Verse 12
Deuteronomy 9:12
Bible in Basic English
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And the Lord said to me, Get up now, and go down quickly from this place; for the people you have taken out of Egypt have given themselves over to evil; they have quickly been turned from the way in which I gave them orders to go; they have made themselves a metal image.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֵלַ֗/י ק֣וּם רֵ֤ד מַהֵר֙ מִ/זֶּ֔ה כִּ֚י שִׁחֵ֣ת עַמְּ/ךָ֔ אֲשֶׁ֥ר הוֹצֵ֖אתָ מִ/מִּצְרָ֑יִם סָ֣רוּ מַהֵ֗ר מִן הַ/דֶּ֨רֶךְ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוִּיתִ֔/ם עָשׂ֥וּ לָ/הֶ֖ם מַסֵּכָֽה
English Translation
And the LORD said to me, "Get up, 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 that I commanded them; they have made for themselves a molten image."
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Chapter 9 Context
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