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They have turned away quickly from what I commanded them and have made an idol for themselves.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/9.htm">New Living Translation</a> Then the LORD said to me, ‘Get up! Go down immediately, for the people you brought out of Egypt have corrupted themselves. How quickly they have turned away from the way I commanded them to live! They have melted gold and made an idol for themselves!’ <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/9.htm">English Standard Version</a> Then the LORD said to me, ‘Arise, go down quickly from here, for your people whom you have brought from Egypt have acted corruptly. They have turned aside quickly out of the way that I commanded them; they have made themselves a metal image.’ <a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And the LORD said to me, “Get up and go down from here at once, for your people, whom you brought out of Egypt, have corrupted themselves. How quickly they have turned aside from the way that I commanded them! They have made for themselves a molten image.” <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/9.htm">King James Bible</a> And the LORD said unto me, Arise, get thee down quickly from hence; for thy people which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt have corrupted themselves; they are quickly turned aside out of the way which I commanded them; they have made them a molten image. <a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/9.htm">New King James Version</a> “Then the LORD said to me, ‘Arise, go down quickly from here, for your people whom you brought out of Egypt have acted corruptly; they have quickly turned aside from the way which I commanded them; they have made themselves a molded image.’ <a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then the LORD said to me, ‘Arise, go down from here quickly, because your people, whom you brought out of Egypt, have behaved corruptly. They have quickly turned aside from the way that I commanded them; they have made a cast metal image for themselves.’ <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/9.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Then the LORD said to me, &#8216Arise, go down from here quickly, for your people whom you brought out of Egypt have acted corruptly. They have quickly turned aside from the way which I commanded them; they have made a molten image for themselves.&#8217 <a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Then the LORD said to me, ‘Arise, go down from here quickly, for your people whom you brought out of Egypt have acted corruptly. They have quickly turned aside from the way which I commanded them; they have made a molten image for themselves.’ <a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then Yahweh said to me, ‘Arise, go down from here quickly, for your people whom you brought out of Egypt have acted corruptly. They have quickly turned aside from the way which I commanded them; they have made a molten image for themselves.’ <a href="/amp/deuteronomy/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then the LORD said to me, ‘Arise, go down from here quickly, for your people whom you brought from Egypt have acted corruptly. They have quickly turned aside from the way which I commanded them; they have made (cast) a molten image for themselves.’ <a href="/csb/deuteronomy/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “The LORD said to me, ‘Get up and go down immediately from here. For your people whom you brought out of Egypt have acted corruptly. They have quickly turned from the way that I commanded them; they have made a cast image for themselves.’ <a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The LORD said to me, &#8216Get up and go down immediately from here. For your people whom you brought out of Egypt have acted corruptly. They have quickly turned from the way that I commanded them; they have made a cast image for themselves.&#8217 <a href="/asv/deuteronomy/9.htm">American Standard Version</a> And Jehovah said unto me, Arise, get thee down quickly from hence; for thy people that thou hast brought forth out of Egypt have corrupted themselves; they are quickly turned aside out of the way which I commanded them; they have made them a molten image. <a href="/cev/deuteronomy/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> he said: Moses, hurry down the mountain to those people you led out of Egypt. They have already disobeyed me and committed the terrible sin of making an idol. <a href="/erv/deuteronomy/9.htm">English Revised Version</a> And the LORD said unto me, Arise, get thee down quickly from hence; for thy people which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt have corrupted themselves; they are quickly turned aside out of the way which I commanded them; they have made them a molten image. <a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> He told me, "Leave right away. Your people whom you brought out of Egypt have ruined [everything]. They've quickly turned from the way I commanded them to live. They've made an idol for themselves." <a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/9.htm">Good News Translation</a> "Then the LORD said to me, 'Go down the mountain at once, because your people, whom you led out of Egypt, have become corrupt and have done evil. They have already turned away from what I commanded them to do, and they have made an idol for themselves.' <a href="/isv/deuteronomy/9.