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If I were to go with you even for a moment, I might destroy you. Now take off your ornaments and I will decide what to do with you.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nlt/exodus/33.htm">New Living Translation</a> For the LORD had told Moses to tell them, “You are a stubborn and rebellious people. If I were to travel with you for even a moment, I would destroy you. Remove your jewelry and fine clothes while I decide what to do with you.” <a href="/esv/exodus/33.htm">English Standard Version</a> For the LORD had said to Moses, “Say to the people of Israel, ‘You are a stiff-necked people; if for a single moment I should go up among you, I would consume you. So now take off your ornaments, that I may know what to do with you.’” <a href="/bsb/exodus/33.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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.’” <a href="/kjv/exodus/33.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/exodus/33.htm">New King James Version</a> For the LORD had said to Moses, “Say to the children of Israel, ‘You are a stiff-necked people. I could come up into your midst in one moment and consume you. Now therefore, take off your ornaments, that I may know what to do to you.’ ” <a href="/nasb_/exodus/33.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For the LORD had said to Moses, “Say to the sons of Israel, ‘You are an obstinate people; if I were to go up in your midst for just one moment, I would destroy you. So now, take off your jewelry that I may know what I shall do to you.’” <a href="/nasb/exodus/33.htm">NASB 1995</a> For the LORD had said to Moses, &#8220Say to the sons of Israel, &#8216You are an obstinate people; should I go up in your midst for one moment, I would destroy you. Now therefore, put off your ornaments from you, that I may know what I shall do with you.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/exodus/33.htm">NASB 1977 </a> For the LORD had said to Moses, “Say to the sons of Israel, ‘You are an obstinate people; should I go up in your midst for one moment, I would destroy you. Now therefore, put off your ornaments from you, that I may know what I will do with you.’” <a href="/lsb/exodus/33.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So Yahweh said to Moses, “Say to the sons of Israel, ‘You are a stiff-necked people; should I go up in your midst for one moment, I would consume you. So now, put off your ornaments from you, that I may know what I shall do with you.’” <a href="/amp/exodus/33.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For the LORD had said to Moses, “Say to the sons of Israel, ‘You are a stiff-necked (stubborn, rebellious) people! If I should come among you for one moment, I would destroy you. Now therefore, [penitently] take off your ornaments, so that I may know what to do with you.’” <a href="/csb/exodus/33.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> For the LORD said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites: You are a stiff-necked people. If I went up with you for a single moment, I would destroy you. Now take off your jewelry, and I will decide what to do with you.” <a href="/hcsb/exodus/33.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> For the LORD said to Moses: &#8220Tell the Israelites: You are a stiff-necked people. If I went with you for a single moment, I would destroy you. Now take off your jewelry, and I will decide what to do with you.&#8221 <a href="/asv/exodus/33.htm">American Standard Version</a> And Jehovah said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked people; if I go up into the midst of thee for one moment, I shall consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee. <a href="/erv/exodus/33.htm">English Revised Version</a> And the LORD said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked people: if I go up into the midst of thee for one moment, I shall consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee. <a href="/gwt/exodus/33.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The LORD had said to Moses, "Tell the Israelites, 'You are impossible to deal with. If I were with you, I might destroy you at any time. Now take off your jewelry, and I'll decide what to do with you.'" <a href="/gnt/exodus/33.htm">Good News Translation</a> For the LORD had commanded Moses to tell them, "You are a stubborn people. If I were to go with you even for a moment, I would completely destroy you. Now take off your jewelry, and I will decide what to do with you." <a href="/isv/exodus/33.htm">International Standard Version</a> The LORD had told Moses, "Say to the Israelis, 'You are an obstinate people, and if for one moment I went up among you, I would put an end to you. Now take off your ornaments so I may decide what to do with you.'" <a href="/msb/exodus/33.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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.?? <a href="/net/exodus/33.htm">NET Bible</a> For the LORD had said to Moses, "Tell the Israelites, 'You are a stiff-necked people. If I went up among you for a moment, I might destroy you. Now take off your ornaments, that I may know what I should do to you.'" <a href="/nheb/exodus/33.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The LORD said to Moses, "Tell the children of Israel, 'You are a stiff-necked people. If I were to go up into your midst for one moment, I would consume you. Therefore now take off your jewelry from you, that I may know what to do to you.'" <a href="/wbt/exodus/33.