Exodus
Exodus 32
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Exodus 32 — Scripture text (King James Version)
And when the people saw that delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto , and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this , the man that brought us up out of the land of , we wot not what is become of him. And said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me. And all the people brake off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them unto . And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O , which brought thee up out of the land of . And when saw it, he built an altar before it; and made proclamation, and said, To morrow is a feast to the LORD. And they rose up early the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play. And the LORD said unto , Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of , have corrupted themselves: They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O , which have brought thee up out of the land of . And the LORD said unto , I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people: Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation. And besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of with great power, and with a mighty hand? Wherefore should the speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people. Remember , , and , thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever. And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people. And turned, and went down from the mount, and the two tables of the testimony were in his hand: the tables were written both their sides; the one side and the other were they written. And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables. And when heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto , There is a noise of war in the camp. And he said, It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery, neither is it the voice of them that cry for being overcome: but the noise of them that sing do I hear. And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and ’ anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount. And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the water, and made the children of drink of it. And said unto , What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them? And said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set mischief. For they said unto me, Make us gods, which shall go before us: for as for this , the man that brought us up out of the land of , we wot not what is become of him. And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off. So they gave it me: then I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf. And when saw that the people were naked; (for had made them naked unto their shame among their enemies:) Then stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is the LORD’S side? let him come unto me. And all the sons of gathered themselves together unto him. And he said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of , every man his by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbour. And the children of did according to of : and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men. For had said, Consecrate yourselves to day to the LORD, even every man upon his son, and upon his brother; that he may bestow upon you a blessing this day. And it came to pass the morrow, that said unto the people, Ye have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up unto the LORD; peradventure I shall make an for your sin. And returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold. Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin—; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written. And the LORD said unto , Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book. Therefore now go, lead the people unto the place of which I have spoken unto thee: behold, mine shall go before thee: nevertheless in the day when I visit I will visit their sin upon them. And the LORD plagued the people, because they made the calf, which made.