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and none of them put on his ornaments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/33.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />When the people heard this sad word, they mourned, and none of them put on his ornaments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/33.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When the people heard this bad news, they mourned and didn’t put on their jewelry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/33.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When the people heard this bad news, they mourned and didn&#8217t put on their jewelry. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/33.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned: and no man did put on him his ornaments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/33.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned: and no man did put on him his ornaments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/33.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When the people heard this bad news, they acted as if someone had died. No one wore any jewelry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/33.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When the people heard this, they began to mourn and did not wear jewelry any more. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/33.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When the people heard this troubling word, they mourned, and no one put on his ornaments. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/33.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />When the people heard this bad news, they went into mourning, and no one put on any of his jewelry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/33.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When the people heard this troubling word they mourned; no one put on his ornaments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/33.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />When the people heard this evil news, they mourned: and no one put on his jewelry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/33.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned: and no man put on him his ornaments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/33.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />When the people heard this evil news, they mourned; and no one put on his jewelry. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/33.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the people hear this sad thing, and mourn; and none puts his ornaments on him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/33.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the people hear this sad thing, and mourn; and none put his ornaments on him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/33.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the people will hear this evil word, and they will mourn: and they put not each his ornaments upon him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/33.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the people hearing these very bad tidings, mourned: and no man put on his ornaments according to custom. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/33.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And upon hearing this very bad news, the people mourned; and no one put on his finery according to custom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/33.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When the people heard this painful news, they mourned, and no one wore any ornaments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/33.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When the people heard these harsh words, they mourned, and no one put on ornaments.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/33.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And when the people heard this bad news, they mourned; and no man did put on him his armor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/33.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />To the land that flows milk and honey, because I am not going up among you, because you are a people of hard necks, lest I shall destroy you in the way.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/33.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned; and no man did put on him his ornaments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/33.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the people having heard this grievous saying, mourned in mourning apparel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/33-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=8598" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/33.htm">The Command to Leave Sinai</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>Go up to a land flowing with milk and honey. But I will not go with you, because you are a stiff-necked people; otherwise, I might destroy you on the way.” <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: hā·‘ām (Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">When the people</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: way·yiš·ma‘ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">heard</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">these</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: hā·rā‘ (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">bad</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: had·dā·ḇār (Art:: N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">tidings,</a> <a href="/hebrew/56.htm" title="56: way·yiṯ·’ab·bā·lū (Conj-w:: V-Hitpael-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To mourn. A primitive root; to bewail.">they went into mourning,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and no</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">one</a> <a href="/hebrew/7896.htm" title="7896: šā·ṯū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To put, set. A primitive root; to place.">put on</a> <a href="/hebrew/5716.htm" title="5716: ‘eḏ·yōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Ornaments. From adah in the sense of trappings; finery; generally an outfit; specifically, a headstall.">any of his jewelry.