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For the LORD had said to Moses, Say to the children of Israel, Ye are a stiff-necked 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 to thee. <a href="/web/exodus/33.htm">World English Bible</a> Yahweh had said to Moses, “Tell the children of Israel, ‘You are a stiff-necked people. If I were to go up among you for one moment, I would consume you. Therefore now take off your jewelry from you, that I may know what to do to you.’” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/exodus/33.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And YHWH says to Moses, “Say to the sons of Israel: You [are] a stiff-necked people; [in] one moment I could come up into your midst and could have consumed you; and now, put down your ornaments from off you, and I know what I do to you”; <a href="/ylt/exodus/33.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'Say unto the sons of Israel, Ye are a stiff-necked people; one moment -- I come up into thy midst, and have consumed thee; and now, put down thine ornaments from off thee, and I know what I do to thee;' <a href="/slt/exodus/33.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Jehovah will say to Moses, Say to the sons of Israel, Ye are a people of a hard neck: one moment I will come up in the midst of thee, and finish thee: and now bring down thy ornaments from thee, and I shall know what I shall do to thee.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/exodus/33.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the Lord said to Moses: Say to the children of Israel: Thou are a stiffnecked people; once I shall come up in the midst of thee, and shall destroy thee. Now presently lay aside thy ornaments, that I may know what to do with thee. <a href="/cpdv/exodus/33.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And the Lord said to Moses: “Say to the sons of Israel: You are a stiff-necked people. I should at once go up into your midst and destroy you. Now immediately put aside your ornaments, so that I may know what to do to you.” <a href="/nabre/exodus/33.htm">New American Bible</a> The LORD spoke to Moses: Speak to the Israelites: You are a stiff-necked people. Were I to go up in your company even for a moment, I would destroy you. Now off with your ornaments! Let me think what to do with you. <a href="/nrsvce/exodus/33.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For the LORD had said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘You are a stiff-necked people; if for a single moment I should go up among you, I would consume you. So now take off your ornaments, and I will decide what to do to you.’”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/exodus/33.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then the LORD said to Moses, Say to the children of Israel, You are a stiff-necked people; I will come up among you in a moment, and consume you; therefore now put off your armor from you, that I may know what to do to you. <a href="/hpbt/exodus/33.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And the people heard this evil response and it grieved them and no man took up his weapons upon him.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/exodus/33.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Say unto the children of Israel: Ye are a stiffnecked people; if I go up into the midst of thee for one moment, I shall consume thee; therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee.' <a href="/sep/exodus/33.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> For the Lord said to the children of Israel, Ye are a stiff-necked people; take heed lest I bring on you another plague, and destroy you: now then put off your glorious apparel, and your ornaments, and I will shew thee what I will do to thee. <a href="/parallel/exodus/33-5.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/kVae3PiKqhs?start=8605" 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/exodus/33.htm">The Command to Leave Sinai</a> …4When the people heard these bad tidings, they went into mourning, and no one put on any of his jewelry. 5<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.">For 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.">had said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">Moses,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ĕ·mōr (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">“Tell</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">the Israelites,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tem (Pro-2mp) -- You (masc. sing.). ">‘You</a> <a href="/hebrew/7186.htm" title="7186: qə·šêh- (Adj-msc) -- Hard, severe. From qashah; severe.">are a stiff-necked</a> <a href="/hebrew/6203.htm" title="6203: ‘ō·rep̄ (N-ms) -- Back of the neck, neck. From araph; the nape or back of the neck; hence, the back generally."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am- (N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">people.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: ’e·‘ĕ·leh (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">If I should go</a> <a href="/hebrew/7130.htm" title="7130: ḇə·qir·bə·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- Inward part, midst. From qarab; properly, the nearest part, i.e. The center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial.">with you</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">for a single</a> <a href="/hebrew/7281.htm" title="7281: re·ḡa‘ (N-ms) -- A moment. From raga'. A wink, i.e. A very short space of time.">moment,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3615.htm" title="3615: wə·ḵil·lî·ṯî·ḵā (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-1cs:: 2ms) -- To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent. A primitive root; to end, whether intransitive or transitived.">I would destroy you.