Catholic Public Domain Version
"But destroy their altars, break their statues, and cut down their sacred groves. "
— Exodus 34:13, Catholic Public Domain Version
“But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves:”
“but ye shall break down their altars, and dash in pieces their pillars, and ye shall cut down their Asherim; ”
“but you shall break down their altars, and dash in pieces their pillars, and you shall cut down their Asherim;”
“Rather you must destroy their altars, smash their images, and cut down their Asherah poles.”
“But destroy their altars, break their statues and cut down their groves:”
“But their altars are to be overturned and their pillars broken and their images cut down:”
“But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves:”
The Lord responded: “I will enter into a pact in the sight of all. I will perform signs which have never been seen on earth, nor among any nation, so that this people, in whose midst you are, may discern the terrible work of the Lord that I will do.
Observe everything that I command you this day. I myself will drive out before your face the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite.
Beware that you do not ever join in friendship with the inhabitants of that land, which may be your ruin.
But destroy their altars, break their statues, and cut down their sacred groves.
Do not be willing to worship any strange god. The jealous Lord is his name. God is a rival.
Do not enter into a pact with the men of those regions, lest, when they will have fornicated with their gods and worshiped their idols, someone might call upon you to eat from what was immolated.
Neither shall you take a wife for your son from their daughters, lest, after they themselves have fornicated, they may cause your sons also to fornicate with their gods.