the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
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Psalms 106:20
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They traded their glorious God for a statue of a grass-eating bull.
Thus they changed their glory for the likeness of an ox that eateth grass.
Thus they changed their glory For the likeness of an ox that eats grass.
They exchanged their glorious God for a statue of a bull that eats grass.
They traded their majestic God for the image of an ox that eats grass.
Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.
Thus they exchanged [the true God who was] their glory For the image of an ox that eats grass.
They exchanged the glory of God for the image of an ox that eats grass.
And thei chaungiden her glorie; in to the liknesse of a calf etynge hei.
They exchanged their Glory for the image of an ox that eats grass.
of a bull, instead of you, their glorious God.
Thus they changed their glory For the likeness of an ox that eateth grass.
And their glory was changed into the image of an ox, whose food is grass.
Thus they exchanged their Glory for the image of an ox that eats grass!
And they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.
They traded their glorious God for a statue of a grass-eating bull!
Thus they exchanged their glory for the likeness of an ox that eateth grass.
Thus they changed their glory, into the similitude of an oxe that eateth grasse.
They traded their shining-greatness for something that looked like a bull that eats grass.
They exchanged the glory of God for the image of an ox that eats grass.
Thus they turned their glory into the similitude of a bullocke, that eateth grasse.
Thus they changed their Glorious One into the likeness of an ox that eats grass.
they exchanged the glory of God for the image of an animal that eats grass.
Thus changed they my glory, for the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.
(105-20) And they changed their glory into the likeness of a calf that eateth grass.
They exchanged the glory of God for the image of an ox that eats grass.
Thus they turned their glory: into the similitude of a calfe that eateth hay.
and they changed their glory into the similitude of a calf that feeds on grass.
They exchanged their gloryfor the image of a grass-eating ox.
Thus they exchanged their glory For an image of a bull that eats grass.
Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.
And so they exchanged their glory for an image of an ox that eats grass.
and they changed their Glory into the image of an ox eating grass.
And change their Honour Into the form of an ox eating herbs.
Thus they turned his glory into the similitude of a calfe, yt eateth haye.
So they exchanged their glory For the image of an ox that eats grass.
Thus they changed their glory Into the image of an ox that eats grass.
Thus they exchanged their glory For the image of an ox that eats grass.
Thus they exchanged their gloryFor the image of an ox that eats grass.
Contextual Overview
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from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Thus: Psalms 89:17, Jeremiah 2:11, Romans 1:22, Romans 1:23
their glory: That is, their God, who ought to have been the peculiar object of their glory.
into: Exodus 20:4, Exodus 20:5, Isaiah 40:18-25
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 4:16 - corrupt 1 Samuel 4:21 - The glory 1 Kings 14:9 - thou hast gone 2 Kings 14:24 - he departed 2 Chronicles 11:15 - for the calves Psalms 4:2 - my glory Ezekiel 5:6 - she hath Daniel 4:25 - to eat Hosea 8:6 - from Acts 17:29 - we ought 1 Corinthians 10:7 - be
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Thus they changed their glory,.... God, who is glorious in all the perfections of his nature, and is glory itself, and was the glory of these people; it was their greatest honour that they had knowledge of him, nearness to him, the true worship of him among them, and that they were worshippers of him; and who, though he is unchangeable in himself, may be said to be changed when another is substituted and worshipped in his room, or worshipped besides him; which was what the Heathen did, and in which the Israelites exceeded them, Romans 1:23, the Targum is,
"they changed the glory of their Lord.''
Into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass; which was monstrous stupidity, to leave the worship of the true God, El Shaddai, God all sufficient, all powerful, that stands in need of nothing, but upholds and supports all creatures in being, and provides them with necessaries; and worship an ox, yea, the figure of one that eats grass, that lives on hay, and is supported by that which is so weak and withering; the Targum adds,
"and makes dung;''
or defiles itself with it, as the ox does while it is eating grass; Jarchi observes, there is nothing more abominable and filthy than an ox when it is eating grass, which then makes much dung, and defiles itself; this the Targumist adds, to make the worship of such a creature the more contemptible.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Thus they changed their glory - Their true glory - the proper object of worship - God. Compare the notes at Romans 1:23. They “exchanged” that as an object of worship for the image of an ox.
Into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass - Into the likeness of an ox. That is, They worshipped God under that image. The circumstance of its “eating grass” is added to show the absurdity of the act. Instead of worshipping God - an independent Being, who does not need to be supported, but who himself sustains all things, and provides for all - they worshipped an animal that had need of constant sustenance, and would itself soon die if deprived of its proper nourishment. Compare the notes at Isaiah 40:18-20; notes at Isaiah 41:6-7.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 106:20. Thus they changed their glory — That is, their God, who was their glory; and they worshipped an ox in his stead. See the use St Paul makes of this, Romans 1:23; see also the note there. Romans 1:23. The incorruptible God was thus served by all the heathen world.
