Deuteronomy 9:13

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

The LORD also said to me, “I have seen this people, and they are indeed a stiff-necked people.

American Standard Version (1901)

Furthermore Jehovah spake unto me, saying, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people:

Bible in Basic English

And then the Lord said to me, I have seen that this people is stiff-necked:

Douay-Rheims 1899

And again the Lord said to me: I see that this people is stiffnecked:

Free Bible Version

The Lord also told me, “I have been watching these people, and they really are a stubborn and hard-hearted.

Geneva Bible 1599

Furthermore, the Lord spake vnto me, saying, I haue seene this people, and beholde, it is a stifnecked people.

King James (Authorized) Version

Furthermore the LORD spake unto me, saying, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people:

One Unity Resource Bible

Furthermore Adonai spoke to me, saying, “I have seen this people, and behold, it is a stiff-necked people.

Translation for Translators

Then Yahweh said to me, ‘I have been watching these people, and I see that they are very stubborn.

Unlocked Literal Bible

Furthermore, Yahweh spoke to me and said, 'I have seen this people; they are a stubborn people.

Noah Webster Bible

Furthermore, the LORD spoke to me, saying, I have seen this people, and behold, it is a stiff-necked people:

World English Bible

Furthermore Yahweh spoke to me, saying, “I have seen these people, and behold, they are a stiff-necked people.

Young's Literal Translation

'And Jehovah speaketh unto me, saying, I have seen this people, and lo, a people stiff of neck it [is];

Context

The Golden Calf

¹²And the LORD said to me, “Get up and go down from here at once, for your people, whom you brought out of Egypt, have corrupted themselves. How quickly they have turned aside from the way that I commanded them! They have made for themselves a molten image.”¹³The LORD also said to me, “I have seen this people, and they are indeed a stiff-necked people.¹⁴Leave Me alone, so that I may destroy them and blot out their name from under heaven. Then I will make you into a nation mightier and greater than they are.”

Summary

In this verse, Moses recounts the grave sin of the Israelites in making a golden calf to worship while he was on Mount Sinai receiving the Ten Commandments from God. The people's disobedience and idolatry provoked God's anger and led to their deserving punishment. Despite their rebellion, Moses interceded on behalf of the Israelites, pleading for God's mercy and reminding Him of His covenant with their ancestors. This passage serves as a reminder of the consequences of turning away from God and the importance of seeking His forgiveness and grace through repentance and intercession.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

Furthermore the Lord spake unto me, saying,.... After he had given him the two tables, and before his departure from the mount: I have seen this people; took notice of them, their ways, and their works: and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people; unwilling to submit to, and bear the yoke of my commandments; see Exo 32:9.