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Then the LORD told me, 'Get going! Go down from here at once! Your people whom you brought out of Egypt have become corrupt. They have turned quickly from the way that I commanded them, and have cast an idol for their use.' <a href="/msb/deuteronomy/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And the LORD said to me, ?Get up and go down from here at once, for your people, whom you brought out of Egypt, have corrupted themselves. How quickly they have turned aside from the way that I commanded them! They have made for themselves a molten image.? <a href="/net/deuteronomy/9.htm">NET Bible</a> And he said to me, "Get up, go down at once from here because your people whom you brought out of Egypt have sinned! They have quickly turned from the way I commanded them and have made for themselves a cast metal image." <a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The LORD said to me, "Arise, get down quickly from here; for your people whom you have brought out of Egypt have corrupted themselves; they have quickly turned aside out of the way which I commanded them; they have made them a molten image." <a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And the LORD said to me, Arise, go down quickly from hence; for thy people which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt have corrupted themselves; they are quickly turned aside from the way which I commanded them; they have made them a molten image. <a href="/web/deuteronomy/9.htm">World English Bible</a> Yahweh said to me, “Arise, get down quickly from here; for your people whom you have brought out of Egypt have corrupted themselves. They have quickly turned away from the way which I commanded them. They have made a molten image for themselves!” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Then YHWH says to me, Rise, go down, hurry from here, for your people whom you have brought out of Egypt have done corruptly; they have quickly turned aside from the way which I have commanded them—they have made a molten thing for themselves! <a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and Jehovah saith unto me, Rise, go down, hasten from this, for thy people hath done corruptly, whom thou hast brought out of Egypt; they have turned aside hastily out of the way which I have commanded them -- they have made to themselves a molten thing! <a href="/slt/deuteronomy/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Jehovah will say to me, Arise, go from this mountain; for thy people were corrupted which thou broughtest forth from Egypt; they turned aside quickly from the way which thou didst command them; they made to themselves a molten thing.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And said to me: Arise, and go down from hence quickly: for thy people, which thou hast brought out of Egypt, have quickly forsaken the way that thou hast shewn them, and have made to themselves a molten idol. <a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And he said to me: ‘Rise up, and descend quickly from here. For your people, whom you led away from Egypt, have quickly abandoned the way that you have shown to them, and they have made a molten idol for themselves.’ <a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/9.htm">New American Bible</a> the LORD said to me, Go down from here now, quickly, for your people whom you have brought out of Egypt are acting corruptly; they have already turned aside from the way I commanded them and have made for themselves a molten idol. <a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then the LORD said to me, “Get up, go down quickly from here, for your people whom you have brought from Egypt have acted corruptly. They have been quick to turn from the way that I commanded them; they have cast an image for themselves.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And the LORD said to me, Arise and go down quickly from here; for your people whom you have brought forth out of Egypt have corrupted themselves; they have quickly turned aside out of the way which I commanded them; and they have made themselves a molten image. <a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And LORD JEHOVAH said to me, ‘Arise, go down quickly from here because your people are corrupt whom I brought out from Egypt; they have turned themselves quickly from the way that I have commanded them and they have made for themselves a molten image.’<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And the LORD said unto me: 'Arise, get thee down quickly from hence; for thy people that thou hast brought forth out of Egypt have dealt corruptly; they are quickly turned aside out of the way which I commanded them; they have made them a molten image.' <a href="/sep/deuteronomy/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the Lord said to me, Arise, go down quickly from hence, for thy people whom thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt have transgressed; they have gone aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them, and have made themselves a molten image. <a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/9-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=2811" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/9.htm">The Golden Calf</a> …11And at the end of forty days and forty nights, the LORD gave me the two stone tablets, the tablets of the covenant. 12<a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">And the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. ">to me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: qūm (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">“Get up</a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: rêḏ (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To come or go down, descend. ">and go down</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: miz·zeh (Prep-m:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">from here</a> <a href="/hebrew/4118.htm" title="4118: ma·hêr (Adv) -- Hastening, speedy, swift. From mahar; properly, hurrying; hence in a hurry.">at once,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mə·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">your people,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">whom</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: hō·w·ṣê·ṯā (V-Hifil-Perf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">you brought</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: mim·miṣ·rā·yim (Prep-m:: N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">out of Egypt,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7843.htm" title="7843: ši·ḥêṯ (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- Perhaps to go to ruin. A primitive root; to decay, i.e. ruin.">have corrupted themselves.