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>For the LORD had said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites, ‘You are a stiff-necked people. If I should go with you for a single moment, I would destroy you. Now take off your jewelry, and I will decide what to do with you.’ ”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/14-39.htm">Numbers 14:39</a></span><br />And when Moses relayed these words to all the Israelites, the people mourned bitterly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-45.htm">Deuteronomy 1:45</a></span><br />And you returned and wept before the LORD, but He would not listen to your voice or give ear to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/2-4.htm">Judges 2:4</a></span><br />When the angel of the LORD had spoken these words to all the Israelites, the people lifted up their voices and wept.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/7-6.htm">1 Samuel 7:6</a></span><br />When they had gathered at Mizpah, they drew water and poured it out before the LORD. On that day they fasted, and there they confessed, “We have sinned against the LORD.” And Samuel judged the Israelites at Mizpah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/19-1.htm">2 Samuel 19:1-4</a></span><br />Then it was reported to Joab, “The king is weeping and mourning over Absalom.” / And that day’s victory was turned into mourning for all the people, because on that day they were told, “The king is grieving over his son.” / So they returned to the city quietly that day, as people steal away in humiliation after fleeing a battle. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-27.htm">1 Kings 21:27</a></span><br />When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked around meekly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/22-11.htm">2 Kings 22:11</a></span><br />When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezra/9-3.htm">Ezra 9:3-5</a></span><br />When I heard this report, I tore my tunic and cloak, pulled out some hair from my head and beard, and sat down in horror. / Then everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel gathered around me because of the unfaithfulness of the exiles, while I sat there in horror until the evening offering. / At the evening offering, I got up from my humiliation with my tunic and cloak torn, and I fell on my knees, spread out my hands to the LORD my God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-1.htm">Nehemiah 9:1</a></span><br />On the twenty-fourth day of the same month, the Israelites gathered together, fasting and wearing sackcloth, with dust on their heads.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/2-12.htm">Job 2:12</a></span><br />When they lifted up their eyes from afar, they could barely recognize Job. They began to weep aloud, and each man tore his robe and threw dust in the air over his head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/22-12.htm">Isaiah 22:12</a></span><br />On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping and wailing, for shaven heads and the wearing of sackcloth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-26.htm">Jeremiah 6:26</a></span><br />O daughter of my people, dress yourselves in sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn with bitter wailing, as you would for an only son, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-12.htm">Joel 2:12-13</a></span><br />“Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.” / So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jonah/3-5.htm">Jonah 3:5-6</a></span><br />And the Ninevites believed God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least. / When word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-21.htm">Matthew 11:21</a></span><br />“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned: and no man did put on him his ornaments.</p><p class="hdg">the mourned</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/14-1.htm">Numbers 14:1,39</a></b></br> And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/7-14.htm">Hosea 7:14</a></b></br> And they have not cried unto me with their heart, when they howled upon their beds: they assemble themselves for corn and wine, <i>and</i> they rebel against me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/7-3.htm">Zechariah 7:3,5</a></b></br> <i>And</i> to speak unto the priests which <i>were</i> 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? … </p><p class="hdg">and no</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/10-6.htm">Leviticus 10:6</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/19-24.htm">2 Samuel 19:24</a></b></br> 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 <i>again</i> in peace.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/21-27.htm">1 Kings 21:27</a></b></br> 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.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/8-14.htm">Bad</a> <a href="/exodus/23-22.htm">Distressing</a> <a href="/exodus/32-33.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/exodus/31-3.htm">Full</a> <a href="/exodus/6-9.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/exodus/32-18.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/exodus/32-17.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/exodus/32-18.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/exodus/32-24.htm">Jewelry</a> <a href="/genesis/23-2.htm">Mourn</a> <a href="/genesis/50-10.htm">Mourned</a> <a href="/genesis/50-11.htm">Mourning</a> <a href="/exodus/18-1.htm">News</a> <a href="/exodus/12-35.htm">Ornaments</a> <a href="/genesis/40-7.htm">Sad</a> <a href="/genesis/29-13.htm">Tidings</a> <a href="/exodus/32-34.htm">Word</a> <a href="/exodus/28-36.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/13-18.htm">Bad</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-22.htm">Distressing</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-4.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/exodus/34-6.htm">Full</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-45.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-1.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-20.