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6258.htm" title="6258: wə·‘at·tāh (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Now. From eth; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive.">Now</a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: hō·w·rêḏ (V-Hifil-Imp-ms) -- To come or go down, descend. ">take off</a> <a href="/hebrew/5716.htm" title="5716: ‘eḏ·yə·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Ornaments. From adah in the sense of trappings; finery; generally an outfit; specifically, a headstall.">your jewelry,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: mê·‘ā·le·ḵā (Prep-m:: 2ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: wə·’ê·ḏə·‘āh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf.Cohort-1cs) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">and I will decide</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: māh (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">what</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ’e·‘ĕ·śeh- (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">to do</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">with you.’”</a> 6So the Israelites stripped themselves of their jewelry from Mount Horeb onward.…<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="/2_corinthians/6-17.htm">2 Corinthians 6:17</a> “Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.” <a href="/james/4-8.htm">James 4:8</a> Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. <a href="/isaiah/52-11.htm">Isaiah 52:11</a> Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD. <a href="/1_peter/1-15.htm">1 Peter 1:15-16</a> But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do, / for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.” <a href="/leviticus/26-12.htm">Leviticus 26:12</a> I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people. <a href="/2_corinthians/7-1.htm">2 Corinthians 7:1</a> Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. <a href="/deuteronomy/7-6.htm">Deuteronomy 7:6</a> For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all peoples on the face of the earth. <a href="/1_john/3-3.htm">1 John 3:3</a> And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure. <a href="/leviticus/20-26.htm">Leviticus 20:26</a> You are to be holy to Me because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be My own. <a href="/1_corinthians/3-16.htm">1 Corinthians 3:16-17</a> Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? / If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple. <a href="/deuteronomy/14-2.htm">Deuteronomy 14:2</a> for you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all the peoples on the face of the earth. <a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a> But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. <a href="/2_corinthians/6-16.htm">2 Corinthians 6:16</a> What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.” <a href="/leviticus/11-44.htm">Leviticus 11:44-45</a> For I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am holy. You must not defile yourselves by any creature that crawls along the ground. / For I am the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt so that I would be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy. <a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1-2</a> Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. / Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For the LORD had said to Moses, Say to the children of Israel, You are a stiff necked people: I will come up into the middle of you in a moment, and consume you: therefore now put off your ornaments from you, that I may know what to do to you.ye are<a href="/exodus/33-3.htm">Exodus 33:3</a> 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.<a href="/numbers/16-45.htm">Numbers 16:45,46</a> Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces… in a moment<a href="/numbers/16-21.htm">Numbers 16:21,45</a> Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment… <a href="/job/34-20.htm">Job 34:20</a> In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.<a href="/psalms/73-19.htm">Psalm 73:19</a> How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.put off<a href="/isaiah/22-12.htm">Isaiah 22:12</a> And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:I may<a href="/genesis/18-21.htm">Genesis 18:21</a> I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.<a href="/genesis/22-12.htm">Genesis 22:12</a> And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.<a href="/deuteronomy/8-2.htm">Deuteronomy 8:2</a> And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/32-28.htm">Children</a> <a href="/exodus/33-3.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/exodus/18-22.htm">Decide</a> <a href="/exodus/33-3.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/exodus/32-27.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/exodus/32-20.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/exodus/33-4.htm">Jewelry</a> <a href="/exodus/33-3.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/acts/11-11.htm">Minute</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-11.htm">Moment</a> <a href="/exodus/33-1.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/33-3.htm">Obstinate</a> <a href="/exodus/33-4.htm">Ornaments</a> <a href="/exodus/33-3.htm">Stiffnecked</a> <a href="/exodus/33-3.htm">Stiff-Necked</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/33-6.htm">Children</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-16.