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4118.htm" title="4118: ma·hêr (Adv) -- Hastening, speedy, swift. From mahar; properly, hurrying; hence in a hurry.">How quickly</a> <a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: sā·rū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">they have turned aside</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: had·de·reḵ (Art:: N-cs) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">the way</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: ṣiw·wî·ṯim (V-Piel-Perf-1cs:: 3mp) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">I commanded them!</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">They have made</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">for themselves</a> <a href="/hebrew/4541.htm" title="4541: mas·sê·ḵāh (N-fs) -- From nacak; properly, a pouring over, i.e. Fusion of metal; by implication, a libation, i.e. League; concretely a coverlet.">a molten image.”</a> 13The LORD also said to me, “I have seen this people, and they are indeed a stiff-necked people.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/32-7.htm">Exodus 32:7-8</a> Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go down at once, for your people, whom you brought up out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves. / How quickly they have turned aside from the way that I commanded them! They have made for themselves a molten calf and have bowed down to it. They have sacrificed to it and said, ‘These, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.’” <a href="/psalms/106-19.htm">Psalm 106:19-23</a> At Horeb they made a calf and worshiped a molten image. / They exchanged their Glory for the image of a grass-eating ox. / They forgot God their Savior, who did great things in Egypt, ... <a href="/nehemiah/9-16.htm">Nehemiah 9:16-18</a> But they and our fathers became arrogant and stiff-necked and did not obey Your commandments. / They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them. / Even when they cast for themselves an image of a calf and said, ‘This is your God who brought you up out of Egypt,’ and when they committed terrible blasphemies, <a href="/acts/7-39.htm">Acts 7:39-41</a> But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt. / They said to Aaron, ‘Make us gods who will go before us! As for this Moses who led us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him.’ / At that time they made a calf and offered a sacrifice to the idol, rejoicing in the works of their hands. <a href="/1_kings/12-28.htm">1 Kings 12:28-30</a> After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.” / One calf he set up in Bethel, and the other in Dan. / And this thing became a sin; the people walked as far as Dan to worship before one of the calves. <a href="/2_kings/17-15.htm">2 Kings 17:15-17</a> They rejected His statutes and the covenant He had made with their fathers, as well as the decrees He had given them. They pursued worthless idols and became worthless themselves, going after the surrounding nations that the LORD had commanded them not to imitate. / They abandoned all the commandments of the LORD their God and made for themselves two cast idols of calves and an Asherah pole. They bowed down to all the host of heaven and served Baal. / They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire and practiced divination and soothsaying. They devoted themselves to doing evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger. <a href="/hosea/9-9.htm">Hosea 9:9</a> They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gibeah; He will remember their guilt; He will punish their sins. <a href="/jeremiah/7-9.htm">Jeremiah 7:9-10</a> Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known, / and then come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, ‘We are delivered, so we can continue with all these abominations’? <a href="/1_corinthians/10-6.htm">1 Corinthians 10:6-7</a> These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did. / Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.” <a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21-23</a> For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. / Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, / and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles. <a href="/isaiah/1-4.htm">Isaiah 1:4</a> Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children who act corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him. <a href="/ezekiel/20-8.htm">Ezekiel 20:8</a> But they rebelled against Me and refused to listen. None of them cast away the abominations before their eyes, and they did not forsake the idols of Egypt. