

  • Jonah 3:6

    For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.

  • 2 Samuel 19:24

    And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king, and had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came again in peace.

  • Zechariah 7:5

    Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh month, even those seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, even to me?

  • 1 Kings 21:27

    And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly.

  • Esther 4:1-4

    When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry; And came even before the king’s gate: for none might enter into the king’s gate clothed with sackcloth. And in every province, whithersoever the king’s commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes. So Esther’s maids and her chamberlains came and told it her. Then was the queen exceedingly grieved; and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him: but he received it not.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
they mourned.
Nu 14:1,39; Ho 7:14; Zec 7:3,5
and no.
Le 10:6; 2Sa 19:24; 1Ki 21:27; 2Ki 19:1; Ezr 9:3; Es 4:1-4
Job 1:20; 2:12; Isa 32:11; Eze 24:17,23; 26:16; Jon 3:6

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Context

  • Exodus 33:3

    Unto a land flowing with milk and honey: for I will not go up in the midst of thee; for thou art a stiffnecked people: lest I consume thee in the way.

  • Exodus 33:4

    And when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned: and no man did put on him his ornaments.

  • Exodus 33:5

    For the Lord had said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked people: I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment, and consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee.

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Exodus 33:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y oyendo el pueblo esta sensible palabra, vistieron luto, y ninguno se puso sus atavíos:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et le peuple entendit cette parole fâcheuse, et mena deuil, et personne ne mit ses ornements sur soi.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und als das Volk dieses böse Wort hörte, da trauerten sie, und keiner legte seinen Schmuck an.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Audiensque populus sermonem hunc pessimum, luxit: et nullus ex more indutus est cultu suo.