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-20.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/exodus/33-5.htm">Jewelry</a> <a href="/numbers/14-39.htm">Mourn</a> <a href="/numbers/14-39.htm">Mourned</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-14.htm">Mourning</a> <a href="/numbers/33-40.htm">News</a> <a href="/exodus/33-5.htm">Ornaments</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-22.htm">Sad</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-17.htm">Tidings</a> <a href="/exodus/35-4.htm">Word</a> <a href="/exodus/34-1.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 33</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/33-1.htm">The Lord refuses to go as he had promised with the people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/33-4.htm">The people mourn there</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/33-7.htm">The tabernacle is removed out of the camp</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/33-9.htm">The Lord talks familiarly with Moses</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/33-12.htm">Moses prevails with God, and desires to see his glory</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/33.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/exodus/33.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>When the people heard this bad news</b><br>The "bad news" refers to God's declaration that He would not go with the Israelites to the Promised Land due to their stiff-necked nature, as mentioned earlier in <a href="/exodus/33.htm">Exodus 33</a>. This highlights the seriousness of their sin with the golden calf (Exodus 32). The Israelites' reaction to this news underscores their understanding of the gravity of losing God's presence, which was central to their identity and success. This moment is pivotal, as it reflects the consequences of disobedience and the importance of God's presence among His people.<p><b>they went into mourning</b><br>Mourning in the ancient Near East often involved specific rituals and expressions of grief, such as wearing sackcloth, ashes, or fasting. The Israelites' mourning indicates a deep sense of loss and repentance. This act of mourning can be seen as a communal acknowledgment of their sin and a desire for reconciliation with God. It parallels other instances in Scripture where mourning leads to repentance and restoration, such as in the story of Nineveh in <a href="/jonah/3.htm">Jonah 3</a>.<p><b>and no one put on any of his jewelry</b><br>Jewelry in ancient times was not only a sign of wealth and beauty but also had religious and cultural significance. By removing their jewelry, the Israelites were likely demonstrating humility and penitence, stripping away symbols of pride and self-adornment. This act can be seen as a form of consecration, setting themselves apart for God. It also connects to the earlier incident with the golden calf, where jewelry was used to create the idol (<a href="/exodus/32-2.htm">Exodus 32:2-4</a>), symbolizing a rejection of past idolatry and a return to faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who were delivered from slavery in Egypt and are now journeying through the wilderness toward the Promised Land.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to deliver His people and mediate between them and God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a></b><br>The mountain where God gave the Ten Commandments to Moses and where the Israelites camped during this period.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tent_of_meeting.htm">The Tent of Meeting</a></b><br>A place where Moses would meet with God, symbolizing God's presence among His people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_ornaments.htm">The Ornaments</a></b><br>Jewelry or adornments that the Israelites removed as a sign of mourning and repentance after hearing God's displeasure.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_weight_of_sin.htm">The Weight of Sin</a></b><br>Sin has serious consequences, and the Israelites' mourning reflects the gravity of their disobedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_humility.htm">Repentance and Humility</a></b><br>Removing ornaments symbolizes a heart posture of repentance and humility before God. We are called to strip away anything that hinders our relationship with Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence.htm">God's Presence</a></b><br>The Israelites' mourning was due to the potential loss of God's presence. We should value and seek God's presence in our lives above all else.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_and_consequences.htm">Obedience and Consequences</a></b><br>Disobedience leads to separation from God, but genuine repentance can restore our relationship with Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_response_to_sin.htm">Community Response to Sin</a></b><br>The collective mourning of the Israelites shows the importance of communal repentance and accountability within the body of believers.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_33.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 33</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_bible's_holy_of_holies.htm">What is the Holy of Holies in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_exodus_24_align_with_god's_nature.htm">How does the account in Exodus 24 align or conflict with other passages describing God's nature and appearance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_deut._5_4_be_verified_historically.htm">Deuteronomy 5:4 states God spoke 'face to face' with Israel; how can this be verified historically or scientifically?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_israel's_other_names.htm">What are the different names for Israel?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/33.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">When the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned.