13 And these shall stand upon mount Ebal, to [a]curse: Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.

14 And the Levites shall answer and say unto all the men of Israel with a loud voice,

15 ¶ Cursed be the man that shall make any carved or molten [b]image, which is an abomination unto the Lord, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place: And all the people shall answer and say: So be it.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 27:13 Signifying, that if they would not obey God for love, they should be made to obey for fear.
  2. Deuteronomy 27:15 Under this he containeth all the corruptions of God’s service, and the transgression of the first Table.

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