Deuteronomy 9:15-17
New King James Version
15 (A)“So I turned and came down from the mountain, and (B)the mountain burned with fire; and the two tablets of the covenant were in my two hands. 16 And (C)I looked, and behold, you had sinned against the Lord your God—had made for yourselves a molded calf! You had turned aside quickly from the way which the Lord had commanded you. 17 Then I took the two tablets and threw them out of my two hands and (D)broke them before your eyes.
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Deuteronomy 9:15-17
The Message
15-17 I turned around and started down the mountain—by now the mountain was blazing with fire—carrying the two tablets of the covenant in my two arms. That’s when I saw it: There you were, sinning against God, your God—you had made yourselves a cast god in the shape of a calf! So soon you had left the road that God had commanded you to walk on. I held the two stone slabs high and threw them down, smashing them to bits as you watched.
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