</span>--It was something that the people felt the tidings to be "evil." It is natural for sinful men to shrink from the near presence of God (<a href="/matthew/8-34.htm" title="And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they sought him that he would depart out of their coasts.">Matthew 8:34</a>; <a href="/luke/5-8.htm" title="When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.">Luke 5:8</a>); and so the Israelites had shrunk from it a short time previously (<a href="/exodus/20-19.htm" title="And they said to Moses, Speak you with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.">Exodus 20:19</a>). Even now they would probably have feared a too near contact; but still, they were unwilling that God should cease to be the leader and guide of the host: they set a value on His presence and protection, which they felt that that of an angel would ill replace. Accordingly, when Moses communicated to them what God had said (<a href="/context/exodus/33-1.htm" title="And the LORD said to Moses, Depart, and go up hence, you and the people which you have brought up out of the land of Egypt, to the land which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, To your seed will I give it:">Exodus 33:1-3</a>), they "mourned," <span class= "ital">i.e.</span>, not only grieved inwardly, but showed the outward tokens of grief--made a public and, as it were, national lamentation.<p><span class= "bld">No man did put on him his ornaments.</span>--The Orientals, both men and women, have always affected ornament, and taken an extreme delight in it. Herodotus tells us that the Persians who accompanied Xerxes into Greece wore generally collars and bracelets of gold (<span class= "ital">Hist. ix.</span> 80). Xenophon says that the Medes indulged a similar taste (<span class= "ital">Cyrop?d</span>. i. 3, ? 2). In Egypt, at the time of the exodus, men of station wore generally collars, armlets, and bracelets, occasionally anklets. The Assyrians wore armlets, bracelets, and ear-rings. To strip himself of his ornaments was a great act of self-denial on the part of an Oriental; but it was done commonly in the case of mourning on account of a family bereavement, and sometimes in the case of national misfortunes. (See Note on <a href="/context/exodus/33-1.htm" title="And the LORD said to Moses, Depart, and go up hence, you and the people which you have brought up out of the land of Egypt, to the land which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, To your seed will I give it:">Exodus 33:1-6</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/33.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">When</span> <span class="cmt_word">the people heard.</span> Moses had communicated to the people what God had said to him. They felt it to be <span class="cmt_word">evil tidings</span> - they woke up at last to a feeling of the ineffable value of the privileges which they bad hitherto enjoyed - his guidance by the pillar of the cloud (<a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">Exodus 13:21</a>) - his counsel, if there were need to ask anything (<a href="/exodus/15-25.htm">Exodus 15:25</a>) - his aid in the day of battle (<a href="/exodus/17-8.htm">Exodus 17:8-13</a>) - his near presence, by day and by night, constantly (<a href="/exodus/13-22.htm">Exodus 13:22</a>) - and they dreaded a change, which they felt must involve a loss, and one the extent of which they could not measure. "An angel" is a poor consolation when we are craving for Jehovah! So the people <span class="cmt_word">mourned</span> - felt true sorrow - were really troubled in their hearts - and, to show their penitence, ceased to wear their customary <span class="cmt_word">ornaments</span>. These may have consisted of armlets, bracelets, and even, perhaps, anklets, all of which were worn by men in Egypt at this period. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/33-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">When the people</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעָ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">heard</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiš·ma‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">these</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֶּ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">bad</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרָ֛ע</span> <span class="translit">(hā·rā‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">tidings,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַדָּבָ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(had·dā·ḇār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they went into mourning,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּתְאַבָּ֑לוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiṯ·’ab·bā·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_56.htm">Strong's 56: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bewail</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and no</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">one</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֥ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">put on</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁ֛תוּ</span> <span class="translit">(šā·ṯū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7896.htm">Strong's 7896: </a> </span><span class="str2">To put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">any of his jewelry.</span><br /><span class="heb">עֶדְי֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(‘eḏ·yōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5716.htm">Strong's 5716: </a> </span><span class="str2">Finery, an outfit, a headstall</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/33-4.htm">Exodus 33:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/33-4.htm">Exodus 33:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/33-4.htm">Exodus 33:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/33-4.htm">Exodus 33:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/33-4.htm">Exodus 33:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/33-4.htm">Exodus 33:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/33-4.htm">Exodus 33:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/33-4.htm">Exodus 33:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/33-4.htm">Exodus 33:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/33-4.htm">Exodus 33:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/33-4.htm">OT Law: Exodus 33:4 When the people heard this evil news (Exo. 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