Psalm 106:20 “They exchanged their Glory for the image of a grass-eating ox.”

Psalm 106:20

They exchanged their Glory for the image of a grass-eating ox.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.

World English Bible

Thus they exchanged their glory for an image of a bull that eats grass.

American Standard Version

Thus they changed their glory For the likeness of an ox that eateth grass.

Geneva Bible 1599

Thus they turned their glory into the similitude of a bullocke, that eateth grasse.

Darby Translation

And they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.

Young's Literal Translation

And change their Honour Into the form of an ox eating herbs.

Bible in Basic English

And their glory was changed into the image of an ox, whose food is grass.

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Cross references

“Thus”

Jeremiah 2:11 Psalm 89:17 Romans 1:22 Romans 1:23

Jeremiah 2:11 · BSB

Has a nation ever changed its gods? (Yet they are not gods at all.) But My people have exchanged their Glory for useless idols.

Psalm 89:17 · BSB

For You are the glory of their strength, and by Your favor our horn is exalted.

Romans 1:22 · BSB

Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,

Romans 1:23 · BSB

and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.

“into”

Isaiah 40:18–25 Exodus 20:4 Exodus 20:5

Isaiah 40:18–25 · BSB

To whom will you liken God? To what image will you compare Him?

Exodus 20:4 · BSB

You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath.

Exodus 20:5 · BSB

You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

19At Horeb they made a calf and worshiped a molten image.

21They forgot God their Savior, who did great things in Egypt,

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