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-59.htm">Decide</a> <a href="/exodus/34-13.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/exodus/33-6.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/exodus/33-6.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/exodus/33-6.htm">Jewelry</a> <a href="/exodus/34-9.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/numbers/4-20.htm">Minute</a> <a href="/numbers/4-20.htm">Moment</a> <a href="/exodus/33-7.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/34-9.htm">Obstinate</a> <a href="/exodus/33-6.htm">Ornaments</a> <a href="/exodus/34-9.htm">Stiffnecked</a> <a href="/exodus/34-9.htm">Stiff-Necked</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 33</div>1. <a href="/exodus/33-1.htm">The Lord refuses to go as he had promised with the people</a> 4. <a href="/exodus/33-4.htm">The people mourn there</a> 7. <a href="/exodus/33-7.htm">The tabernacle is removed out of the camp</a> 9. <a href="/exodus/33-9.htm">The Lord talks familiarly with Moses</a> 12. <a href="/exodus/33-12.htm">Moses prevails with God, and desires to see his glory</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'; </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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>For the LORD had said to Moses This phrase indicates direct communication from God to Moses, emphasizing Moses' role as a mediator between God and the Israelites. It reflects the unique relationship Moses had with God, often described as speaking "face to face" (<a href="/exodus/33-11.htm">Exodus 33:11</a>). This communication underscores the seriousness of the message and the authority with which it is delivered.Tell the Israelites Moses is instructed to convey God's message to the Israelites, highlighting his leadership and prophetic role. This reflects the covenant relationship where God communicates His will through chosen leaders. It also underscores the communal aspect of the covenant, where the entire nation is accountable to God's commands.‘You are a stiff-necked people. The term "stiff-necked" is a metaphor for stubbornness and resistance to guidance, often used in the Old Testament to describe Israel's rebellious nature (<a href="/exodus/32-9.htm">Exodus 32:9</a>, <a href="/deuteronomy/9-6.htm">Deuteronomy 9:6</a>). This imagery is drawn from the behavior of oxen that resist the yoke, symbolizing Israel's unwillingness to submit to God's authority. It serves as a warning and a call to repentance.If I should go with you for a single moment, I would destroy you. This statement reflects God's holiness and the severity of Israel's sin. The presence of a holy God among a sinful people poses a danger due to His righteous judgment. It echoes the theme of God's justice and the need for atonement, pointing to the sacrificial system and ultimately to Christ's atoning work.Now take off your jewelry The removal of jewelry is a sign of repentance and mourning. In the ancient Near Eastern culture, adornments were associated with joy and celebration. By removing them, the Israelites demonstrate humility and contrition. This act is a physical manifestation of their acknowledgment of sin and a desire to return to God's favor.and I will decide what to do with you.’” This phrase indicates a period of divine deliberation, suggesting that God's judgment is not arbitrary but considers the people's response. It reflects God's mercy and willingness to forgive upon genuine repentance. This open-ended statement leaves room for intercession, as seen in Moses' subsequent pleas for the people, and foreshadows the ultimate intercession of Christ on behalf of humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, who is holy and just, communicating His displeasure with the Israelites' behavior. 2. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The leader and prophet of Israel, acting as an intermediary between God and the people. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The chosen people of God, described here as "stiff-necked," indicating their stubbornness and rebellion. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a> The setting where the Israelites are journeying after their exodus from Egypt, a place of testing and revelation. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_golden_calf_incident.htm">The Golden Calf Incident</a> The backdrop to this passage, where the Israelites had sinned by creating and worshiping a golden calf, leading to God's anger.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_stubbornness.htm">Understanding Stubbornness</a> The term "stiff-necked" (Hebrew: qesheh-oref) implies a refusal to submit to God's authority. Reflect on areas in your life where you may resist God's guidance. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a> God's warning about potential destruction highlights the seriousness of sin. Consider how sin separates us from God and the importance of repentance. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a> Removing jewelry symbolizes humility and repentance. Identify ways to demonstrate genuine repentance in your life. <a href="/topical/g/god's_mercy_and_patience.htm">God's Mercy and Patience</a> Despite His anger, God offers a chance for repentance. Reflect on God's patience in your life and how you can extend that patience to others. <a href="/topical/i/intercession_and_leadership.htm">Intercession and Leadership</a> Moses' role as an intercessor shows the power of prayer and leadership. Consider how you can intercede for others and lead them towards God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_33.