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the land of Egypt. <a href="/judges/2-11.htm">Judges 2:11-13</a> And the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals. / Thus they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and they followed after various gods of the peoples around them. They bowed down to them and provoked the LORD to anger, / for they forsook Him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths. <a href="/2_chronicles/24-18.htm">2 Chronicles 24:18</a> They abandoned the house of the LORD, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherah poles and idols. So wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this guilt of theirs. <a href="/matthew/15-8.htm">Matthew 15:8-9</a> ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. / They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And the LORD said to me, Arise, get you down quickly from hence; for your people which you have brought forth out of Egypt have corrupted themselves; they are quickly turned aside out of the way which I commanded them; they have made them a molten image.Arise<a href="/exodus/32-7.htm">Exodus 32:7,8</a> And the LORD said unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves: … corrupted<a href="/deuteronomy/4-16.htm">Deuteronomy 4:16</a> Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female,<a href="/deuteronomy/31-29.htm">Deuteronomy 31:29</a> For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.<a href="/deuteronomy/32-5.htm">Deuteronomy 32:5</a> They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation.are quickly<a href="/deuteronomy/9-16.htm">Deuteronomy 9:16</a> And I looked, and, behold, ye had sinned against the LORD your God, and had made you a molten calf: ye had turned aside quickly out of the way which the LORD had commanded you.<a href="/judges/2-17.htm">Judges 2:17</a> And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the LORD; but they did not so.<a href="/psalms/78-57.htm">Psalm 78:57</a> But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/2-24.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-25.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/exodus/32-7.htm">Corrupted</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-25.htm">Corruptly</a> <a href="/numbers/20-15.htm">Dealt</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-7.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-24.htm">Hence</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-8.htm">Image</a> <a href="/numbers/33-52.htm">Molten</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-3.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-20.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-19.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-2.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/10-11.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-16.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-5.htm">Corrupted</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-29.htm">Corruptly</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-6.htm">Dealt</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-26.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/joshua/4-3.htm">Hence</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-16.htm">Image</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-16.htm">Molten</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-16.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/18-18.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-15.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-16.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 9</div>1. <a href="/deuteronomy/9-1.htm">Moses dissuades them from the opinion of their own righteousness</a> 7. <a href="/deuteronomy/9-7.htm">Moses reminds them of the golden calf</a> </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'; 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It reflects the intimate relationship between God and Moses, as seen throughout the Pentateuch, where God frequently speaks to Moses directly (<a href="/exodus/33-11.htm">Exodus 33:11</a>).“Get up and go down from here at once, The urgency in God's command highlights the seriousness of the situation. Moses is on Mount Sinai receiving the Law, and God instructs him to descend immediately. This reflects the immediacy of the Israelites' sin and the need for swift intervention, similar to the urgency seen in other biblical narratives where immediate action is required (e.g., <a href="/genesis/19-15.htm">Genesis 19:15</a>).for your people, whom you brought out of Egypt, God refers to the Israelites as "your people," which can be seen as a test of Moses' leadership and intercessory role. It underscores Moses' responsibility for the people, reminiscent of his leadership during the Exodus (<a href="/exodus/32-7.htm">Exodus 32:7</a>). This phrase also highlights the covenant relationship established during the Exodus, where God delivered the Israelites from slavery.have corrupted themselves. The term "corrupted" indicates moral and spiritual decay, often associated with idolatry and disobedience. This corruption is a recurring theme in Israel's history, where turning away from God leads to moral decline (<a href="/judges/2-19.htm">Judges 2:19</a>). It also foreshadows future instances of Israel's unfaithfulness.How quickly they have turned aside from the way that I commanded them! This phrase emphasizes the rapidity of Israel's apostasy, occurring shortly after receiving the commandments. It reflects human nature's tendency to stray from God's path, a theme echoed in the New Testament (<a href="/galatians/1-6.htm">Galatians 1:6</a>). The "way" refers to the covenantal laws given by God, which the Israelites were to follow.They have made for themselves a molten image.” The "molten image" refers to the golden calf, an act of idolatry that directly violates the second commandment (<a href="/exodus/20-4.htm">Exodus 20:4</a>). This incident is a significant moment of rebellion against God, symbolizing the Israelites' return to Egyptian practices. It serves as a type of Christ, contrasting the faithfulness of Jesus, who perfectly obeyed God's will, unlike the Israelites who quickly turned to idolatry.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to bring His people out of Egypt and to receive the Law on Mount Sinai. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The God of Israel, who delivered the Israelites from Egypt and gave them His commandments. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The people of God, who were delivered from slavery in Egypt but quickly turned to idolatry. 