Deuteronomy 7:5
Old Testament • 12 words with Strong's data
"But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall destroy their altars, and break down their images, and cut down their groves, and burn their graven images with fire."
Word-by-Word Analysis
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
שָׁחַת
shâchath
to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)
שָׁבַר
shâbar
to burst (literally or figuratively)
אֲשֵׁרָה
ʼăshêrâh
Asherah (or Astarte) a Phoenician goddess; also an image of the same
שָׂרַף
sâraph
to be (causatively, set) on fire
Key Terms in This Verse
אֲשֵׁרָה ʼăshêrâh
Asherah (or Astarte) a Phoenician goddess; also an image of the same
Study H842 →שָׁחַת shâchath
to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)
Study H7843 →Cross References
Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works: but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and quite break down their images.
But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves:
Neither shalt thou set thee up any image; which the LORD thy God hateth.
The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therein: for it is an abomination to the L...
And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, and ground it very small, even until it was as small as dust: and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that d...
Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the LORD your God.
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 Israel drink of it.
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