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 33</a> <a href="/q/is_porn_called_a_sin_in_the_bible.htm">What does 'House of Jacob' mean in the Bible?</a> <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> <a href="/q/why_no_ancient_records_of_exodus_plagues.htm">Exodus 7--Overall: Why do no independent ancient records outside the Bible confirm these miraculous plagues?</a> <a href="/q/why_don't_egyptian_records_mention_exodus.htm">Deuteronomy 26:5-10 references the Exodus from Egypt, yet why do Egyptian records lack explicit corroboration of such a mass departure?</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>(5)For the Lord had said unto Moses.--Rather, And the Lord said unto Moses. The message did not precede the repentance of the people, but followed it.I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment, and consume thee.--Rather, were I to go up in the midst of thee, even for a moment (a brief space), I should consume thee. The people learnt by this the reason of God's proposed withdrawal. It was in mercy, that they might not be consumed, as there was danger of their being unless they repented and turned to God.Put off thy ornaments.--Rather, leave off thy ornaments, i.e., put them aside altogether; show thy penitence by giving up the use of them; then shall I know what to do with thee; then shall I be able to deal with thee in a way which otherwise were impossible.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/33.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 5. ? For the Lord had said unto Moses, etc. Rather, "And the Lord said unto M." (so most recent commentators, as Keil, Kalisch, etc.) The message was sent to the people after their repentance, and in reply to it. It was not, however, as our version makes it, a threat of destruction, but only a repetition of the statement made in ver. 2, that, if God went up with them, the probable result would be their destruction. Translate - "Ye are a stiff-necked people; were I for one moment to go up in the midst of thee, I should destroy thee," Put off thy ornaments. The command seems strange, when we had just been told that "no man did put on him his ornaments" (ver 4) but the word translated put off probably means "lay aside altogether." The intention was to make their continued disuse of the ornaments a test of their penitence. <a href="/commentaries/exodus/33-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>For 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 had 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 אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to Moses, מֹשֶׁ֗ה (mō·šeh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver “Tell אֱמֹ֤ר (’ĕ·mōr) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say the Israelites, בְּנֵֽי־ (bə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son ‘You אַתֶּ֣ם (’at·tem) Pronoun - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you are a stiff-necked קְשֵׁה־ (qə·šêh-) Adjective - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7186.htm">Strong's 7186: </a> Hard, severe people. עַם־ (‘am-) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock If I should go אֶֽעֱלֶ֥ה (’e·‘ĕ·leh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> To ascend, in, actively with you בְקִרְבְּךָ֖ (ḇə·qir·bə·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7130.htm">Strong's 7130: </a> The nearest part, the center for a single אֶחָ֛ד (’e·ḥāḏ) Number - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> United, one, first moment, רֶ֧גַע (re·ḡa‘) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7281.htm">Strong's 7281: </a> A wink, a very short space of time I would destroy you. וְכִלִּיתִ֑יךָ (wə·ḵil·lî·ṯî·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3615.htm">Strong's 3615: </a> To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent Now וְעַתָּ֗ה (wə·‘at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6258.htm">Strong's 6258: </a> At this time take off הוֹרֵ֤ד (hō·w·rêḏ) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> To come or go down, descend your jewelry, עֶדְיְךָ֙ (‘eḏ·yə·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5716.htm">Strong's 5716: </a> Finery, an outfit, a headstall and I will decide וְאֵדְעָ֖ה (wə·’ê·ḏə·‘āh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> To know what מָ֥ה (māh) Interrogative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> What?, what!, indefinitely what to do אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ (’e·‘ĕ·śeh-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make with you.?? לָּֽךְ׃ (lāḵ) Preposition | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_0.htm">Strong's 0: </a> 0 <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/33-5.htm">Exodus 33:5 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/exodus/33-5.htm">Exodus 33:5 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/exodus/33-5.htm">Exodus 33:5 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/exodus/33-5.htm">Exodus 33:5 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/exodus/33-5.htm">Exodus 33:5 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/33-5.htm">Exodus 33:5 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/33-5.htm">Exodus 33:5 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/33-5.htm">Exodus 33:5 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/33-5.htm">Exodus 33:5 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/exodus/33-5.htm">Exodus 33:5 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/exodus/33-5.htm">OT Law: Exodus 33:5 Yahweh said to Moses Tell the children (Exo. 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