4. <a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a> The mountain where Moses received the Ten Commandments from God. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_golden_calf.htm">The Golden Calf</a> The molten image made by the Israelites as an idol, representing their departure from God's commandments.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_idolatry.htm">The Danger of Idolatry</a> Idolatry is a serious sin that leads us away from God. The Israelites' quick turn to idolatry serves as a warning to guard our hearts against anything that takes God's place. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a> God had given clear commandments, yet the Israelites quickly turned aside. Obedience to God's Word is crucial for maintaining a right relationship with Him. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership.htm">The Role of Leadership</a> Moses' leadership and intercession were vital in this situation. Godly leaders are essential for guiding people back to the right path when they stray. <a href="/topical/g/god's_righteous_anger_and_mercy.htm">God's Righteous Anger and Mercy</a> While God was rightly angered by the Israelites' sin, He also showed mercy through Moses' intercession. This balance of justice and mercy is a key aspect of God's character. <a href="/topical/t/the_need_for_repentance.htm">The Need for Repentance</a> The Israelites' actions required repentance. When we stray, we must turn back to God, seeking His forgiveness and realigning our lives with His will.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) Arise, get thee down.--The words recorded here and in <a href="/context/deuteronomy/9-13.htm" title="Furthermore the LORD spoke to me, saying, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiff necked people:">Deuteronomy 9:13-14</a>, are given at length in <a href="/exodus/32-7.htm" title="And the LORD said to Moses, Go, get you down; for your people, which you brought out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves:">Exodus 32:7</a>, &c. Moses' intercession at that time is recorded also.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 12-14. - (Cf. <a href="/exodus/32-7.htm">Exodus 32:7-10</a>.) Let me alone; literally, Desist from me, i.e. Do not by pleadings and entreaties attempt to prevent me; in <a href="/exodus/32-10.htm">Exodus 32:10</a> the expression used is, "Let me rest; leave me in quiet (הַנָּיחָה לִי); cease to urge me." <a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/9-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>and the LORD יְהוָ֜ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel said וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say to me, אֵלַ֗י (’ê·lay) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to “Get up ק֣וּם (qūm) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> To arise, stand up, stand and go down רֵ֤ד (rêḏ) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> To come or go down, descend from מִן־ (min-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> A part of, from, out of here מִזֶּ֔ה (miz·zeh) Preposition-m | Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that at once, מַהֵר֙ (ma·hêr) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4118.htm">Strong's 4118: </a> Hastening, speedy, swift for כִּ֚י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction your people עַמְּךָ֔ (‘am·mə·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock whom אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that you brought הוֹצֵ֖אתָ (hō·w·ṣê·ṯā) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim out of Egypt מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם (mim·miṣ·rā·yim) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa have corrupted [themselves]. שִׁחֵ֣ת (ši·ḥêṯ) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7843.htm">Strong's 7843: </a> Perhaps to go to ruin How quickly מַהֵ֗ר (ma·hêr) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4118.htm">Strong's 4118: </a> Hastening, speedy, swift they have turned aside סָ֣רוּ (sā·rū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5493.htm">Strong's 5493: </a> To turn aside from the way הַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ (had·de·reḵ) Article | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> A road, a course of life, mode of action that אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that I commanded them; צִוִּיתִ֔ם (ṣiw·wî·ṯim) Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order they have made עָשׂ֥וּ (‘ā·śū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make for themselves לָהֶ֖ם (lā·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_0.htm">Strong's 0: </a> 0 a molten image.? מַסֵּכָֽה׃ (mas·sê·ḵāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4541.htm">Strong's 4541: </a> A pouring over, fusion of metal, a libation, league, a coverlet <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/9-12.htm">Deuteronomy 9:12 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/9-12.htm">Deuteronomy 9:12 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/9-12.htm">Deuteronomy 9:12 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/9-12.htm">Deuteronomy 9:12 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/9-12.htm">Deuteronomy 9:12 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/9-12.htm">Deuteronomy 9:12 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/9-12.htm">Deuteronomy 9:12 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/9-12.htm">Deuteronomy 9:12 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/9-12.htm">Deuteronomy 9:12 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/9-12.htm">Deuteronomy 9:12 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-12.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 9:12 Yahweh said to me Arise get you (Deut. 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