12 Be careful not to make a treaty with the inhabitants of the land that you are going to enter; otherwise, they will become a snare among you.(A) 13 Instead, you must tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, and chop down their Asherah poles.(B) 14 You are never to bow down to another god because Yahweh, being jealous(C) by nature,[a] is a jealous God.

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  1. Exodus 34:14 Lit Yahweh—His name is Jealous, or Yahweh is jealous for His name, He

12 Be careful not to make a treaty(A) with those who live in the land where you are going, or they will be a snare(B) among you. 13 Break down their altars, smash their sacred stones and cut down their Asherah poles.[a](C) 14 Do not worship any other god,(D) for the Lord, whose name(E) is Jealous, is a jealous God.(F)

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  1. Exodus 34:13 That is, wooden symbols of the goddess Asherah

12 Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee:

13 But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves:

14 For thou shalt worship no other god: for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:

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